Britain.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 217, 15 August 1918, Page 5

Britain.

ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. LORD READING’S MLSSION. (Received 13, 0.30 a.m.) London, Aug. 1-1. The “Evening N"A.s" says that Lord Reading (British Rejwcsi'nta.ive in L’.S.,) 'ins rcturn-d from Aiiu'rir'i m order to suggest an Xiiglo-Ameriean defensive and oficiisivc a'iiiuice.-—(A. K X.Z.) (Received 15, 11.10 a.m.) Wasliiugton, Aug. 14. It is ofliei.-tl.v denied that Earl Ri du s ’ it to London is in contiotiiiu w 'li ty Anglo-American Alliance. —(A. and N.Z.)

KING VISITS THE FRONT. A WEEK’S TOUR. (Received 15, 8.40 a.m.) London, Aug. 14. ( The. King spent a strenuous week at the front, covering hundreds of miles. He left London on the 6th. Though the tour was not connected with the prospective offensive he saw much of the operators. The King visited the King of Belgium, Sir Douglas Haig and General Ifooh. and also decorated General Debeney with the K.U-B- He saw all the British army commanders and inspected an enormous number of troops of all arms, and the women’s forces. He visited General Pershing and conferred many decorations upon the Americans. King George spent Monday with the Fourth Army and visited hospitals and a casualty clearing station near the line.—(A. and N.Z?) The King has now returned to London from a visit to the Western front(Received 15, 11.50 a.m.) London, Aug. 14. The King on Wednesday met Pres. Poincaire. Several shells fell in jthe village street shortly after the King passed through during his visit to the Second Army.—(A. and N.Z.)

WARNING BY THE POPE. London, Aug. fl. The “Epoca” (Rome) announce* that the Pope has forwarded a letter to the Irish bishops, recommending dutifulness to the authorities in accordance with Christian principles. Mr. Shortt (Chief Secretary for Ireland), speaking in the House of Commons, said that as far as he could ascertain the Ulster Volunteer* had 50,000 rifles and 11 machineguns. LONDON NEWS ITEMS. A message from Paris states that Caproni, the Italian aircraft designer in the course of an interview said: We shall owe our final success to th* aviator, especially large bombing machines. Bombardments must be carried out on a grand scale on purely military objectives. I Reuter’s correspondent at Berne reports that a general strike is threatened in Switzerland, owing to the Federal Council’s unsatisfactory reply to a Labour memorandum, m which a demand was made for political and economical reforms.' (Received 15, 11.0 a.in.) I The maximum price of silver has been fixed at the currency price of 4/13-16d. —(A. and N.Z.)