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Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1918, Page 5

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CERMANY ! 3 REAL PURPOSE. TO THREATEN SUEZ CANAL. STATEMENT BY LORD DENBIGH. Kccftivci] March 10, p.m. London, March ft. l.oii) I/ciii>ig)i, interview by the Globe, said fial, Ujo (liirminis' real Mirpose in this v,ar is io sf'c::i'o :i strong strategic piM.lion in aoi-,.1; l'aloHiinc, from whence they v:ui 1 lnaaton ihe I'nez Ciina.i. which is 1 lie naii! ganylioa the British Em--1,!• A ship canal wii.-i j:o\v in course of construction coniiectinir tho Tihino and Dannie, while r.im'.her'wa* projected connecting the i:ibis jiml Danube. These won ill enable the Germans (o bring destroyers and submarines secretly across Europe. and llicy could chose the moment to nifii nut and m;:!ce Hie nproaches In the Shies Can ■] imi::is:<ii>le. \\" c should (hen only be able to reach Tndia, via Sue.', bv Germany':, gracious per* mission. Wo stopped Germany from bargiiug Madici'a in I'.HU by moving our lleet. Germany is desiring to turn it into another 'Heligoland. " but is still anxious to seize Madiera and the Azores in order to dominate the Atlantic. THE GERMAN COLONIES. MUST BE RETAINED. Received March 11, 1 a.m. London, March ft. William MacGregor, in a paper read at Edinburgh on the settlement of tiie Pacific, urged the absolute necessity for Britain retaining the interests secured, in' order to preserve the integrity and future safety of the Empire. •Sir Thomas Mackenzie, writing, said he believed he was expressing the views of the Government and the people of New Zealand when ho said that if the island? that had been taken wcjm given up, it would arouse a teeling of disappointment and, perhaps, something more. WOMEN MUNITIONERS UNEMPLOYED. MORE RATIONS FOR HEAVY WORKERS. Received March 10, 5.5 p.m. London, .March 0. It in feared that -10,000 women will be unemployed during the next six weeks o\\ ing to tiie closing of munition works, Members of the II fuse of Commons, in response lo a women's deputation, are interviewing the Minister of Munitions as to rci ■ ustruetion. l.ord lihondda is devising a scheme varying the Hat rate of rationing in favor of those engaged in heavy manual work. It is pointed out that the shipyarders are entitled to at least as much as the home army. INTERNED PRISONERS. EXCHANGE NOT ADVISABLE. Renter Service. Received March !>, ">.5 p.m. London, March S.' 11l the ITouje of Lords, Lord Derby, justifying the non-exchange of interned civilians, said that of the 15,000 interned Germans i.-, Britain eligible for repatriation the majority were reservists of the German army, while of the 3000 Britons at Ruhleben 2000 were seafarers, whom Germany regarded as combatantsHUNGER STRIKE CONSPIRACY. THIS GOVERNMENT FIRM. ' Times Service. Received March 0, si> p.m. Dublin, March 8. -Air. H. E. Duke (Chief Secretary for Irclaud) haa informed the Lord Mayor that a conspiracy is afoot to subvert all law in Ireland by hunger-striking. The Government did not intend to release any of the cases. MAiN POWER DISPUTE SETTLED. Received March 10, 5.5 p.m. London, March 9. Mr. Barnes, in the course of a speech, indicated that the engineers' man power dispute was practically settled. CONSCRIPTING UNMARRIED HIKERS. Received March 10, 5.5 p.m. London, Marcii 0. The Press Bureau states that the Government lias decided to recruit 50,000 fit, unmarried coal miners under 545 years of age. j A BRAVE NEW ZEALAND©!!. Received March 10, 5.0 p.m. London, March. 9. 'Pho Albert Medal luis been awarded l to Trooper James Werner Magnusson, of the New Zealand.inounteds. On the oc- '• casion of a, lost transport he dired into a rough sea, swaan to the assistance of an injured soldier, placed him in a boat, .returned to the sinking ship and rejoined hia unit,, tint lost his life.