MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

V SMLCCLINC ARMS. DISLOYAL IRISH SENTENCED. Received Sept. 11, 7.30 p.m. London, Sept. 10. The trial of Miciael Gallagher, Mary FuUerion, and six other's has commenced, on a charge of attempting to smuggle arms from Scotland to Ireland, purchased on behalf of Libert v Hall, Diib- . lto. A later message states that Michael Callaghan, the leading spirit in the movement, has been sentenced to three years Gallagher and another man to six months, and another man and two girls to time months.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Aseociatlon. SIGHTING THE "BOLSHIES." Recieved Sept. 11, 8.30 p.m. London, Sept. 10. Mr. Havelock Wilson, secretary of the Seamen's Union, appeals for funds to enable the Merchant Seamen's League to fig 1 )' the general election and oppose every "bolshic," defeatist, or pacifist, whether he belongs to Labor or any other party He adds that '•'Bolshies" control the Labor Party machinery and Dolitical funds.—Aus. NX Cable Assoc. GAS WORKERS STRIKE. London, Sept. 10. arising out of the dispute regarding the employment of non-unionists the gas employees in south-west London have struck, forcing a number of gas-power factories to close. The national union threatens that, unless its demands are conceded throughout London to-day there will be a general stoppage forthwith.—Am. NX Cable Assoc iNDOSTRIALY TROUBLES. Received Sept. 12, 1.35 ajn. London, Sept 11. The gas strike lias been settled. It * understood the companies recognise the union. The police trouble has taken a turn for the worse. The anion regents MajorGeneral Macready outlining a scheme for a wr representative 'body which exeludes the.anlon. ItASS&Y ON IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. London, Sept 10. Mr. Maiiey, ait article in the <PaH Mall Gazette sap: "WWe the adoption of moderate Imperial preference might mala slightly raising the prices of a few commodities, tte increase, rightly viewed, would be merely the premium we should pay for our security, and would he only a measure of protection. That preference involves the protection of the Empire and sot of specially favored industries. Sorely the security of the Empire transcends any fiscal creed or policy. Unless we achieve unity in commerce the Empire will be gravely prejudiced.—Aus. XX Cable Assoc. EX-FiaSONEB&JLIGHTED WORD. Received Sept. 11, 7.30 p.m. London, Sept 10. The*-Court of Appeal has reversed a magistrate's decision making King liable for military service. King was interned ill Germany, wrfc w» released on parole, undertaking not to hear arms against Germany, Justice Darling, in reversingthe decision, aaia we were dealing wife Germany, whose pDgfcted word was worth nothing; so- we must be careful that no Englishman broke his plighted woroV-Ans. WX Cable Assoc. ■"Hi i I ' COUfORTS POK BRITISH PRISONERS Received Sept 11,10.40 pjn. London, Sept 10. The Pristmerr-of War Committee has arranged a special train from France to Geneva- and Constantinople, with sealed waggons emrtataing large supplies of warm elolMng, in view of tlhe deplorable mortality among prisoners in Turkey during last wbrter>-Aus. NX-CaMo A»sodation.