THE LONDON RAID

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9694, 23 June 1917, Page 7

THE LONDON RAID

HEUORIAL service fob infants PLAIN SPEAKING BY BISHOP OF LONDON. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyriahi Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 21. There were pathetic scones at a memorial service for the infant school victims of the East London air raid. Sixteen coffins, laden with flowers, were placed in the church overnight. A touching episode was the entry of twelve tiny class-mates of the dead children. The King and Queen sent a message assuring the parents that they wore thinking of the saddened homes and the early ending of young and,innocent lives, which was more pathetic in the cruel and tragic circumstances.

The Bishop of London preached. His Lordship said lie had never witnessed a more touching sight. He mentioned that the school children of a country village had sent him a wreath. Ho did not* believe that the mourners wanted sixteen murdered German babes to lie dead in order to avenge their own children, but they must demand strong naval and military action. The strongest punishment should be meted out to the perpetrators and designers of the raids who murdered these children.

AFFAIRS IN CHINA

JAPAN’S REPLY TO UNITED STATES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Eeutcr's Telegrams. TOKIO, June 21. Japan’s reply to Mr Lansing (Secretary of State for the United States) gives courteous recognition of the sincerity and higli-mindedness of American motives in seeking to assist China, hut presents the belief that China is not gravely endangered. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received June 22, 0.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON. June 22. A peaceful settlement of China’s disturbances is forecasted in an official dispatch from Pekin.

INDIAN WAR LOAN

SUBSCRIPTIONS £36,000,000. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Reuter’s Telegram*. LONDON, Juno 21. The Indian War Loan subscriptions totalled £36,000,000 sterling. This buni is more than double the estimate.

VOTES FOR ARMY AND NAVY

ALT. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS TO BE ENFRANCHISED.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable ABsooiation. . LONDON, June 21. The Home Secretary, Sir George Cave, stated in the House of Commons that soldiers and sailors would bo given the vote whether at Home or abroad. Soldiers from the Dominions would bo qualified to vote after sis months’ residence.

CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH

MUST COME BEFORE LABOUR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 22, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Juno 21. A conference held at Westminster of 270 delegates, representing 1,286,000 miners, railwayrnen and transport workers passed a resolution to summon a special conference to discuss the question of industrial conscrip/tion if the Government introduced a measure to that end; also affirming that conscription of wealth should precede conscription of men. Mr Robert Smillie, president' of the Minors’ Federation of Great Britain, who presided, said the triple alliance had hitherto acted defensively, and must await a more favourable moment for a more aggressive policy. Ho believed that a general stoppage of work was Unnecessary; a mere threat was sufficient to obtain their demands.

INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES

AVERAGES 97 PER CENT. SINCE AVAR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Juno 22, 5.5 p.m.) EONJKIN, June 21. At the annual meeting of a large catering firm, the chairman stated that the increase in food prices since the beginning of the war averaged 97 per cent. Meat had advanced 140 per cent.; butter SO per cent.; milk 100 per cent.

CROSS-CHANNEL RAILWAY FERRY

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright neuter’s Telegrams. (Received Juno 22, 0.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 21. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law stated that the Government was considering the question of a cross-Channel railway ferry.

MEXICO TO JOIN IN

WILL ENTER WAR AGAIN,ST GERMANY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Heater’s Telegrams. (Received Juno 23, 1.5 a.m.) VANCOUVER, June 22. An envoy from General Carranza is en route to Washington to announce that Mexico is ready to enter the war against Germany. Franco has already made a Joan to Mexico.