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Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1918, Page 6

MOTHER COUNTRY.

-d •.. r ~ l * 1 ' (ACUTE 'ANXIETY ENDED. ' STATEMENT BY MR BALFOUR. Wellington, August 12. Mr Balfour, telegraphing to tlio Pretaier, says that while the Germans may have power to make another great attack before the ernl of the year their chances of accomplishing anything decisive are small, and the period of acute anxiety may now 'be considered ended. General Foch's leadership accounts largely for the success of the second i»ttle of the Marne. By keeping his icBerve s till the Germans presented their flank, General Foeh was able to use them for a counter-stroke. While brilliantly successful, the tenacity of the Allied troops contributed largely to this result. The situation in Germany is obscure. The military leaders are evidently trying to invent eojne new promises of success to stimulate the waning endurance of the German people, many of whom aredeeply depressed. The week's air fighting in the British tone in the west has been extremely severe. Much damage 3ms been done on the Belgian coast and many enemy machines destroyed. The raids into" German territory resulted in great damage to a number of towns, factories and military works. The weather has hampered operations on the Mediterranean fronts. WAR MATERIAL DEALERS. REMABKAIELE FEATURES. (London, August 11 1 . Some remarfcaWe features were disclos- i ed in the hearing of charges against George Heyl and Jacob Stonor, of dealin war material without a permifc. j Mr Bodkin, prosecuting, said an enormous amount of correspondence had Ibeen j seized (by the police and showed that Heyl and iStonor, with the co-operation of men in Bio-de-Janeiro and New York, sought to dispose of huge quantities of Mausers, Hotoh'kisa, and Krupp guns and explosives, even Brazilian Dreadnoughts to various Governments. The war material referred to was mostly in South America. One deal concerned half a million rifles. Another showed a purchase price of £9,713,000 sterling, and a sale price of £ IOMC.OOO. Heyl explained to the oible censor that the Urm had a pre-war contract with pussia. Stonor's name before the war was Stein.—Aus.-N.Z. Caible Assoc. The prosecution called evidence to shoiw that with the view of evading the censor their agentg addressed them under women's names, referred to love mattens, and mentioned bananas, meaning the armament of a particular ship, and used the word cheeses for Titles. Detective-Sergeant Ashley, in reply to counsel for the defence, said that Stonor'a loyalty, outside this particular case, was beyond suspicion. One son had been killed at the front, and another who had previously Won wounded had been highly decorated. Stonor had been of ■great financial assistance to the Government The case was adjourned to August !<?. —Aus.-X Z. Cable Assoc. FATE OP LORD KITCHENER EXPLAINED. Vancouver, August 111 Edwin Day. an Englishman, who was fcrmsrlv in charge of p. munition plant states that Baron Stunner, the ex-Rus-sian Minister, was responsible for the death of Lord Kitchener, and that Sturniev, who w&s German born and a German sympathiser, knew that Lord Kitchener had sailed in the Hampshire for Russia and informed Germany. After the Hampshire was sunk Sturmer dis.unpeared. PREMIER'S APPEAL TO MINERS. London, August 11. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Newport. said that the Allied victory on the Marne and Somme had resulted in the rapture of nearly <IO,OOO prisoners and POO (runs. One erf the greatest factors in these victories had been the combined command. He made a special appeal to the miners to produce more coal, which was one of the greatest munitions of war. He also urged the coal-miners and shippers to hasten the dispatch of coal for Prance and Italy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoe. AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEETING. London, August 11. The Amateur Athletic Association is holding a championship meeting for all services on September 7. The navy, army and air force, as well as America and the colonials, have entered teams ,and are holding preliminary competitions, iAus.-N.Z. Gable Assoc" i i THS SUGAR QUESTION. London. August IT. The Government is notifying the signatories of the Brussala S"<wit Convention that Britain is withdrawing her 1013 pledge whereby she promised not to give Empire cane sugar preference- over beet sugar.—Aus.-N:Z. Cafrle Assoc. OUR MTWSTBRS' AT 'HOME.

* V London,. August, 11'. Mr Maesey, speaking at theVM.C A-, saiff he believed , victory waa-. now certain, resulting in a permanent peace. It -would- lie the Allies' duty to, see that the powers of evil' were removed! from Germany and! such peace terms: made as were wwrbUj- of ©yr- sacrifices. : Mr Massey visited the Jfew Zealand' Training Coups, at Oxford, and will also vi<rit, with 'Sir Joseph "WSird,, and Sir Thomas MacKenzie, the New Zealand eamps at Slin? and- Codftml on Monday.—Aua.-NIZ. CalWe- Assoc..

NEW ZEALANBHRIS BGTO3G' SUCCESSES'. (London,. August 11.. A sdccffoafa! Services Regatta was held at Hamnersimith. Tlio ssnlor sculls was won by Private Badfield {Xew Zealand), wfco was first, by one and a half lengths. In the senior fours, tie New Jfeatand Command Depot was first, and won by nearly a length, with K«*t Zealand Headquarters second. The senior eight* were* won ty the N'aw Zealand Oamioand Dgpat.—Aua.i ST.S!- Cable AssocSEOORTTrBS mUDENTtfrf?. . London, August l'l. The war hews stimulated the Stock Exohaacre, fljll gilt-ed'scd

THIS YEAR'S HARVESTS , ' '""""' London, August 15. Mr (Barnes, speaking at Palmer's ■Green, said that this year's harvest, if Used for the purpose of bread alone, would be sufficient for all the needs of the population for 40 weeks. He was aware that some grain would he used for ;bcer. Mr Roberts, Minister for Lalbor, speaking at Maidstone, emphasised the importance of increasing homo production, meanwhile with a view to giving security to agriculture we must make some departure from the fiscal system to which the country has been attached. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.