MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

UNMIUTARY BRITISH. ALLEGED STATEMENT BY LICHNOWSKY. Xew York, May 23. Mr. Thayer, a leading historian, in a iett«r to ths Xew York Times, disclose* authentic information that Prince Liclinowsky, German Ambassador in London, when leaving England, told Admiral Hood: "The Kaiser asked me to ascertain whither Britain Would participate in the war. I replied that it was unlikely that liritain would go to war ou any account, because she had ceased to be "a martial ■nation, and cared only for money and liiviry. She could not prepare a useful force in. U»s than a year, and had civil war impending in Ireland. "The British are so unmilitary that they allow th? suiTrapetles to intimidate ,thtm. I have no doubt my report will .influence the Kaiirr to declare war. I know what my fate is likely to be.."'

CAUSE Of TRENCH FEVER. •EXPERIMENTS OX VETERANS. ".ondon, May 23. A number of old Londoners, former far veterans, unable to serve but anxious to help thalr country, submitted to in- , lection with trench fever at Hampstead, in order to ascertain the origin of the disease. It is definitely established that it is caused by the excreta and bites of lice. All the patients survived. It is believed the experiment will lead to the discovery of a treatment bv which the infection of soldiers' blood will be eliminated *and death prevented.—Times. . RESTRICTED RACING. INCREASED WAGES FOR OPERATIVES. Received May 24, 10.40 p.m. London,-Mar 23. Ow'mg to the strain on the railways, • the Wu Cabinet Aas decided that racing must be ratricted to Newmarket after May. The Jockey Club has acquiesced and cancelled all other meeting*. ' A conference of Lancasnir* millers lm< granted a 23 per cent, increase in wage* to §ll operativeae.—Press Assoc.