MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

KUHLMANN'S STATEMENT, £ CLEAR DECLARATION AWARD. Received July 5, 10.30 pm. London, July 4. . In the Home of Commons, replying to Mr. David Mason, Lord Robert Cecil Mated ft* could not see that any action •wild bo uoefully taken regarding Baron Ton Kttnlmann's Vague and inconclusive statement of the 26th. The British war aims wen veil known, but we waited Vainly for a dear, unambiguous declaration of On enemy's war aims.—Reuter.

Utß LORD RHONDDA EULOGISED London, July 4. The newspapers publish laudatory arHaltt concerning the services of Lord Ehoßdda. They recall the extnwrdis* aty fast that be was a member-of tie House of Commons for 22 yean, yet was Mrs* offtrtd eJbe, or even asked to serve on a committee. His political talents were only discovered after the Wtlmk of waf.-Aas. ud N.Z. Cable Astwtatlon. CttEBRATINa DIDBPKNDENCE DAY London, July 4. i - All the newspapers have leaders and long articles on Independence Day, and many messages from public men lauding the Anglo-American alllanee and the help the United States has already given, including an army of 160,000 officesr and 2,010,000 men, of whkh over 1,000,000 are in France.—Aus. N.Z. Cable As•aajation. 1 PRIZE COURT AWARD. London, July 4. The Prize Court has condemned cargoes vahktd at £70,000 in seven ships with woe) and skins for Inland. lie ■Ufa* papers revealed a waning German plan to doeeivt the British Consul.—Aus. uX Cable Assoc

GOLD PRODUCTION. London, July 4. An important and representative meeting of Empire gold producers has been held in London. Lord Harris, who presided, related the efforts made tn the net six months to induce the British Government to consider the increased cost of the production of gold, but without result A committee composed of Lord Harris, Sir Lionel Phillips, Major* General Sir Newton Moore, Messrs Edgar Taylor, D. O. Malcolm, and Herbert Btyth were appointed to prepare a case for presentation to the Government.— Jteuter.

OtZKS ATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE. London, July 3. The International Parliamentary Conference adopted a resolution in favor of common copyright, patent and trade mark right* ia all Allied countries. Another resolution demanded that the hours of labor and industrial conditions should be regulated to conduce to the health of employees. The commercial committee of the British •Parliament submitted a report foreshadowing the renewal of the outbreak of commercial hostilities by Germans, directly after the war, and, unless rigorous economic measures are now concerted, the Altiea will again suffer. The dmHsh and dishonest practices of koltot warfare had their counterpart in knltur trade Germans schools of combsm taeoleated the principle that any rascality was permieeiblo if tt advanced fhe interests of the fatherland. When peace was signed a general com* menial and economic boycott must turn out to be impracticable or inadvisable. In any case, in the general interests of humanity it could not be enforced be•Wd a very limited number of years. The alternative was restrictive reguhttioa, In which way each Allied conntry should have preferential trading and differential tariff*. Mittel Europa would retaliate, but the Allies who Joined the preferential league must prepare to face the utmost Mtttel Europa eauM do The Allies should firstly provide their on reo«lrantint» in tho way of essential raw aattrlaH u*}* Industries, «condly for neutrals, thirdly, if there was any surplus, enemies might be eoniMstiil, hat of course at higher prices. Mr. Bteel-Maitland said all he hoped WM that whan some years bad paasea eftet the war it might be possible for OmttT to com hack to the society of smMM hen w« not take steps to inaet MZCaHe Assoc. CBANNEL TUNNEL FAVORED. j^-j 'ni c s,rjui y «. The totemathmal Parliamentary and Conference uaaaimously favail wjoaMu jnrttor****