BRITAIN'S PART.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16153, 6 March 1918, Page 8

BRITAIN'S PART.

SILVER BULLETS. JUBSCRIPTIOXS TO "T.lxK LOAX.' T". . »bv Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March otli. 10.00 p.m.) LONDON. March o. The "Tank Loan" week was inaugu rated with much enthusiasm. Si: tanks are operating in variouseentres. The first day's subscriptions includ* "one of one of £2,000,000 Jour of £1.000.000, and several O: £-500,000. THE LATE GENERAL MAUDE. (Reuter's Telegrams.) (Received March sth, 11.30 p.m.) London, March o. The House of Commons unanimously adopted a grant £20,000 to Lad} Maude. \ Mr Lloyd George ton id a glowing tri Lute to tlio late General Maude's ser vices to the Empire. He mentionec that General Maude died a victim o I lis inbred couriesy and fine character He visited a plaVue-stricken area at tin invitation of the .inhabitants, who were anxious to welcome him for his kind Cesses-, ;ind though he forbade his cscon to eat or drink, he himself ran the risl. rather than offend his hosts. Then was cholera in \the cup and he died in i i'c.v days. "General Claude will always be re mcmbered as one of the great figures o the war," said Mr Lloyd George, "no only for his achievenu&nt.s, but for hi: character." -/ ' ( FAITH IN THE ARMY. (From Australian Files.) LONDON, February 21. in the House of Commoiyf vesterda\ Mr l?onar Law (Chanceilor/of the Exchequer) stated that the djiily average national expenditure during "the foui wek s ended February / 16'{ h was £0,38-1,000. * j In introducing the Ari/v Estimates Mr Macpherson (Parliamdiitary UnderSecretary of the War Oflrce) mentioned tho following purchases made last year:— Manufactures ... 244,000 000 Manufactures for Allies ... 2(>,000'000 Raw material ... ... 113,000,000 ** o °l ... ... 88,000,000 Preserved meat ... 12,000,001) Mr Macpherson also mentioned that 1000 square miles were being cultivated in Mesopotamia alone, and that Egypt was self-supporting in many respects. Thus 2,000,000 tons of shipping would be saved in 1918.