AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16257, 6 July 1918, Page 9

AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN

ALIENS AT LARGE

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrighl (Australian and N.£. Cable Association.) (Received July 6th, 1.25 a.m.)

LONDON, July 4

In the House of Cominonsj gj r <J eo rge Cave (Home Secretary) stated that 6000 55D0 Austrians, and iiOO Turks and Bulgarians were riot interned. cf whom 4000 belonged to friendly races, being only, technically of enemy nationality. Three thousand aged and invalid Germans were included in this total. There were 3500 married to' British wires, and 2600 h&d sons with tho British Forces.

LONDON, July 4. Mr Bonar Law introduced a Bill to prolong the life of Parliament aiid postpone local elections. Tho Prize Court condemned £70,000 worth of cargoes of seven ships of wool and skins front Iceland. The ships' papers revealed a cunning German plan t6 deceive the British Consul.

("Tho Time®.")

LONDON, July 4. Lord Crawford states that the British fruit crop is one of the worst experienced. After meeting the demands of the Army and Navy, under an ounce of jam weekly will be available for civilians, without allowing for any consumption of fresh frilit.

(Heuter's Telegrams.)

LONDON, July 4. An important representative meeting of Empire gold producers was held ill London. Lord Harris, who presided, stated that the efforts Of the past six months to induce the British Government to consider the increased cost of producing gold were without result. A committee, composed of Lord Harris, Sir Lionel Phillips, Sir Newton Moore, Messrs Edgar Taylor, D. O. Malcolm, and Herbert Blyth, was appointed to prepare a case for presentation to the Government.

(Heuter's Telegrams.) (Received July sth, 10.5 p.m.)

| LONDON, July 4. The international Parliamentary Commercial Conference unanimously favoured the construction of the Channel tunnel as soon as possible. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr David Mason, Lord Robert Cecil stated that he could not see how any action could be usefully taken regardr ing Herr von Kuhlmann's vague, inconclusive statement of June 25th.' The British aims, he said, were well known, but we waited vainly for a dear, unambiguous declaration of the enemy's war aims.

(Received July sth, 11.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 4. In the Hotise of Commons Lord Robert Cecil said that Britain had presented a few aeroplanes to Chili for courteously agreeing to sell Britain a Chilian battle-cruiser which was flow being built in Britain.