THE GERMAN MASS LEVY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2941, 29 November 1916, Page 7

THE GERMAN MASS LEVY

' DUE TO SEVERE LOSSES BRITAIN MUST PREPARE '' ("Tho Times.") (Rcc. November 28, 10.20 p.m.) London, November 28. - l Colonel Repington (the "Times" military correspondent) says that the German mass levy is due to severe losses, and a desire to regain the supremacy in men and munitions by the spring. • "Our Government must be fully empowered to answer this new German menace. Tho conscription of labour at present is not needed, but - tho presence in the field of over two hundred German divisions will make greater expansion by tho Allies necessary, _ otherwise statements of a compromised peace will be risked. Toe country and the Army is tired of Ministers who allow from three to four million fighters to remain in sheltered occupation while the Army is fighting for our existence." A ZEPPELIN RAID BOMBS DROPPED IN NORTH-EASTERN COUNTIES Auilralian-New Zealand Cable Association.: (Rec. November 28,10.20 p.m.) London, November 28. The Press Bureau states:—"Hostile airships crossed the north-eastern coastlast night. Bombs are reported to. have been dropped on several places in the northern counties. There are no reports of casualties or damage." MR.MASSEY IN IRELAND FREEDOM OF.LONDONDERRY NEW ZEALAND AND THE : EMPIRE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Ree. November 28, 10.60 p.m.) London, November 28- ' Mr. Massey has received the freedom' . of the City of Londonderry. Speaking at the subsequent lunoheon in the Guildhall, he uttered a strong warning against allowing the peace party,, now an insignificant minority, to become any stronger New Zealand was going to be the centre of an important island confederation in the Pacific, and was now' taking vigorous steps to elim- • inate the enemy's trade. He was sorry to think that some of their leading British statesmen were not more enthusiastic iu promoting a closer Empire union. A commencement could bo made now. Above all, it must never■ ba a party question. If so, he feared that the outlook was not very. good. A LUNCHEON AT LIMYADY. , Australian-New Zealand CaMe Association. (Rec. November 28, 10.30 p.m.) London, November 28. Mr. Massey (Prime v Minister of New Zealand) was entertained at luncheon at Limvady (Londonderry). R?ply»a to an address of welcome, he said that it was the dirty of all parts of the Empire to continue to send Reinforce' ments. He strongly approved of the contention that our peace terms should include the replacement, ton for ton, of the. shipping which had heen sunk by the Germans. THE DOMINIONS ARE " GROWN MEN" LONDON "TIMBS" ON IMPERIAL POLICY. ("Tho Times.") • (Rec. November 23, 8.20 p.m.)^ London, November 2". , The "Times," in a leading artiolS, advocates an Imperial conference during the first half of t\e ..year 1917 fof thl purpose of "the creation of a sound Imperial policy m dealing with auctions of national organisation, manpower, increased production, economy, and consumption and «»« d f * C °X of action along the lines of the reso u< tions of the late Pans Conferenc*, with a view to reaching an understanding on. peace terms, ]om«y. which shall he ktistao'tory to lh* leader adds: "Britain, m anything but entiment and no longer the Mother Country. , The Dominion Household has ; grown into men, who ohieot to our pat'tmage, and are ansi oufto continue to play the men's park the Government has not. [s merely hinting vaguely at P«W*s Domtaions a.sha're in high questions of Imperial policy-"