MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

SPEECH BY THE PREMIERL SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN HOPELESS. CONFIDENCE IN RUSSIA'S BECOVERY. Beceired Sept. 8, 8.30 p.m. London, Sept. 7. Sir. Lloyd George, in a speech at Birk•ahead, said that tne whole of the Allied cause for the freedom of the world depended on our sea supremacy, which he was pertain would bi> more than maintained. The figure- he recently gave to the House of Commons were absolutely correct, and they put an end to the enemy's hope. The Russian leaden werr repairing, under fire, the revolutionary machine, •ad he tu confident they would finally succeed. His chie: vorc-ern was not the effect that Russia's failure would have on the war, but its effect upon the cause of the world's democracy. Germany had only now decided to invade Russii because all her other methods and machinations there had tailed. The crisis io Russia should be viewed hopefully. He believed Russia would reco-.er and play ft great part ■before the end of the war: PRISONERS IN TURKEY. SUSPENSION" OF PARCEL'. tot. and S2. Cab> A?«oc and Rcutcr. Received Sept. 8, £?.') p.m. Loiu.cn, Sept. 7. The Preu Bureau states- that jarrels lor prisoner* in Asiatic Turkey. exce\t Jaaneaia, have been suspended. Letters and money orders are still being forwarded. QUESTION OP SOLDIERS - PAY. Awl and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and P.euter. Received Sept. !». 3.3 p.m. London, Sept. 9. Tie newspaper statement* regarding ixereases jn soldiers' pay were iinanthoriaed and inaccurate An ofjkial anBOUBeement will shortly be made. THE PRICE OF BREAD. New York, Sept. C. In an interview, Lord Rhondda said England exneeted to spend 40 ruillion pounds annually to keep bread and flour prices reasonable. Since the British Government had controlled the wheat trade it had sold wheat and flour practically at cost. FOOD CONTROLLER DEFIED. London, Sept. 7. JzVh butter and bacon producers are Jrfusint, to do business on the Food Controller's prices. Mr. Douglas Carson, assistant manager of the Humber Graving Company, aa» been arrested. POTTING BACK THE CLOCK. jfcos. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Sept. 10, 1.5 a.m. Loudon, Sept. 9. Official: Summer-time ceases on September 17, when the clocks will be altered.