MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

DAWN OF PEACE APPEARING. TRAFALGAR'DAY CELEKR'A#ON| V - ,1 ' \ London, Oct; 21 Trafalgar Day -was celebrated ill the customary fashion. Tlicv.reaths laid on the Xcison Monument included one from tl.o Navy Lcaguo, mcqjory of JjJje French who fell at Trafalgar; " # The Lord Chancellor, speaking at the Navy League luncheon, that when we pHifie the crews of German yubmarinoh ana those in high places who gave them orders should he treated p jirjvatc*, Tlte dawn was already' -beginning to appear, and We might look forward at, no distaut date to a durable peace. The Japanese Ambassador said that lapan had loyally jfjiMled her obligations and was gradually extending heV naval and military operations, and to-day was actively engaged in certain portions of the European theatres. FOR NURSES' BENEFIT. Received Oct; 22, 7.30 p.m. 'London, Oct. 21. Die committee of the British Women'* Hospital Association is appealing for an empire fund for the benefit of nurses whose health has been impaired through war work, also to endow a, college for nursing which will stand in the same reflation to the nursing profession a* the colleges of physicians and surgeotos do to medicine and surgery. j