MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

LARGEST HARVEST FOR 50 YEARS. Received August £O, 7.50 p.m. London, August 28. Soot of the agricultural experts pre- j dfet tile largest British harvest for fifty i years. * SUCCESSFUL OCTOPHONE. Received August 20, 7.50 p.m. London, Angust 28. fir. Dalber** optophone has been successfully used at a British scientific exhibition, enabling the blind to read by sound. The instrument transmits sounds aoMrdiu to the shape of the letters. New Zealand editors inspected the Dominion offices in The Strand. Sir Thos. Mackenzie entertained them.—Aus. Cable Association. TO STIMULATE UNIT? S?AR SPIRIT. Received August 29, 7-50 p.m. London, Angust 28. , The American Labor mission, headed'■ by Mr. Gompert, haa arrived. The mem- i berg will attend the Labor Union Cos- j mas, and will also visit France and i Italy, to stimulate the unity war spirit among the workers of the three countries.—Times Service. THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. London, August 28. The Government has withdrawn all lhips from the port of Cone, finding it impossible to settle the doekers' strike.— Aua. abd N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE WELSH MINERS. London, Angust 28. Monmouthshire miners threaten to strike unless a larger allowance of cheese, batter and jam is forthcoming. Mr. Wins tone, Welsh miners' president, informed Mr. Clynes, jfood Controller, that if any stoppage occurred Mr. Clynes would be responsible.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. BRITISH AGRICULTURE. London, August 28. The Board of Agriculture reports that the arable area in England is 12,400,000 •era, an tncnue of 1,190,000 compared #ith I9IT, and a record for 20 jpan. The wheat acreage has increased 638,000, oats 23 per cent, and potatoes 25 pv cen*-