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Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1918, Page 5

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BRITAIN'S ACHIEVEMENTS.- • '§ i HER CASUALTIES GREATER TEAK ji AH/IBS', ' . M Received Oct. 2, 7.35 p.m. ' 1 )_ ->M London, Oct, I, At the opening of the New Year's War ' Bond campaign at the , Guildhall, 3jk, 'k* Bonar Law said the year's contributions, ' s .' were £1,120,000,000. J3e felt sure there .J 1 would be no further big loan during tie , war period, and, in case oj a war loan, *si Subscribers could convert, as no higbtT - rate of interest would be paid in <„ He appealed to the public to withdraw, money from deposit and in current : ■ counts and lend direct to the State. ~,> The Imperial troops, since the- lath'. July, had eaptured 1000 square miles, 250 villages, and 120,000 prisoners. The , ' [mperial casualties during the last two years were greater than those of the Allies < Mr. Balfour said the league tjf na« - * t'ons, or son;t> such scheme, must be created if our labors and sacrifices were" to bear fruit- Germany would never ■ enter a league until she had been " formes! upon wide and enduting lines ' and realised the fallacy of the dreams of ■ world domination. There -was no ,' chance of security for future peace un« less we utilised the moment of victory for forming machinery which would Tender war impossibleIt is officially .denied that the GovernParliamentary* register.-—(Aus.-N.Z. CaW '.' - As?oJ. 1 ' BUOYANT FINANCIAL BABOMETES, '\ Received Oct. 2, 10.40 p.m. London, Oct. f, . * , The Stock Exchange is buoyant in all departments. Consols are active at 2s fid. '- v The quarter's revenue amounted to £l-87.6(57,358—Cu5t0ms "£24,696,000, .fe« cise £14.485,000, stamps ''£2,093,000, ifr' £70,7-23,000. CLYDE WQKKBBg, RESUME.Received Oct- 2, 10.40. pjn. London, Oct. 1. ~ The Clyde shipwrights resumed vol •to-day. •