MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE AIR RAID. THREE iMOBE DEATHS. DISSATISFACTION AT INCREASED ' / , IBICES. Times Service. • Received May 30, 5.30 p.m. . . London, May 29. Three more deaths have occurred from the Folkestone raid. The week-end increases in the price of •■ food have intensified the general dissatis- ! : faction. This is likely to result in strong : labor protests against profit-making. ' OOMMANDEERED CHEESE. : RETAIL PRICE FIXED. .-' MLZ. Cable Assoc, and Eeuter., Received May 30, 8.45 p.m. London, May 29. Lord Bevonport has taken over all im- ' ''ports ctf United States, Canadian, Am- ' ' sterdam, and New Zealand cheese, and fixed the retail price at Is lid. 1 ( Received May 3r, 1 a.m. ' London, May 30. Following the usual course, Lord DeTonport takes over consignments of ' cheese from the original consignees, and fixes the prices later, cancelling contracts by original consignees. AN IMPORTANT MISSION. MR. HENDERSON VISITS RUSSIA. | {t and.N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received May 30, 9.30 p.m. London. May 30. Official: The Right Hon/6. N.'Barnes '(Labor) has been invited to join the War Cabinet during Mr. Henderson's absence on an important mission to Russia, Received May 31, 1 a.m. London, May 30. . Mr. Henderson has gone to Russia to Assist the Provincial Government in. the emergency that has arisen. ■• V ■ : : ' \' ; ■

ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE. COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON ALL MATTERS. . Recetoed May 30, 9.30 p.m. London, May 30.; Official: M. Ribot (Premier), jj. Cami '■'' B<m (Prenoh Ambassador in London), M. Piinleve (War Minister), General Foch, and military and diplomatic ad- ■ vjser* have held a series of conferences ■with the British War Cabinet on important .matters affecting the two countries. .'A complete agreement .was reached' on ihl poiitfs. ■''.-« GERMAN PRISONERS BREAK GAOL. ' ;f London, May 39. , Lieutenant Thelen; a German prisoner, escaped from Chelmsford gaol. He previonsfy made sensational escapes from Donington Hall in 1915 and Maidenhead CSlnp in 1916. On Saturday t night Thelen was apparently locked safely in his cell, and.a warder saw him and a companion asleep throughout the bight. Really two dummies Occupied ■'. the bed and dummy padlocks made of ' ' • cardboard replaced the picked locks of the cell. Thelen also picked the locks- ; W-tmV corridor gate and the gaol yard. He and a companion climbed the wall, '•'. trat a cyclist pursued them and found them hiding chin deep in water. TUBERCULAR MEAT. Received May 31, 1 a.m. , London, May 30. The Scottish' Local Government Board is "permitting the sale of meat from tubercular beasts if properly sterilised. The •■■ English Local Government Board is considering the question. . ... ,