CONFERENCE AT CALAIS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9093, 12 July 1915, Page 8

CONFERENCE AT CALAIS

MEETING OF FRENCH AND BRITISH LEADERS Tho High' Commissioner reports;— LONDON. July 9, 9.30 p.m. Mr Asquith, (Lord Crewe, Lord Kitchener, and Mr Balfour left England on Monday for a conference at Calais on Tuesday, with MM. Viviani, Delcasse, Millerand, Augagneur, A. Thomas and General Joffre. General Sir John French was also present. ' , Mr Asquith and, Lord Kitchener afterwards visited the British headquarters. TWO DAYS’ TOUR OF BRITISH FRONT (Received July IT, 3 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. Mr Asquth and Lord Kitchener visited Sir John French’s headquarters orr Tuesday and toured tho British front for two days. They inspected tho first and second armies, and the Indian flying corps. They vrero specially interested in tho machine guns school. They mot King Albert. Lord Kitchener visited the French troops at Arras and returned to London 'in tho' afternoon.

CENSUS JN_ SYDNEY By Tolcsrraph—:Press Association—Copyrlffh I (Received July IT, 4 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 11. A census of unmarried males between the ages of seventeen, and sixty, in the metropolitan area, commences on Monday. NEW ZEALANDER INTERNED By Teleeraph—Proas Association —CopyrieM (Received Julv 11, 4 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 11. Mr T. D. MacLaren, barrister, a New Zealander, is reported to bo interned in Germany. FORGING THE SHIRKERS r Telegraph—Press Association —Copyrifch» (Received Julv 11, 4 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 11. The Railway Commissioners have decided not to employ single men eligible for military service.