MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE WAR CABINET. £XXENDED by OVERSEAS DELEGATES. JBB CHANNEL TUNNEL PROPOSAL Received Jane 14, 5.5 pjn. London, June 13. »h« delegates participate! in the War ikfoet to-day. It meets again tomorrow. Mr. Massey had a long interview with the Controller ef Shipping on matters in connection with the New Zealand trade. Th® Hon. Sir G. H. Perlev entertained the delegate* to dinner at tie Marlborough Clib. The guests included the Itoke of Connaugbt. Mr. Lloyd George, members of the Cabinet members of the <i*nerßl StafT, Mr. A. Fisher and Sir T. Mackenzie. Speaking at the Royal Society on a faber read by Mr. A. Pel), M.P], advocating a Channel tunnel, Sir Joseph Ward supported th« scheme, stating that he had never doubted that engineers would l>e able to provide the means to prevent the tunnel being used to invade Britain. Had it been constructed before, it wonld have been invaluable during the present war. He believed if a tunnel between Ireland and England was constructed it wot)ld contribute greatly to prevent the misunderstanding at present existing between the two peoples.—Press Assoc.

SAFETY OF THE PACIFIC. APPLICATION OF Ton IIOXROE DOCTRIXE. London, Jane 13. lie Pill Mall Gazette states that the Imperial Conference is considering the disposal of the Qcnuaa colonies after the war. tile ]*9*r cannot imagine the &IKcs handing back millions of colored people to the Government which IUWBid, tortttred, and enslaved tiwn. Mr. ftagfaea, in a speech to the Pilgrim* «t New York, suggested another aspect *hen lie asked the Americans to apply a doctrine similar to the Monroe doctrine to the Pacific Archipelago. The Heed for the protection of the civilised and native communities in the Pacific was infinitely greater in our tine than wtten the Monroe doctrine ivas formulated. Australia, (few Zealand, Slid the island groups required peace to develon their life and commerce. German influence had been proved an enemy to the wellbeing of other people. The reintroduction of the Oerman flap into the Padlle would be like the reintroduction of a porsonoes snake. It' was obvious the dom'ouoss should have the right to veto such a cnae against their future.—"Press Assoc.

WOMIH AXI) PEACE. Received June 14, 1 a.m. London. June 13. The annual «ono>re*s of the Women'* Co-onerative Guild, held at Bradford, rejected the central committee's recomMndatitfi for workers of the International Congress to negotiate peace.— hm Aim. BACTNG TO CEASE. Received June I*. IJO a m London. June M The Government has decided, ia Tie* jf the strain on the railways, that then lhall be i» ruing next winter—Reuter. COLOSSAL RACE SUICIDE. Received June 14, 8.5 p.m London, Jane 13. fefriatmrtaeral, teetimajg Wore tk> BmlQi fiwtitute, aid Uat one <ntNH ft tk w wis Ac most coloa&l tM MMliS*. €»fani with the preWtt 4MWSMIS the birth rate af tbe Centad hm «*• declining from 5 "to 7 pm «nt England aad Wale* had lost WVQO potential live* during the war, Ml every day the war -mttraet meant ialMa of TWO potential lives to Britta. Service.