MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

RIOT AT PACIFIST MEETING. CROWD TAKES POSSESSION'. A FERE STARTED. Received Oct. 8, 5.5 p.m. ■ London, Oct. 7. Another pacifist meeting held at the Brotherhood Church (where a riot took place on July 29) resulted in a riot. A large crowd, including several soldiers, pspembled outside and broke through the police cordon protecting the church, howled down the chairman, took posras. sion of the building, and sang the National Anthem and patriotic songs. Someone started a fire beside the pulpit, intending to burn the church, and the crowd rushed out crying "Fire!" The police extinguished the flames, little damage being done.

{The July cable stated that a large crowd, headed by many soldiers, attacked the Brotherhood Church in North London, whore a peace conference by a So-calied Workers' and Soldiers' Council had assembled. The pacifists barricaded the building and fought strenuously. The crowd broke the windows with brick's find stones, and portions of iron railings were used by both sides. Mounted police, tried to intervene, and ultimately the doors were forced. There was a wild w!ene oilf-ide. The furniture was smashed and the delegates were flung from the platform. Several were injured. The inside of the building was completely Wrecked. Mr. W. Anderson, Labor M.P; for Sheffield, who intended to preside, and ilrs. Philip .Snowden (wife of Mr. Snowden, M.P.) escaped during the melee. Soldiers and sailors broke up a similar conference at Newcastle.) HOARDING OF SILVER COINS. DUE TO INCREASED VALUE OP | METAL. Times Service. Received Oct. 8, 10 p.m. London, Oct. 8. I The present hoarding of silver coins is duo to the increase in the value of silver. The Italian Government, in a decree, makes silver illegal tender after December 31. Meantime silver coins are available till a change is made to paper money. After the date mentioned, any person with silver beyond ten franca is liable to a heavy fine. FORMATION OF CANADIAN ASSOCIATION. London, Ooi. 7. A Canadian Association has been formed in London for the purpose of expressing Canadian opinion on questions affecting Canada. IN THE AIR. TREMENDOUS GERMAN EFFORTS. TO CONSTRUCT MORE AEROPLANES. Received Oct. 8, 5.5 pm. I- Paris, Oct. 7. M. Marcel Hutin states lie has reliable information that the enemy is making tremendous efforts to construct more powerful aeroplanes to bomb Entente towns, also to counterbalance the Amerij can aerial contribution. ROLL OF HONOR. CASUALTY LIST. By Telegraph—Press Association Wellington. Oct. S. REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION: Gunner E. A. Barnard. Rifleman D. Gear. REPORTED DIED OF WOUNDS: Lieut. T. Brewer. Gunner E. J. Libean Gunner K. D. Russell Sergeant F. Forsythe Captain J. Graham. Private T. W. Hatcher Lance-Corporal J. O'Connell Rifleman R. R. J. Lloyd/ REPORTED DIED OF SICKNESS: Rifleman W. Sims. Reported wounded. —Lieut. R. A. Hogan, Second-Lieut, ft. Bridgeman, Gunners G. Brvdon, G. H. Dnneum, C. W. Grubh, T. W. Ashby, Second-Lieut. 11. J. Angus.. Captain L. M. Scott, Rifleman E. S. Darrell, A. V. New. H. J. Wilson, Lance-Corporal W. Sloan, 'Private M. Trolan, Riflemen P. A. McGuire, J. A. Maxwell. Private G. H. Smith. Reported wounded, admitted to hospital.—Driver B. I'. Perry. Gunners A. Ross, W. H. Tipping, 'Private E. Taylor, Sergeant A. H. Beer, Private N. F. Alcock, Riflemen R. (■?. Baikie, L. H. Hales, N. R. Hawker, H. Kyles. LanceCorporal A. R. Rudkin, Private J. A. Welsh. Previously reported slightly wounded, now reported wounded, admitted to hospital.—Gunner L. F. Broad. Reported slightly wounded, admitted to hospital.—Sergeant F. G. Clark, L.Corporal A. E. Enright. Corporal J. D. Ivilgour, Rifleman S. Fraser. Reported died of sickness—Private K. Auwha. 'Previously reported- missing, believed killed in action; now reported prisoner of war at Limburg, Germany.—Private E. England. " Previously reported missing, believed prisoner of war; now reported wounded and prisoner of war at. St. Vincent's | Krankenhaus, Pzulerborn, Westfalen, Germany.—Lieut. W. A. Gray.