BRITAIN'S PART.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16162, 16 March 1918, Page 10

BRITAIN'S PART.

THE FOOD PROBLEM. RATIONING SCHEME A GREAT SUCCESS. (By Cable.—Press Association. —oopyright.l (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Eeuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, March 14. Lord Rhondda (Food Controllor) says that when general rationing is enforced on April 7th, those engaged in hard physical labour will have au extra 50 per cent, of meat, chiefly bacon, and those engaged in very Hard physical labours 100 per cent, extra. This was made possible owing to tho voluntary self-sacrifice of the people of tho United States and the rationing scheme in London, which was a great success. Lord Rhondda announces that tho maximum of 75s per cwt live weight for first grade cattle, or tho equivalent in dead weight, -will not be lowered before June, 1919. BREAD OR BEER? • (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, March 14. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at the Free Church Conference, and answering a charge that the Government favoured beer as against bread, quoted the reduction in the beer barrellage, and added: —"There can be no hesitation in the Government favouring bread if it must choose between them." SALE OF WAR BONDS. LONDON, March 14. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law stated that as a result of'last week's campaign the sales of war bonds and war certificates amounted to i»vor £138,000,000. EDUCATION BILL DEBATED. LONDON, March 14. There was an animated and favourable debate on the Hon. Dr. H. A. L. Fisher's Education Bill. N Dr. Fisher said that, unless the half-time system in Lancashire and Yorkshire were attacked, the Education Board could not work the Bill. The hours of industrial toil must be limited during tho elementary school life. The cost of raising the school age -was estimated at £1,000,000. and tho cost of the continuation classe3 nearly £9,000,000, while the nursery schools -would cost £900,000. In addition to making school compulsory until the age of 14, tho. Bill i ordains that those who had not received wholo-timo education until 16 years of age, must attend day. continuation schools for eight hours -weekly until they reach the age of 18. This clause was "arousing opposition in the north of England, particularly in Lancashire, where some masters fear the absence of child labour may seriously j interfere with the cotton industry. j TOM SULLIVAN'S REPATRIATION. [ LONDON, March 14. I A comrade who was- with Tom Sullivan. tho Now Zealand scullei", at the j Ruhlebon Prison Camp, has informed the- Australian Press Association that Sullivan's departure- from Ruhleben would be sorely felt. He was tho life of the camp, and ■was never downhearted. His cheerincss and breeziness did much to keep u» the Britishers' nioraK especially during tho deplorable conditions of the first "winter, when Sullivan and the others -were forced to sleep on straw in horso-boxes with no heating appliances. . , He organised deputations to the Commandant, protesting against the poor food and other conditions, and secured permission to prepare a football and cricket ground, and obtained a modification of the regulations against holding matches. # Ho used to entertain ins comrades ! with tales of his varied rowing and boxing experiences, and with many racv stories of New Zealand life. He was largolv responsible for the formation of the Dominion and Colonial Prisoners' Club, which was a prominent feature of the camp life. A large circle of friends kept him -well supplied with comforts and parcels. Mr Tom Sullivan, whose repatriation ■ — Ruhleben internment camu.

■was announced in a recent cable, is ©*- champion sculler of New Zealand. He is now 49 years of age, and is the son of Captain J. Sullivan, of Devonport, Auckland. Mr T. Snllivan proceeded to England after being defeated in a content for the world's sculling championship bv J. Stanbury in Australia, snout 2o years ago. For many years he acted as coach to English rowing clubs. About two years before the war he accepted an offer to act as coach for the famous Rudder Club, of Berlin, and at the outbreak of hostilities was residing with his wife and familv at Berlin. Mrs Sulliv&n, her daughter, and youngest son got safely to England, but her husband and the eldest son, then aged about 20, were interned. IN SOUTH AFRICA. NEW SOLDIERS' ORGANISATION. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March loth, 8.10 p.m.) CAPE TOWN, March 14. A confcrcnce of Returned Soldiers' Associations, representative of the whole of South Africa, inaugurated an organisation of comrades of the great war. The conference also carried a resolution protesting against the return of the lost colonies to Germany.