MOTHER COUNTRY.
REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS. (RESULTS TO DATE, j Received Deo. 26, 5.5 p.m. London, Dee, 23. The Press Bureau states that since the armistice was sjgned 5288 officers, 99,247 men, and 4201 civilians have been repatriated. A special committee has been appointed to advise on further steps to trace missing men.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE FORCES. FROM THE KING AND QUEEN, Received Dec. "26, 5.5 p.?n. Dec. 23. The King and Queen sent a message to the forces saying: "Another Christmas time has come round. We are no longer fighting. God has blessed our efforts.''
Their Majesties specially greet the disabled, sick: .-ind wounded, and hope they will be cheered iby the vision of the good days of peace, for which they snerltiecd so much.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.
DISPOSAL OF HAW MATERIALS. Received Dee. 20, 7.43 p.m. London, Dec. 25. The council of the London Chamber of Commerce urges that duties be levied on raw materials exported from British possessions, unless intended for manufacturers in tlxo United Kingdom. The council also urges that the British Government cca,se to act as a trading intermediary between producers and consumers.—Am. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1918, Page 5
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