"GREAT DECISIONS NEEDED"

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 288, 1 September 1919, Page 5

"GREAT DECISIONS NEEDED"

HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO BE

SAVED. • London, August l! 9. Mr. J. R. Clynes pooh-poohs Mr. Lloyd George's "alarmist letter," \vhich may possibly result in a few thousand dismissals. "Great decisions," ho says "are needed. We must try to save hundreds of millions. . It requires a daily shock to keep the House of Commons awake. The Navy, Army, and Air Force Estimates, approaching COO millions, must be tackled, and the expensive policy in Ireland and Russia must be changed." Mr. Clynes urged that Parliament should be summoned at tho beginning instead of the end of October.

Lieutenant-Colonel C. L. Malonn,-, a Coalition Liberal member of the House of Commons, demands that the Liberals shall leave the coalition aimless a drastic policy of retrenchment is adopted.—A.us.N.Z..Cable Assn.

CONTRACTS STILL UNCANCELLED . FOR BUILDING 170 TANKS. 7 (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) London, August Sfl. Newspapers disclose that contracts for. the building of 170 tanks are still unoan-' celled. The tanks east J7OOO each. The Government excuse may be that' they are wanted for Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Gible Assn. DEMOBILISATION OTG EXPEDITED .SEVEN BATTLESHIPS TO BE SOLD. (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) |.ondon, August cO.. In connection with .the economy campaign, the Admiralty is expediting demobilisation, and ako soiling sixteen vessels, including seven battleships.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. OVER THREE MILLION MEN ' DEMOBILISED. (Rec, August 31, 11.5 p.m.) London, August SO. The War Office announces that 135,272 officers and 3,033,571 men have been demobilised since the armistice.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.