EVERY AVAILABLE MAN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16372, 28 October 1916, Page 7

EVERY AVAILABLE MAN.

FULL STRENGTH AT FRONT. I NO UNNECESSARY RESERVES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 5.35 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 26. Lord Derby, Under-Secretary for War, informed an interviewer that the Government was firmly resolved to keep at home only the essential minimum of men. There was no thought of sparing men in order to establish unnecessary reserves. EXEMPTIONS NOT RENEWED' j ARRANGING SUBSTITUTES. i LONDON, Oct. 26. The combing out of men eligible for military service is proceeding energetically. Employers have been warned that few exemptions will be renewed and they must arrange for substitutes. The military authorities are willing to assist in exchanging called-up men—partially fit men for fully fit men previously exempted. It is expected that all fit men under 26 years of age will be taken. BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY. DOMINIONS CONSULTED. IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. A. and N.Z. Cable LONDON, Oct. 26. The Manchester Guardian says the presence of Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward at a Cabinet meeting confirms the precedent established by the invitation to the Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Robert Borden, to attend a Cabinet meet-] ing when he was in England. "It has been suggested that the Domin- j ion Governments should have permanent representation on the Imperial Cabinet by a resident Minis- 1 ter," remarks the Guardian. "Without being ideal, that scheme has certain advantages, and could be carried out with a minimum change in the Constitution. It would give the Dominions information which they chiefly need regarding common Imperial concerns. The Minister could keep his colleagues fully instructed in regard to the Imperial foreign policy." CANADA'S POSITION. "SENIOR PARTNER IN FIRM." OTTAWA. Oct. 26. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, states that Canada 13 preparing for unprecedented immigration after the war. She will be in a position to choose carefully and to take only the best. Politically, Canada will after the war take a more prominent part in the Empire's destinies, and will probably be asked to become one of the senior members in a firm of which 6he was previously regarded as a junior partner. KAISER FLAMBOYANT. IMPORTANCE OF THE SOMME STILL CLAIMING SUCCESS. A. and N.Z. Cable. AMSTERDAM. Oct. 26. The Kaiser, reviewing the troops at Cambrai, in Northern France, said be had hurried from the east to bring them greetings and the thanks of their comrades for their heroism in the greatest battle in the world's history. " The battle of the Somme will stand for centuries as the brilliant example of a whole nation's determination to conquer," said the Kaiser. "You incarnate that determination in your resistance of French arrogance and British obstinacy. Comrades, hold on! 'The Lord of Creation is with you." MORE GOAL PROMISED. NEED FOR GREATER EFFORT Eeutcr. LONDON. Oct. 26. Mr. Asquith addressed 3000 representatives of the coal mining industry, and appealed for the elimi- ' nation of avoidable absence, by I which 5 per cent, of time was lost. I If this were made up, the deficiency lin the output would be remedied. The output had progressively decreased since the outbreak of war, although the importance of coal in i carrying on the war was second only Ito the importance of men. The 'meeting passed a resolution pledg- ! ing the employers and workmen to I do everything in their power to inj crease the output. ENEMY GENERALS WOUNDED FALKENHAYN'S INJURY. A. and N.Z. Cable. ZURICH. Oct. 26. General von Falkenhayn's wound j is serious, and it is feared it will be ! necessary to amputate one of his I legs. j The Austrian Archduke Charles ' has been wounded and has relinquished his command of the Aus- ! trian forces between the Carpathians and the Pripet. PREMIER OF AUSTRIA. FORMER HEAD OF MINISTRY 1 A. and N.Z. Cable AMSTERDAM. Oct. 26 I Count Ernest von Koerber. a for raer Premier, will succeed the late Count Stuergkh as Premier of Austria.