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BISHOPS AND CONSCRIPTION. CATHOLIC UNION'S CONDEMNATION Received May 2, 7.40 p.m. London, May 1. The council of the Catholic Union of Great Britain has passed a resolution regretting the action of the Irish Catholic bishops in resisting conscription, regarding with serious misgivings ecclesiastical interference with temporal and political questions. The resolution will be forwarded to the Pope. NEW WAR DISEASE. CASES REPORTED DAILY. United Service. deceived May 3, 12.35 a.m. London, May 2. The authorities are endeavoring' to trace the origin of a new war disease resembling botulism. Cases are daily reported, several proving fatal. It is believed the disease is due to a microbe arising from undercooked food and potted meats, the consumption of which has been greatly increased consequent on the rationing. NO NEW CHEMICAL OR GAS SHELL. London, May 2. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Macpherson said: The hospital reports do not suggest that the Germans are using a new chemical or gas shell in the present offensive. BIBLES DURING THE WAR PERIOD. Received May 2, 7.30 p.m. London, May 1. The British and Foreign Bible Society has distributed forty million BiWes during the war period.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1918, Page 5
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193MOTHER COUNTRY. Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1918, Page 5
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