Important Speeches by Prime Minister and Minister for War

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13790, 16 September 1915, Page 3

Important Speeches by Prime Minister and Minister for War

BRITISH PARLIAMENT ASKED fOR WAR VOTE Of 250 MILLIONS.

LORD KTTOHENER CHEERFULLY OUTLINES OPERATIONS IN ALL

THEATRES

BRITISH LINES EXTENDED IN FLANDERS

GERMAN PLANS AGAINST RUSSIA A SIGNAL FAILURE

TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALAND&RS

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LONDON, September 15. Tn the House of Lords, Lord Strachie postponed his question regarding air raids at the Admiralty's request. It is understood that Sir Percy Scott*s appointment indicates the intention to reorganise the antiraircraft precautions. The Rev. R. J. Campbell, of the City Temple, is retiring and returning to France. If his health permits, he resumes services for soldiers.

A syndicate representing the Marconi Company has acquired the Poulsen patent rights, thus eliminating all rivals except the Telefunken.

The British Socialist party passed a resolution to disassociate itself with pxoGerman intrigue for a pi*eraature peace. A British prisoner, who has returned from S&endal, says the British were compelled to salute the Kaiser's statue, and a German tried to make them walk over a pavement covered with Union Jacks; They refused and suffered for it.

A Territorial at the Dardanelles says a. Turkish girl discovered sniping had round her neck 30 identification discs of men die had shot; and £50 m English money. ■ ■

Thirinu- the London district air raid a Zonpelin dropped a horse's blade bone covered with several sketches. There \ras a diagram on the wide end of the bone, showing a. supposed portrait of Sir Edward Grey with a Zeppelin bomb dropping on his* head. A small German flag was tied to the bone. It is stated that the bone was a present to Sir Edward Grey, with the compliments of the commauder add officers of the Zeppelin. The bone was attached to a parachute, and came safely to earth m a large open space, the authorities taking possession of it.

ZURICH, September 15. Germany's wheat has been harvested very wet and must be artificially dried. The oats suffered greatly and. the quality of the barley is indifferent.