MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE KINO'S VJSIT TO THE FRONT.

•PIERIOANS DECORATED.

London, August 14.

The Sing *(> it a strenuous week at tils trait, jovoiln;,' hundreds of miles. He kit London on t'-i sth, and, though his toar was not connected with the prospective offensive, he saw ranch of the operations.

He visited the King of Belgium, Sir Douglas Haig and General Foch, and also decorated General Debeny with the K.C.B. &e saw all the British army commanders, inspected an enormous naraher of troops of all arms and the women'* fores.

fie Tinted General Pershing and conferred nacay decorations upon Americans. Be spent Monday with the 4th Army, and visited the hospitals and casualty clearing stations near the line—Aua> XX Cable Assoc.

.The King on Wednesday met President Foiatare.

' Several shells fell in the village street shortly after the Kiag had passed through doling bis visit to the Second Army.—Am-NX Cable Assoc. PBCKSED ALUANCB WTTH AMERICA. London, August M. The Evening News aays that Lord Reading has returned from America im order to suggest an. Anglo-American defensive and offensive aluance.-Aiis.-iKX OaWeAaaoc.

New York, August 14. It is officially denied that Lord Beading'j visit to Loadon is in connection with any Angfo-Ameria affiance— Aju.-NZ. Catte Aaaoe.

usmaz tax sbopokal. InuViti, Ainyrt.M. IsWfitfeat Oomm&tn m Are hoary tax bat issued a report detaihng its proposab. The long schedules cover a vast awsasF or awnwwtieSj aiauy ok hbsbi aw aabject to the tax irrespective of tasssvsg., pnsions stones, metals, sttav far* psrrtanes, wcnts of ait, things used te sport and amnsamtnt. T*n second mtmMm eovczs meals, board sad lodgings. Dinners costing atowStshntt tetxad, breaksaats aim 3b, aad afteraoaa tsas stove la, MM sad fafenp ow Efe adaSy or *H» inaUy, single bedrooms sham 45s ami doaMe bedrooms above 755. Aaamorßstof taxis is: Oilmen's baot» soatißg above 40s, aromeab shoes o*W 36s 6i, mea/s suits over eight gninsts, vwnwa'e oublubbm over seat* gniaaJav tabasco over k an canoe, cjgars saw W, boras* over £M», and teiat&xa ■afcta* ossr £SO.

A minority report szgoea that the taverns protein* effect of the taxes aitt be defeated if tieduty ischargable on thewbete amount, therefore the amount abootfbseharged ontbesorproa over the eaxsmpUon Bmit *fh»«uriiiiiWj» exemptions f*tiavQt of articles purchased by nrnseoms, Steatite and act galleries, and consHearsaw sUwMui prices should bainemssad to mast say. im»in prJcea—Aav KXOsblaaasoo. *^

TOE PREBBMEN AT HOKE.

fcewive* August 16, lv2o-ajn.

London August IS. ■ Lord Bnrnnam gave a dinner to the Oaktas'panm tttb Kits Hotel Jajnfotac their health, he warmly extoOadtfca power and achievements of the

Mfc y»tny taped a British press perIf would pay a ntma visit to tte DoBiririntii Lscd Bmnhanv promised to-en-iJsmtth to-aaaqge ftts.