Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 67, 14 November 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

AN ADDITIONAL MILLION BRITISH TROOPS.

United Press Association. (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, November 13. Tlie Daily Telegraph understands that the Government on Monday will ask the House of Commons to sanction the raising of an additional million troops. A half-crown income tax is likely. Mr McKenna, (Home Secretary) replying to the newspapers' regarding the laxity o£ f his spy policy, said that throughout he was guided by" military adyice. i j ;'u. .1. ,ji; A >k Mr; Asquith (Premier), said the Bri. tisb casualties in France and Belgium to jChtober 31 were 57,000.1; .1 Thb Supplementary Estimates provide for an additional million troops. 1 “ f ~ j.. "j, ; . fa;: ,r* ',t ■ v . TRjADINC WITH* ENEjMY. ! (Received 9.5 a.m.) I London* 5 November 13. The London County Council refused several licenses to kinema theatre!) in which Germans held substantial shares. WORK OF SPIES ON SHORE. t —— ; (Received 9.5 a.m.) . ' | ' tbndbnj* November 13’.’ The newspapers' L : give remarkable stories.’ of; light-yignalling along the Yorkshire coast. ‘ There have’ been many questions in*'Parliament relating thereto and also to espionage.

CAPE FRUIT FOR THE WOUNDED.

"'k . 1 . V .f . (Received 9.5 a.m.) * . ! London, November 13. Cape farmers are -sending fruit for the wounded in the hospitals.' THE DISTRESS IN BELGIUM IS ENORMOUS. (Received 10.35 a.m.) . London, November 13. , Various Belgian relief committees and distinguished Belgians have guaranteed £600,000, which will be , given to the Commission for the Relief of the Belgians, but the distress is enormous. GENERAL. London, November 12. Owing to the war the county cricket fixtures for 1915 have been postponed sine die. The Northern Union League committee has decided that it is impossible to invite the New South Wales League to tour Britain in 1915-16.