MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

A DARING ACT. SUBMARINE SHELLS SCARBOROUGH. Received 6, 8 pjn. London, Sept. 5. 3 submarine appeared off Scarborough at seven o'clock in the evening and opened fire two miles from the shore. A dozen shells fell on the seashore, which was eronnded with visitors. Others fell on the town. Minesweepers returned the fire, and the submarine submerged •ad disappeared in a few minutes. Received Sept. 6, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 5. British official: A submarine appeared off Scarborough last evening and tired thirty rounds, half whereof fell on land. Three were killed and five injured. The damage is slight. NEW ZEALANDERS* LONDON HOME. A SPLENDID INSTITUTION. Beeeived Sept. 6, 8 pja. London, Sept. 6. The annual report t>f the New Zealand Soldiers' Ctnb states that it supplied soldiers with a quarter of a million meals and* 65,000 beds. Sir Thomas Mackenzie paid a tribute to the far-reaching good the club was doing, and} appealed for the fullest support from the people of Xew Zealand. Men on leave from the trenches were met at the railways and brought to the club* where every care and comfort ii provided. General Richardson said New Zealand- '*» described the dab as the best home A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. BUILDINGS DAMAGED. jfllß RAIDS FRUSTRATED BY WEATHER. United Service. Received Sept. 7, 2.10 ajn. London, Sept. G. A terrific thunderstorm occurred, in which several . London buildings were struck by'lightning and were broken. A sequence of air raids is reported. Hostile aircraft attempted to approach the south-east coast, but were frustrated oy the weather. I JlftßKFßfi WANT 4S HOURS WEEK. Reuter Service. Beeeived Sept. 6, 8 p.m. London, Sept. 5. The Trades Union Congress resolved in favor of a 48 hours week after the war. in London.