Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 7, 26 August 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

THE ISSUE OF TREASURY BILLS.

London, August 25

The Evening News states that the Government placed 50 million Treasury .bills last week, .and will issue aiiother 15 millions on Wednesday. The present war expenditure, together with the loan to Belgium, have been met in this temporary manner, but the issue of war stock will have to bs made sooner or later: ''••<' '• < ■

FLEET OF MOTOR CAR F4)R THE ! AUTHORITIES. ' j

(Received 10.5 a.m.)''-' ;• : ' Lo'nflon!-August 25

The ' Automobile Club has supplied several thousand motor cars for the use of the authorities, and of which a fleet is stationed in St. James Square night and day.

ATTACK UPON SENTRIES. , 'foreigners"lN CLYDESIDE I I SHIPYARD.

(Receivediilo su.m.Yl' •■' •■ .... London, August lio.

A sentry challenged two foreigners in the shipyard at Clydeside at midnight, but they did not answer the challenge and the sentry , fired,, .The foreigners attacked him with walking sticks whereupon the sentry bayonette'd one seriously, while,the other was arrested. ' ' i

A civilian at Porthcawl (Glamorganshire) tried to wrest the sentry's rifle The sentry felled him with the butt of his rifle.

THE SECOND KING EDWARD HORSE.

(Received 10 a.m.) London, August 25.

Craddock's regiment has been named the. Second King Edward Horse.

FIFTY PAPERS CEASE PUBLICATION SINGE WAR OPENED.

(Received 10 a.m.) London, August 25,

Fifty papers, mostly trades and sports journals, have suspended publication since the war broke out. MOHAMMEDANS PRAY FOR BRITISH VICTORY. (Received 10.30 a.m.) Calcutta, August 24.

At the Mahommedan festival, the Mosques throughout India were thronged by crowds praying for British victory.