BRITAIN.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16230, 28 March 1917, Page 8

BRITAIN.

MISCHIEVOUS RUMOURS. ... A SUPPOSED INVASION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.\ i . . LONDON, March 26. Humours of a' invasion, current ia London and the provinces during the past forty-eight hours, were dispelled ' lry Mr Bonar Law's statement in the House oF Commons. He said he was unable to find the foundation for these rumours. .PRISONERS OF 'WAR,. ~~ : IN BRITISH HANDS. In the. House of Commons [Mr A. Hope said that war prisoners in British hands' numbered ' 55,397 Germans. 16 ..Anstrians, 763- Bulgarians, and 15.512 Turks. It was believed that' Germany held 32,500 British prisoners. . BRITAIN'S ARMY. APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT. The .'..-immense.' military effort by Rritnin is strikingly illustrated in -theArmy Appropriation Accoxmt for 1916, showing that the, total net exwuditure on the armv was £543,187.543. - The amount- includes: Pav,- £98,157,156, supplies and clothing £212 060.815, quartering, transport and rem0unt5£96.373.107. £96.373.107. pf which sum the sea tra.nsnort of 'troops cost and £5,570,320 was credited to . the Indian Government for the ordinary expenses of the Indian Expeditionary Forces. . . NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED. Three New . Zealanders have been awarded military' medals: THE NEW WAR LOAN. .The first dealings in the new war loan exeitccT mudh. interest. On the Stock Exchange there were over a hundred markings of 5 per cents, at 94 7-8 , up to 95-I-. There were- a- few sales of 4 per cents, at 99*- up to 100 J.