LORD KITCHENER’S PLANS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144484, 19 September 1914, Page 3

LORD KITCHENER’S PLANS.

TERRITORIALS AS OVERSEAS GARRISONS. NEW ARMIES READY IN THE SPRING.

GERMANS STANDING AT BAY.

The Allies Attacking Vigorously, Lord Kitchener's statement in tlic House of Lords dears .up all doubts as to the number of British troops at the front. These roughly amount to 120,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry. The • territorials are replacing the garrisons in Egypt and Malta, which will release 9000 of tho regular army, and four now armies, of 100,000 each, are being framed. Those Lord Kitchener expects to be ready for service in the spring—five or six months hence. Lord Kitchener is evidently determined to put none but first-class troops in the field, and is refusing to be bustled into making a bigshow with only partially trained men. There is little news from France. The Germans have prepared strongly fortified positions on the Oise and the Meuse, and are offering strenuous resistance to the Allies. The mention of the Oise shows that a retirement has taken place from the Aisue, where wo last heard of tho Germans. We are -casually told that the Germans took Ilheims, but. were turned out again, but not a word is said ns to whether the strongforts round the town were captured. Probably they were not. The Austrians, we are told, are evacuating- Galicia.

LOJ3C STRUGGLE !N PROSPECT. LORD KITCHENER’S PREPARATIONS. BT ELEOIBIO TELKCEAPH.—COPYRIGHI. (Eoceivccl Sept. 19, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. IS. Lord Kitchener, in. the House of Lords, paid a tribute to Sir John F real oil’s consummate skill and calm courage in withdrawing ids force in face of vastly superior numbers. Ho added that the struggle was bound to be a long one. Britain now had in the field six divisions and two cavalry divisions, which were being maintained at full strength |iy reinforcements. Ho' was also drawing ou the overseas garrisons and replacing them by territorials, of whom a division (19,000 men) had already been sent to Egypt and a brigade (4000 men) to .Malta. Four armies were now being raised. Two had been collected at the training centres, and the third was being formed. The fourth, consisting of reserves, would be utilised to feed the expeditionary force. He was confident that our new armies would he ready and well-trained to take the field in the spring, and that they would prove themselves formidable opponents. [The ordinary garrison in Malta is i 725 infantry ami 1508 garrison artil•ery. In Egypt there are 4666 infantry and 685 cavalry. Lord Kitchener’s nowarmies consist of 100,000 men each. Of these, 200,000 are already being trained and the remaining 200,000 will shortly undergo training.) GERMAN VESSELS SEIZED. SEVERE BLOW TO HER SHIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 18. Fair Piay states that the Allies have seized and'sunk 832 Gorman merchantmen, of 853,852 gross tons, whereof Britain seized 587,476 tons and her allies seized 159,101 tons. The Germans had seized 173,941 tons of British shipping and 3261 tons of Russian. Prance seized 17,010 tons of Austrian. The British tonnage sunk, including the Oceanic and many trawlers, is 105,521. - [The total German sea-going tonnage is 4,380,000.] The captain of a Spanish steamer which has arrived at London says he had great difficulty in inducing the crew to work the ship. He says the crew believed the German news circulated in ■Spain, staling that the Germans had captured. London and that half of the city was in flames. BRITISH WOMEN IN GERMANY. (Received Sept. 19, 8.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. IS. A dispatch states that the American Embassy has arranged special trains to convey British women and children from Germany on Sepember 21. STOCK EXCHANGE DEALINGS. (Received Sept, 19, 8.50 a.m.) , LONDON. Sept. 18. The Financial Times says the policy of fixing minimum prices has been a success,, and the leading gilt-edged securities have, been dealt in without difficulty. One firm yesterday sold upwards of £20,000 worth of colonial stock.

GERMAN SPY ARRESTED. SCARCITY OF DRUGS. (Received Scot. 10, 9.20 a.m.) LOXDOX, Sopt. IS. Reihlc, a German, was arrested in tlio central lobby of the House ol Commons and sentenced to sis months’ imprisonment and ordered to bo deported after serving his sc-ntcpcc. Reihlc was formerly a branch secretary of tho National Sailors’ and Firomcii's Union, and possessed knowledge ol the inner workings of the* principal seaport* and dockyards. Many letters from Hamburg wore found in his lodgings. Tho Lancet draws attention to tlio growing scarcity of imported drugs. The price of drugs has advanced since tho war and several British firms have begun to maiinfaeturo certain chemicals. FREE MEDICAL AID. (Received Sept. 19. unonA LONDON, Sept. 18. The British Medical Association and tho Pharmaceutical Society have arranged with tho Government to give free medical advice and medicine to dependents of soldiers and sailors serving with the colours, the cost to bo defrayed from the Prince of Wales fund. GENERAL ITEMS. (Received Sent. 19. 11.-10 a.m.) "LONDON, Scot. IS. The killed include Captain D. Slewart, who was imprisoned with Captain Trench for espionage in Germany. Tho Queen’s fund for distressed women workers has reached .£50,090. Many applications are being made in the courts to void or suspend German patents.