MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

fHE ROYAL VISIT TO FRANCE. further details. . ' London, July 16. Mf- Ofch farther deecribes the Kind's Mijr i»to the danger cone. Hit Majesty •ntfmd mm Wytaehaete and Vimy, AfaS were atill under heavy lite, a big Ml tenting not fir away. The King SMk riaka enough, too many for the kMMttate happiness of the ataff officers thi provoat marshals. The hiatorie value of the visit lay in ft* wonderful wayside scenes, -n-her* Mwheds of thmnaada of young soldiers If At Empire were maised along the Mtl, aid the continual revelation of 'ie enormous strength to which our arftieahava grown hi nan-power and ntaWat King*! tonr covered a large part it tile country between the Somme and fh* enact. He studied every branch of fee organisation and material of the ihutia in the field. He spent many intra In the aerodrome*, among the tanks, in the training schools and workdtof, and saw the latest inventions of teatrective and defensive weapons. Otfiig hit interchange of visits with SaiMal Petsin, the King decorated some If the moat £&H*nt officer* of France. ittanwhOe the Qneen waa touring in (that towns, and met the King now and ta en aam qieeial occasion.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJfCTORS ATTACKED. WW ZKAL&SDHRS INVOLVED, j Received July 17, 0.40 p.m. ! London, July 17. j fit fl* Boaae of Commons, replying to Ifr. fibowdeq, Sir George Gave said a ; JWIM, including New Zeaianders, atta/fcut ft party of conscientious objecton who were going to work at BroekcnfeaM oh July 0, and pelted the cfbject4MS vrtMk inf. They threw two into tte river, tat none were seriously hurt. Am property, mostly belonging to the Qlim amaiH. waa also fiuag into the ffW. The StflHary police were present, KM WM met atreag enough. Some offices intervened and quietened the crowd. JD* «iqector» decline to identify or pnneoM their assaitaats.

DBtoSSHUTIONS OF LATEST WAR INVENTIONS. Smtod July 17, 6.50 j>jn. London, July 16. ton. IWHp Gißbs, in his description of fib Beg"« vWt to the We*t> front,- says Ife Majirtj was deeply interested in a 4—iimhli■<lull rf the latest German and (rttiafc war inventions, including General Ania'a improved projettor for flames a great distance, also flu Miction of bt_aing oil in great DHm «i liquid fire, and a new form •f aMoke fcarrage for concealing the jMnanla of troops, -~hich m used at iMw -ffftli great ncceM, it being so fHK {hat nothing could be seen tkroofh the smoke at 300 yards distaat*. The demonstration by the tnlts waa Inn of excitement. The King and Ilia Trinea of Wales made a tour on one. MtMV BARBAEKi f DISGUSTS THE KEKJ.

r Time* Service. ' Reserved July 17, #.BO p.m. London, July 18. The headquarter* correspondent states Umk tke King, after the demonstration at wir inventions, of tkt ar**" 1 " of the enemy which comply us to meet them with uncivilised weapons. On* a® now much the more HWtint fwraMi SHAW 0W REPRISALS. New York, July 1«Wie London representative of I>e Ttßnpm interviewed Mr. Bernard Shav. mka advocated the bonAardment of GeriMa towna by aeroplanes. This would ■ot bo a reprisal, but merely a military operation. The war would be won in tie aky, not to the trendies. lfar that experimental attacks had bee md» on London they had better laak after their ana masks and helmets. mu gtar was working at a scheme to ehiMrens' playgrounds from air