BRITAIN IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2241, 29 August 1914, Page 8

BRITAIN IN WAR TIME

' I 1 J'ARYM COUNCIL CHANGE > Am. Abulia KfilinM ii i , . >~«l -' i,»". , London, > August 27. ' The personnel of the new Army Coun-cilj'-'aif gdzetted, is:— ' _ lord. Kitehenor, \CommandeMn-Chiof f..i,! of tlio. British Anny. General Sir Charles Douglas, G.C.8., i - "" , — Chief 'of Hho Imperial General _ Staff (First Militaiy Member). ; Sir H. C. Sclafcer, ' ' /. KJC.B.', Adjutant-General to tho Forces (Secorid'Militaiy Member). Major-General Sir' J. S ,Cowans, - '-~K:C.8.. M.V.0., QuartermasterGeneral to tho* Forces (Third ■"■' -"Military Member). Colonel S. B. von Donop, C.8., Masj£ tor-General of the Ordnance "*" (Pourtlx Member). Mr J. -Tonnaut, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for '"••-js WaT"(Civil-Member). Mr.. H. T. Baker, M.P., Finan- " 'clal Secretary (Finance Member). >-"Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. 'Die membors : of.:the Council aro the Saute as , before tho "outbreak of war, viJJi tho exception that Lord Kitchener replaces'Mr ' H. H.'Asquith (Pnmo Minister).' MR. KEIR HARDIE HOWLED DOWN QUESTIONS - SIR EDWARD GREY. 1 ' ■ •" . London, August 27. I -Mr. Keir Hardio, Socialist M.P. for Mertliyr-Tydvil, in tho Houso of Commons, r nskod why tho Government had rejected Prince Libhnowsky's suggestions for a settlement. Sir Edward Grey explained tne facts, and added: "PrincoLichnowsky did not make any suggestions differing from those, inado by tho German Government. \Prmco Lichndwsky ivorked for peace, but tho real authority did not rest with him. , That wne ono of the reasons, why. our efforts for peace failed." (Cheers.) Mr. .Kcin Hardio mado several at-tempts-.to speak, but was howled down. FLOODiOF GERMAN ACCOUNTS. • TJNLOADING FOR MONTHS. , V , . London, August 27 ■Tho-''Financial Timei" sajs that tho lowest .estimate- of'tho amount of -bills and acceptances circulated in London by German banks at tho outbreak of tho war is eighteen millions sterling. Germany deliberately and systematically, oxploited London for her own benefit and" England's injury. Sho had been unloading ,011 London and New York for months' previous to the war. Every manufacturing- oitv- in the United 'Kingdom is, loaded with.;. Gorman bills, for larg.e,purchases of goods. Bradford's r sliaio is eiglit millions starling. German nccciints wore' the main obstacle again it HlO renewal of business on the Stock Exchange. ' DEPARTURES FOR-SCANDINAVIA. "London, August 27. ..Many wealthy people #ro, leavmg for Sweden and Nonvay._ '"' ' ""'A' SUSPECTED 'SPY, ' '!" ' ' "' London,' August 27. "-\Vjllfam • ■• Whitohead, , u 'naturalised Englishman and, ft at. Dover, i\as brought befoie tlio Court 'to' Harwich. Tlio ovideiico showed; that tho accused released pigeons aV'th'o game iimo 'that tho sub-y,?jines-inid"torncdQ',b_qat3 departed, '

NO SPIES SHOT. • (Reo. August 28, 6.5 p.m.) ', London, August 27. Mr Reginald M'Kenna, Secretary for Home Aftairs, in reply to Mr. Outhwaito, said no spioa had been shot in Great Britain, GERMAN PATENTS (Rec. August 28, 6.5 p.m.) London", August 27, evening. The Patonts, Bill enabling British manufacturers to niako use of German patonts has passed tho House of .Commons.