MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE MUNITIONS OUTPUT. • LABOR DUDTKBTON PRIVATE WORK. London, Jnlv 9. 7m parliamentary Secretary of the MarfHons Department, in a speed). said dttjiiti the enormous expenditure » well*, production ni more than keeping pace. TMs *ll u eloquent justification of the dilation of labor. The Government'* proposals were to allow the dilution of Wlor op private work in order to bring a proportion of skilled men now engaged in print* work to war work in ship)ti4% tpitiilfainl implement works, fM aeroplane production. The intercite, of labor would lie fully safeguarded la the scheme.

MO CABINET CHANGES, •inter sitting as to air raids. Received July 10, 9JO p.m. London, July 9. In the House of Common), Mr. Bonar I*W said it ww not contemplated to auto Cabinet changes in consequence of raids, Mr. Bonar Law ' s*id it tu impoeaible to publicly give information enabling the House to undtntead the situation, bat it was hoped ttrt Mr. Lloyd George would make a ftfjUmnt at a secret sitting. INADEQUATE AIR DEFENCES. London, July 9. Tfce nmpapen are hotly debating tha means of countering the air raids . # London. All agree that the defences •n lamentably wanting. Many demand Mtfve npwi. ' ]fc Bernard Snell, chairman of the Ceqfregatiosal Union, preaching at < Brixton, advocated reprisals. Tla Daily Chronicle, urging caution, tup the unarguable objection to reprisb geographical No German towns ff the firit or second rank are open to 9MUk aeroplane attack, but enemy tmplanes cannot (m permitted to hover * TO London picking targets. The defame nratt be strengthened even at the deplorable cost of limiting Sir Douglas BWC* iMMtoeaa. KORET SESSION TO DISCUSS HATTER. Received July 10, && p.ra. London, July 9. Tfce House of Commons holds a secret ppMB to-night to discuss air defences. THE GERMAN LOSSES. Received July 10, ii p.m. Amsterdam, July 9. Where*# twenty German aeroplanes went westward, only ten were counted MpiV yisnAl.Q FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. . London, July 9. Six New Zealandera have been awardid Military Medals.