MOTHER COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17096, 19 February 1916, Page 9

MOTHER COUNTRY.

ECONOMY CAMPAIGN. PAPER MAKING MATERIALS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, February 17. The imports of paper-making materials will bo cut down by one-third.

COULD SAVE MILLIONS. STOP MOTORING FOR PLEASURE. (Received February IS, 0.20 p.m.) • LONDON, February 17. The Press Bureau announces that the National War Savings Committee appeals to all classes to save every possible shilling in order to bring about an early victory, and protests against wastefulness and thoughtless extravagance. the stoppage of which would save millions and enable much labour to be transferred to more useful channels. The. committee instances the m*e of motor-cars and motor-cycles for pleasure. It could not ask the poorer classes to save while the well-to-do were enjoying expensive luxuries.

THE IMPORTATION OF FRUIT. “ Times ” and Sydney “ Sun ” Services. LONDON, February 17. It is stated that the restrictions on the importation of fruit do not apply to the Dominions.

THE BLOCKADE.

TO PREVENT TRADE WITH GERMANY. Bjr Telegraph—Prei* Aoioeiation—Copyright (Rccoivod February 18, 9.10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN. February 17. Newspapers predict a new agreement immediately, whereby Britain will appoint a resident committee in Copenhagen to prevent illicit trade with Germany.

THE MILITARY AGE.

MAY BE RAISED OWING TO POOR RESPONSE. LONDON, February 17. The “Manchester Guardian" states that it is rumoured that owing to the disappointing yield from the earlier Derby groups, thc\ Government is considering raising the military age to for-ty-five before summoning married volunteers.

CLERGY AND THE WAR.

RALLYING NATION’S SPIRITUAL FORCES. v LONDON, February 17. At the Convocation of Canterbury there was a large gathering. The Archbishop saicl that the clergy were exempted from active service because they were entrusted with the most important task, the rallying and strengthening of the spiritual forces of the nation, upon which victory depen dad not less than upon men and munitions.

NURSE CAVELL AVENGED.

SECRET SOCIETY KILLED KEELS. LONDON. February 17. The Cologne “ Yolkszeitung " states that the Belgian Secret Society proved tlie journalist Keels to be guilty of betraying Nurse Caved. A waiter named Louis Brill, with a youth aged nineteen, Maurice Leclcro. followed Keels for three hours in Brussels, and picked a quarrel with him in a side street. Brill fired twice with a- revolver, killing Keels instantaneously. Brill then visited a Belgian ex-officer named Betrancourt. and described the assassination. The Germans allege that Betrancourt is a smuggler at the head of the Belgian Society, but are unable to incriminate him. Brill was courtmartialled and shot on February 11. Lcelero was sent to gaol for ten years, and Lccleyp's father for five rears.

BRITAIN’S WORK.

PARIS JOURNAL’S REMARKS. (Received February IS, 0.0 p.m.) PAR IS, February 17. Figaro," describing the British colossal efforts and great successes in

the outer war theatres, states that tho destruction of the German colonial e,my pirc was almost entirely British work. England alone, with the aid of the tralian Navy, had blotted out the lasf vestige ol’ Germanic power in tho Pack fie.