MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

NATIONAL BABY WEEK. i ——«_• ABANDONED'OWING TO AIR MENACE, Beceived June 22, 12.35 a.m. London, June 21. The council formed for the purpose of organising a national baby week in t'.'s 1 interests of child welfare, has abandoned the London' processions of mothers and inputs, oij the ground that they would invite the brutal attentions of Servian •ifltoen. TSB. SUFFRAGE DEBATE. United Service. London, June 20. 1 , Tie suflrage debate in the House of Commons was not impressive, consisting of the reiteration of hackneyed arguments for and against the movement. ■4B-amendment v. as moved by Sir F. G. Banbury which declared that women were constitutionally averse to ta!;in» strong action. The debate ended If, there being a thin 'house, and the «h}e! orators not speaking, flie result Of the voting is a foregone conclusion. ' ', WAGES AND 7GOD. London, June 20. The Committee of Production is en'£&ged in hearing the engineering trade unions' claim for 10s weekly advance in consequence of tne increased food price*. Jlie advance will involve ;50Ci,(!O0. ENEMY ALIENS. Received June 21, S p.m. 'Reuter Servjce. London, June 20. Tm the House of Commons,. Mr. Bonar %apw *nnpunced that enemy aliens will fee deprived of membership of any Britjifc order of chivalry. MESSAGE FROM THE DUMA. ' 1 Received June 21, 10.35 p.m; i I London, June 20. In the House of Commons, the Speaker -read thtfluma's message, thanking the mother of parliaments for its* greeting, tttd adding: '"We believe that, despite sie difficulties on the path of progress and victory, new Russia,! beside her noble allies;, will finally triumph over the last - bulwark of autocracy in Europe in the cans* of peace and civilisation." aib"reprisals. Received June 21, 11 p.m. London, June 21. ' Mr. Bonar Law said the Government would not appoint a committee to consider air reprisals, and would not place German prisoners in unfortified towns in Th4net as reprisals for Germany's j action at Karlsrulie.