Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 51, 16 October 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

"THE 87ACE" 5N LONDON. RESTRICTION IN LIGHTING CAUSES INCONVENIENCE. United Press Association. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, October 15. Owing to the enforced darkness in iLondon preventing many going to 'the theatres, Sir Beerbohm Tree and iSir Charles Wyndham have arranged ,six matinees at the Criterion and His iMajesty's theatres, and only two levelling performances Meekly. I LABOR'S POSITION. LEADERS' MANIFESTO STRIKES HIGH PATRIOTIC NOTE. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, October 15. Twenty-five Labour members of the i House of Commons, numerous trade 'union and other Labour leaders, in a ; manifesto, say: "If England stood !aside the Gorman victory wil 1 proibably mean death to Democracy in Europe. While the conflict lasts, England must he sustained from withjout and within, and the combatants must be supported to the utmost. The (Labour movement is doing it? part in a paramount national duty being confident that the brutal doctrine and methods of German militarism will fail. When the time comes to discuss peace, Labour will stand for an international agreement that disputes in the future must be settled by arbitration, not by machine guns." A HOME FOR REFUGEES. THOUSANDS LEAVING THE CONTINENT FOR ENGLAND. United Pbess [Association. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, Octobe • 15. A further 80Q0 Ostend refugees have landed at Folkstone, manv being starving and half clad. Thirty thousand camped'-out at the Ostend docks on Tuesday night, and 8000 at the central railway station, including 1000 of the wounded. Frantic rusheß were made to get on board Wednesday's boats going to England. There were pitiful 'scenes as the last boat loft, 15,000 .remaining on the pier. One hundred 'and fifty fishermen's wives and children crossed tc 'England in the* open boats and fishing smacks. • #' PREMIER ASQUITH'S SON IN ANTWERP TRENCHES. (Received 8.50 a.m.) ' f ' London, October 15. The Express states that Mr Arthur Asquith,' tho Premier's son, accompanied the naval brigade and fought at. Antwerp in the trenches. STRICTER PROHIBITION OF EXPORT OF CLOTHING. United Press Association. (Received 9.35 a.m.) , . .London, October 15. The Government has prohibited the export (except to British Colonies and Possessions) of woollens worsteds, and yams,, woollen, worsted, and cloth without a pattern if suitable for uniforms and clothing, except women's dress stuffs, cloth manufactured from merino wool, uniform clothing, Cardigan jackets and woollen jerseys, gloves, socks and underwear. The order has created consternation in Bradford. THE BRESLAU AND GOEBEN. Times and Sydney Sun Seevioes. London, October 14. It is stated that 85 per cent, of the officers and crew's of the Goeben and Broslau are Germans, most of them retaining their German uniforms. More German artificers and gunners arrived aboard on Monday.