General Items

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 93, 10 August 1914, Page 5

General Items

London, August 7. The Prince of Wales ixas been given a comxnission with the Grenar diers. Hundreds of thousands of Americans came to England and the Continent in the spring. Twenty thousand have returned, 20,00 are in London, and the balance are scattered on the Continent. Many have nothing but the clothes they stand i«. A Repatriation Committee has been formed. The Loudon County Council will cut I short the school holidays, and the schools re-open on Wednesday, believiixg this step will be in'the-best in* terests of the children. The police raided a hotel at Fusion. Road, arrested two armed men there, and seized many Mausers, pistols and some ammunition. The Government TV>r Insurance Department has fixed the rate on cargoes at sgns per cent. When the naval reserve was mobilised, Sir Ernest Shackleton offered the seiwices of the whole expedition, and placed the stores and provisions and the Endurance at the Empire’s disposal. The Admiralty later expressed appreciation, but said it was necessary to call upon the expedition,. The arrests of alleged German spies included Max Bernstein Laurens, a music hall artist. He was born in Australia, went to Africa, and afterwai’ds to England. He worked in the Vickers and Maxim works, and was perfecting inflammable aeroplane projectiles. He was remanded, and bail was refused. Lord Lucas, Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, succeeds Mr W. Runcixna'n as President of the Board of Agriculture, and Lord Emmott succeeds Earl Beauchamp as First Commissioner of Works. The water supply of London and provincial towns is strongly guarded, owing to the discovery of many bombs upon arrested Germans. German reservists have been arrested all over the country. There is a mystery concerning the Geohen’s whereabouts. Possibly the vessel eluded the British anid lias gone to the Adriatic. Clients having horses suitable for Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency troopers can bring them to the New Co., Ltd. yards to-morrow (Tuesday), when they can be examined. The local medical practitioners (Dra. Paget, Steven, Cameron and Johnston) has generously agreed to give medical treatment - free of charge to the wives and families of those men about to go to the front until their return. Mr H. Childs, of the well-known Stratford roachbuilding firm of MoBain and Childs, received the following message this morning from Mr George Dash, secretary of the National Carriage Builders* Association of New Zealand, of which Mr Childs is a member of the executive Waimate. Followinig message sent Premier wire your approv-xl we eoachhuklers of New Zealand offer Government immediate free use of all suitable vehicles in possession of trade. We will if needed work unitedly in rapidly constructing any transport or other vehicles asked for by yon. George Dash.” Messrs H. Childs and C. Martin, on noiaff of the Stratford coachbuilders, replied as follows: —We approve your offer to New Zealand Government.