GENERAL WAR STEMS

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5727, 2 October 1914, Page 3

GENERAL WAR STEMS

Rome, September 30. The authorities have arrested several hundred volunteers seeking to enter France to join Guiseppe Garibaldi's force of 5000 men, which recently left for an unknown destination. London, September 30. The incomes of charitable institutions are decreasing in consequence of the public support of the war funds. The ordinary income of the Salvation Army headquarters has almost ceased, and the officers are working on reduced salaries. Ten thousand Salvationists are serving with ihe colours. The percentage of unemployed in Great Britain, who are out of work because of the war, is very small. Recruiting has greatly relieved the congestion of the labour market, while the demands of the Government for war material and the invasion of the German markets has necessitated the engagement of extra hands in many factories. Received 6.30 p.m., Ist. London, September 30.

The London Times' militay correspondent, while admitting the apparent thoroughness of the German spy system, has not a high opinion of its usefulness. Their failure to ascertain until August 21 that the British Army was in France is a proof of their incapacity. The Times, in a leader, says:

"Many circumstances are leading the Allies to mistrust Turkey. There is still tirre for an explanation from her, and for her to return to the path of peace, whither the Allies invite her. Upon a prompt decision rests hec future as an empire and a people." Sir William Plender, reporting on the German and Austrian banks in London, states that their assets, if collected, would probably recompense the collectors in full, but he specially states that the holders of cheques issued by customers of the banks are not regarded as creditors. The Pope is continuing his personal efforts in the direction of peace. He has exchanged letters with Emperor Francis Joseph. A nephew of the Kaiser is reported aboard the Emden, whose commander informed the captain of one of the sunken vessels that he expected that before she was captured she would make a good run for it. A foreign military authority at Paris estimates the German losses at 500,000.

The Germans regained Most by a ruse. A hundred disguised peasants arrived in country carts. Suddenly, they uncovered machine guns and poured a hail of lead at soldiers and civilians. Panic-stricken, the inhabitants fled.

General Botha, addressing a meeting on the Rand, was wildly cheered when he declared: "The German tcrtoise stuck its head too far out of its shell. United South Africa will help to tread upon it." The reported death of Prince Adalbert is denied in Berlin.