THE MOTHER COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16807, 17 March 1915, Page 8

THE MOTHER COUNTRY

IRELAND'S FART IN THE WAS. AjVyj;,: .V • y’;,, ’■ ; * ‘ ' 1 MR REDMOND’S SPEECH. By To legraph—Press Association—Copyright. ‘ LONDON, March 15. Mr Redmond, in a speech at Manchester, said that the fact that tho meeting was hot composed only of Irishmen proved that Englishmen and Irishmen.; were now united for a common purpose.. Ireland had been admitted by tho democracy of England on equal terms to her proper place in the Empire, which she had assisted in building up as much as England, .) Ireland had already taken her proper place in perfect and absolute good faith. The first immediate duty was to ensure that Ireland boro a full and honourable part in the war. .A mon;ii ago 99,704 Irishmen had enlisted, exclusive 'of 115,000 Irishmen in Britain who were fighting for tho Ejnpire. Irishmen' knew they were for Ireland. ~ Tile Kaiser’s calculations had been completely -falsified. , Ho had expected to meet a divided Empire.

MORE CANADIANS. "NEW CONTINGENT IN CAMP. ; . • LONDQN, March 15*. ' The new Canadian contingent is in camp. All the troops are p.cked men. ’During' the J voyage the crime-sheet was a blank. ■ Tne behaviour and dis’ypline of tho camp arc exemplary.

CLUB FOR FIGHTERS’ WIVES. LONDON- March 15. ' A*numbt® ;of; Australian ladies have, formedya war. club at Somerstown for soldiers- and' sailors’ wives 'and dependents;. (They; propose ,to form similar clubs* in other centres and are'inviting subscriptions through the High Commissioners and Agenfcs-Gencral.

■ ' . BELGIAN RELIEF. % i # ' . i V. ■ J MONEY FROM THE DOMINIONS. ! ‘ (Received’- March 16, 8.5 > p.m.) LONDON, March 15. Sir T. A. Coghlan has sent to tho Commission for the Relief of tho Belgians £40,000 from Auckland, Christchurch ana New South Wales, making £180,000; also fifteen Rea Cross lorries.

TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. - LONDON, March 16. A Whit® Paper gives correspondence between the 4 British Government and ; the . American . ..Ambassador respecting the treatment of German . prisoners. Britain states that naval and military P officers', ax® • given half-pay ’of corre- - upending ranks in .the British infantry. If the. Government learns that British officers in' Germany are receiving tho Hull pay of corresponding ranks in the German Army, : it will be prepared to do the same for German prisoners.

NOTES FROM LONDON. MUNITIONS FOR THE ALLIES.* LONDON, March 15. A New York message says that it is stated ' that the Dupont Powder Company is spending £1,000,000 in additional. plant, .to cope with tho Allies’.demands for ammunition.

AN AMERICAN PREDICTION. LONDON, March 16.

Admiral Bowles, formerly instructor in the United States Navy, predicts that Germany will be victorious, as sho is well supplied with food, war materials and men. '“The Allies,” he cays, “ are probably ilow ready to quit. The chance of a successful invasion of England cannot lightly bo dismissed.”

“ GOD PUNISH ENGLAND.” LONDON, March 16. 'A message from Copenhagen states that the Danish Government refuses to forward letters from Germany inscribed “God punish England,” as the Danish law prohibits letters containing blasphemous matter.