New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 27, 18 September 1914, Page 6

New Zealand

EXPORTATION OF FOODSTUFFS FROM UNITED KINGDOM.

[Pub Pres* Association.] Wellington, September 18

Mr Wickham, British Trade Cora, raissioner, has received the following from the Board of Trade: The prohibi, tion of exportation of foodstuffs from the United Kingdom was withdrawn on August 28th as regards British Dominions, but from September 11th the exportation of sugar, refined and unrefined, also molasses and similar goods, is prohibited. OFFICIAL. K The High Commissioner reports under date London, September 17tli, ti.4o p.m.:— Official: Lord Kitchener, in the House of Lords, said: “We have good ground for quiet confidence, but the struggle is bound to be long. , We have in the field rather more than six divisions of troops, and two cavalry divisions. These are being main, tained at full strength by a steady flow of reinforcements.”

London, Sept. 17 (12.30 a.in.)

Reliable. The Belgians hav ; lefitsed to treat as a prisoner of war ( uinmahder Meune, who commanded ! h> Lardsturnj at Louvain. Ho m «.•«- in the criminal prison at An 1 /,’, and will he tried by court-martial for gross' infractions of the laws of v. "

A superb exhibition of scani'nishi-) was given by the torpedo flotilla b.v ecLtipon Harwich during the gal/ exceptional severity which raged, f.c • two days. For 24 hours the hatcher, battened down, while the .-arlarr! on deck duty stood at their post*-; V. ;!:cd to the rails.