MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

MR. BONA* LAW'S VIEWS. FATEFUL HOUR Of THE WAIL ALLIED COMMAND OOOTTDENT. 4SPAIR OF RAVAGES AFTER WAR. deceived July 7, 11-50 p.m. London, July 6. At a Gorernnwat dinner to Us International Commercial Conference, Mr. Bout Lav sak.r::'?r?nce to the com* ing btow, that it would not be less dangerous because of the time tafctn is preparations. The Allied High Commaftd wm cwiftd»Bt regarding the results. fateful how of the war had arrived, and if three months hence the enemy had gained no strategic objective* then their campaign will have failed, and he hoped it would be a decisive failure. Tke Government had not lost hope aa r*gttd* Rtissia. Germany was already learning that ah« was not getting what the anticipated from Russia. A* regards the economic question, the Allied OovenunanU were practically Agreed with the views of the commercial conference. The Allies would, after the wat, continue to stand together in order to repair the ravages of the war. There was no immediate hope of »«ace f which was obtainable only through victory.—Renter. INTER-ALUED COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE. DELEGATES ADDRESSED BY THE SING.

Received July 7. 5.5 p.m. London, July 6. The King, at Buckingham Palace, addressed the delegates of the inter-AUied r&rtiamentary Commercial Conference, and emphasised that Allied unity «f action commercially was proving one of the main features of our strength. He hoped that this joint action would be at powerful in prpiotiM the happiness and prosperity of the Allied peoples as it had proved to be in defeating the (dinne* el our enemies, adding: "l}*y the entente of conwurca be the guide and f<«f«Mi»r of that universal peace to which ire all look forward with patient confidence as to the triumph ol cur arms.—Renter.

SUPREME WAB COUNCIL. ITALY CONGRATULATED. DOMINIONS THANKED i'.cccivcd Julv 7, "i 5 p.m. 1. London, July 5. The IVcm Bureau states that the Bnprrpie War Council, in in seventh sc.aisn, rp,rnc?lly congratulated the Italian Annv an.! people on the memorable defeat oi the Austro-Hungarian army They regarded this victory, at the crit;n\ perird of the war. as an invaluable contribution towards the eventual success o- the allied caoie. A feature of the sefslon s the presVMS. at the third meeting, of Sir Robert Borden. Messrs Hnghe«, Masscv. and rtW Minister of British ovencas' dominions, whom Mr. Lloyd George presented. on hMiaif of the Supreme War Council, in M. CkwMweau and Signer Prland". who tendered these representative* t''c thanks of tV.e Allied nations fit tie vcrv ereal service* rendered in th« battlefield tiy the Dominion troops. TUe Cowfct-il considered all the aspects of the war situation jointly with Gonrral To»h and other militfrv, advi=er«. and eame to important derision* in rc.-u! thereto.—Ans.-N.Z Cable Assoc and Ren iff

- AUSTRALIAN* DELEGATES VI C IT THE FRONT Received July 7. s"' P">London, July f». Mr *»d Mr. Cook when vUltinrr the front Wivered stirrin- adto the Australians at vanoui K rtw, r.r.d had anUuuiaetio wception*. —fluted Strrice.