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Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1918, Page 5

OTHER COUNTRY.

fy TtWE FINANCIAL SIDE, ... r JlB BAILS? COST or THE WAP iwimmao gPAi^Mwyp - Loadoa, Jfone 14 T Btm ** ti Qnaoaa, Mr Baaar i#w, m moving * crsdit for Ira hnadrsd Whom, said ths di% avtrags expeaditor the current dneaeial year «u compared via the estimate ®f £8,888,000, thereby saying 9) millions wldd-Jmie, While this reduction mast ■it be relied on for the remainder of the yjtt, it might be taken as a general inntHtwn of the position votes of credit had risen alarmtotal tj/uywajm. ml JTrlT 6 a^° 'Office to the Mt flu from the ath— vu from the Ssmlbions .. Baa«r law tHA ths Austrian offeathri m part of the intensive offensive that was now pmoeedtag « ffl the battle fronts. It was too •wp'te lay th» danger «u past Hires mofettehad daped since the tost Germaft sCMsivs <m tha West firaat, aad tre Wi *• able to be eonfidcai regnAiag fha ffetsn Ha tanas had tin* objectives—the fihsmifl porta, aad the sever- «*• at the An£o-7nacfa armies. We 4»4 yislded grand, hot tha enemy had taai sttained a single objective, aad the tcfvUi JiisHflnd the tmltad lb Mini/ wanted to use 19 our reserves befaro the Aswrieans arrived, tint (hay ted already failed, because the Amsnsaas ate not eonis?—they have tarn Be paid a tribute to the rapidity of las American troops' arrival, and saii it woald be impossible for the enemy ta Via far wearing down oar reserves ba» An It ltd flhagrtad his ova. Xhsvhenalfsdiag was that oar airm the best on any front. We wk» lightly proud of them Germany had been laying all ber hopes «| saeeess «* sitmarinss, tot all this had bsen shop! **• win itffl exists, tot the w—faiiiiHwi of ships in April and llfcy aasssdsd ths destrastioß. Then wss 10 danger, as far as foresight conld ssa, at Germany starving the British tetosabmisskm Germany had embarked en.pviftiictsd submarining bsseass she believed the Ameriraws could not arrive in tma to givs serious help, bat Germany now dhows that v»w to be wrong. The anmbsn ef American troops arriving t and to soaw have reached a figure con- ' udsrsd te be impossOls a couple of fwpths ago. rer the present then was a Ml on ihi Wsst frost Oar staff kaow where the Genua reserves ate, bat the railway oomnmnieabon is 10 good that it is ImfWIIMe to foretell where the nest blow may ML Our troops' morale baa kera been higher, and it ia impossible to mak too Uglily of the French valor in nghttag to sats Pans. If the Gerfesas fAll«d to seam their strategic objectives in three months' tins the campaign would have faded, having proved the most disastrous advance they had ever launchsd. (Cheers.—d*ress Assoc. THE POSITION CRITICAL, HOT WE SHALL OOHE THBOOQH." Reoeived JaasJlQ, 1 jjb. .London, Jj»e 20. The House of Offjinwis passed the vote of credit i"*"* Mr Bonar Law, eosefaiing the debate, said hs was tatter shocked to hear that everyone eoasidsrd his speech optMatfc Hs did not ofaa to be. He msant to give as snot dsserlption sfter coasottatioii wttt ths mQiter antlwiittH "I agm «Hb Mr. Aaqnith'« jtataaant that the posHioa is ss critics) as ever, bat I the Am eonvfatio* that we shall earn throogb" MANY IKRnini AXD DBOOBATIOK9. London, Jnae 17. , vttnrts Bsrtnad, sged », of the Ml Ookalal Infantry, is a war wteik wW« ovsr thirty wooads, aad has imt «a am aad kg. He as Sabaflca, Monastir, tike Tssr, and I«r- - wears tires rows of deeoratiSM, bmlodinx ths British MOHaxv Cross aad French War Ooss with ssvsn pabas>—Ans. N2 Oable Assoc. fSB QDBEN MOTHER'S DAT London, Jane 17. ftere s» esesptiOTsl Qttsen Alexandra's Bay Uaar titled ladies are assisting. Twenty million roses sre being acres S war shrine* wiU be decorsisd with

ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA. "_. URGED BY MB, ASQUIXfI. "' Beeeived June 19, 8,15 pan. London, June 18. Mr. Aaquith advised the Government fo give fuller information as to tie progress at events on all fronts. He was not disposed to write Russia off the slata a* a negligible quantity. We should employ all the resource* of diplomacy and also give naval and milltary assistance, if necessary, while the opportunity offered, in order to build up friendly relatione and an alliance wits Russia, which U naturally our friend rather than Germany's The Houm should enable Russian democracy to realise it bat our sympathies It trantpired daring the debate in the House of Commons that General Foeh ii definitely eoa«ttander-in-ehief of the Allied forces. THE OVERSEAS DELEGATES. London, June 17 Messrs Hughs* and Cook attended the War Conference. Mr. Long welcomed than. Mr. Hughes' health is improving, though it is not IScely that for a few days he will participate in functions oatside the conference and War Cabinet. It is understood that there is some chance of the proceedings of the conference receiving better publicity than last year Probably a precis of subjects not affecting the war will be issued at regular intervals The Lord Mayor will entertain the Dominions' Ministers on July 1. Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward visit* ed the New Zealand hospital at Waltonon Thames and addressed the men. They were greatly interested in the work done among patients who had lost a limb. Sir Joseph Ward pledged New Zealand to look after those temporarily or permanently disabled. MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATION i DUBING THE WAR. Beeeived June 19, 5.5 p.m. London, June 18. The Sing granted an audience to Mr. I Hughes at Buckingham Palace. It is reported that Mr Hughes is likely to remain in England as Ministerial representative for the duration of the war. Mr Massey, interviewed, said be had i sot considered the question of appointing a Minister in London for the duration of the war Mr. Fisher (Commonwealth High Commissioner), questioned regarding press cables suggesting his transference to Washington, replied enigmatically: "I mm the arbiter of my own fate, not a pawn in other men's games."—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. TRADE BOARDS BILK London, June 18. The Trade Boards Bill was read a second time. The debate showed general approval of the Act.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. HOURS OF MANUAL WORKERS. London, June 18. The Boilermakers' Society will entrant resolutions to the Trades Congress limiting the hours of manual workers to 44 weekly, also that systematic overtime be declared illegal. The Parliamentary Committee will be instructed to introduce a Bill on these fines. BUSH NAVAL RECRUITS. London, June 18. A parade of naval recruits in the Dublm streets aroused much attention in view of the predictions that the appeal for recruits would fail. Naval recruiting officers say that their visits in the counties everywhere have been well received.