WAR NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 17486, 29 July 1915, Page 5

WAR NOTES

QUALITIES OP THE TROOPS (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) PARIS, July 27. M. Nadaud, the correspondent of the Journal, states that he interviewed numbers of prisoners, many of whom had fought on botli fronts. lie declares that the killing capacity of the British infantry is unequalled, therefore they must be regarded as the best troops. The professional regulars encountered early in the war were magnificent. They never shot blindly, but aimed calmly and with deadly effect at rifle range. The Frenchmen excel in hand-to-hand fighting, which they always seek, to bring about, but they are apt to shoot high. The Russians have the best and most numerous cavalry, and fight equally well on foot or mounted. The staying power of their horses is unequalled. THE COMMONS ADJOUBNIEENT GOVEBNICEHT ASSURANCE WANTED OP NATION’S DETERMINATION LONDON, July 2S. Received July 28, 8.20 p.m. Sir 10. A. Cornwall (Bethnal Green). Sir Frederick Cawley (Prestwick), the Rt Hon. Ellis J. Griffiths (Anglesey), Capt. Hon. F. 10. Suest (Dorset E.), Col. Sir Ivorherbert (Monmeathshire S.), Rt. Hon. Sir A. Mond (Swansea), Mr Dudley Ward (Southampton), and Hr J. C. Wedgwood (Newcastle-under-Lyme) have issued, a whip seeking support for the

view that It Is undesirable for the House of Commons to adjourn, for six,vary important weeks without a Government statement assuring the British troops and the French people that we mean to submit ourselves-, Immediately to every form of discipline in order to-win the war. NORWEGIAN TIMBER CARRIER Waken to cuxhaven COPENHAGEN. July 28. Received July 28, 8.20 p.m. The Germans have taken to Cuxhaven the Norwegian steamer Anvers, timberladen from Froderikstad to England. ENLISTMENT OF MARRIED MEN GENEROUS PROVISION FOR DEPENDENTS LONDON, July 28. Received duly 28, 8.15 p.m. Iff file House of Lords Lord Newton said that payments to the dependents of married soldiers amounted to £750,000 a week. The "War Office did not desire married recruits, hut the fact that Parliament was treating the dependents of married recruits with greater generosity served as a special inducement to married men to enlist. BRITAIN AND NEUTRAL TRADE ANOTHER NOTE TO AMERICA WASHINGTON, July 28. Sir Edward Grey has telegraphed to Mr Lansing, Secretary of State, that Britain is preparing another Note to the United States on the subject of the British Order-in-Council and asking for delay in the publication of the last Note until the new one is received. Hr Lansing has agreed. MERCHANT SHIPPING’S PART “READY FOR ALL DEMANDS” SPECIAL TERMS FOR TRANSPORT WORK LONDON, July 28. Received July 28, 8.20 p.m. Sir Edward Haiti, at a meeting of the X.ondon Shipowners’ Society, said that whatever criticism there might be of Britain’s preparedness for war the merchantmen wore ready for all demands, and were instantly available for worldwide service. The work of the mercantile marine came next in importance to Hie valour and devotion of the Navy. Without the aid and splendid achievements of the fighting forces it would have been impossible to maintain the economic life even with resourceful courage on the part of the merchant seamen. The unjustifiable charge was made against shipowners that they charged excessive freights against the Transport Department. From the commencement of 1915 a mutual agreement secured the tonnage required for national service at half the ruling rates. COTTON FOB GERMANY FULL SUPPLIES MAINTAINED LONDON, July 28. Received July 29, 1 a.m. The Gazette states that data collected from authoritive sources shows that about 900,000 bales of cotton have entered Germany through neutral sources during 1911-15. THE KAISER AND THE WAR. TERMINATION BY CHRISTMAS CAPTURE OP CALAIS AND WARSAW THEN TERMS WITH THE ALLIES LONDON, July 28. Received July 29, 12.5 a.m. Copenhagen reports stale that the Kaiser, before going to Posen to confer with liis generals, held a Crown Council at Berlin, at which he declared that .Germany would not negotiate with her enemies until Warsaw and Calais were captured. The Council drew up final plans to end the war, which the XCalser said must terminate before Christmas.