HOME AND FOREIGN

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16419, 13 January 1919, Page 7

HOME AND FOREIGN

ENGINEERS' CLAIM. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and X.£>. Cable Associatixxy (Received January 12th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. January 9. Three hundred electrical engineers at the Chelsea power station threatened to stop the district railway this evening in order to force their claim for a forty-seven hour week. The dispute lias been referred to a conference. FOREIGN PROPAGANDISTS. (Received January 12th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 9. Three foreigners were charged at tho Marylebone Police Court with possessing forged Spanish nationality certificates. The prosecution stated that one carried anarchist propaganda urging soldiers to lay down their arms. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY. (Received January 12th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 9. Tho "Star" states that recruiting for tho regular army on tho ore-war basis will be resumed on the 15th inst. These recruits will provide drafts to serve in distant theatres. WATERSIDERS' STRIKE. (Received January 12th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 10. Tho marine workers' strike threatens to tie up the harbour and affect more than 50,000 men. NAVAL BASE THREATENED. (Received January 12tli. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 9. A court-martial * sentenced Charles Hurley, a Sinn Fein volunteer, to five years' imprisonment for being in possession of plans for attacking the police barracks and blowing up the naval magazines. store-houses. oil tanks,' and landing places at Berchavon (Ireland), with a view to isolating the entire naval base. FOOD RIOTS AT PRAGUE. (Roceived Januarv 12th. 5.5 p.m.) COPENHAGEN,- January 9. Troops refused to disperse hunger rioters at Prague. Large and desperate crowds pillaged tho storehouses. WORLD'S PRESS CONGRESS. (Australian and N./j. Cable Association.) NEW YORK January 8. A United Press messaso from Tokio states that the rtext World's Press ConTress will be held in Svdney on Novem*}r 11th 1919. FOOD REQUIRED FOR EUROPE. NEW YORK January 8. Mr H. C. Hoover (Food Controller) states that 1,400,000 tons of food will jo needed from the United States to ave Europe from an early famine. The >ost of delivery will be 350,000,000 dolars. INTERNED ALIENS. (Received January 13th. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 10. It is officially announced that during >eoember 630 interned alien enemies cere repatriated. They wore either inalids or over age. The military authoities recently decided that it was no , rager necessary to retain nemy { ivilians, therefore deportations began ( n January 6th, when 750 sailed for t lermanv. v