Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 294, 10 December 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

THE MONROE DOCTRINE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, December 0. i Sir Edward Grey, in opening a rifle club, said that if Germany defeated Britain, the Monroe doctrine would not he worth thirty cents. Any Ameri--1 can trader sending Germany supplies 1 helped to prolong the war and offended the highest interests of both America and Britain.

A FOOTBALL SUGGESTION. TO FURTHER RECRUITING. Times and Sydney Sun Skeviois. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 8. The Times suggests that professional football competitions, which have a unique influence upon recruiting should be replaced by matches between different units of the new army. LOYALTY OF THE EMPIRE. Times and Sydney Sun Sebvioeb. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 8. The Times, in a leader, draws Berlin’s attention to the declaration ol loyalty on the island of Niue, and tells them something of the nature cl the Empire which they so confidently are hoping to supersede. “This,” states the Times, “is only one offer out of many from the simple peoples who may know nothing about German culture, but who do know something of British rule.”

AN OLD WOMAN’S PLEA. Times and Sydney Sun Seevioeb. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 8. A woman, seventy-five years of age, at the Westminster police court, complained that she had lost her sewing machine. She had paid £lO in instalments over a period of seven years, but her eyes were failing and she was unable to pay the balance of 9s. Her two sons had enlisted. The Magistrate said the machine had been unwarrantably seized anc(, the machine would have to be returned. A FATAL SHOCK. Times and Sydney Sun Service*. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 8. Lady Sherbrock, widow of Robert Low, is dead. Early in November she received news that her nephew had been killed, and from a seizure of paralysis she never rallied.

GERMAN CONSUL’S TREASON. SENTENCE OF DEATH. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, December 9. Alders, late German Consul at Sunderland, has been sentenced to death for treason, SEPARATION ALLOWANCES. POLICE SUPERVISION. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, December 9. There are many protests against the War Office regulation requiring the police to keep registers of soldiers’ and sailors’ wives with the right to enter hous&s to ascertain that separation allowances are not abused. The London police greatly modified the regulations, avoiding home inquisition. Wives accused of drunkenness are subjected to persuasion instead of prosecution. There is still a demand that the women should spend as they please, subject to the ordinary law.

A DENIAL.

(Received 8.45 a.m.) London, December 9. The Press Bureau denies the appointment of Lord Esher’s committee on contracts, ANNEXING TOCOLAND. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, December 9. The Gold Coast bears the cost of the annexation of Togoland, estimated at £OO,OOO. It also offers £BO,OOO for British war expenses.

THE PRODUCTION OF DYES. GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO SUPPLY BRITAIN’S WANTS. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Loudon, December 8. Lord Moulton, at a meeting of Lancashire and Yorkshire businessmen, explained the national dyeworks scheme. The Government propose that for the dyeworks they should raise three million of share capital if the Government guaranteed the issue ot debentures up to one and a-half millions. Lord Moulton stated that two million worth of dyes was consumed in Britain annually, which was essential for industrial products of the value of two hundred million sterling, on which one and ahalf million men depended. Only one-tenth of the dyes were now produced in Britain, and the stocks were rapidly diminishing. GerImany was putting on intense pressure to prevent Sweden giving help. The meeting unanimously approved the proposal.

POPE’S EFFORTS FOR PEACE. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, December 9. Rome reports that the Pope is urging a cessation of hostilities during Xmas. It is believed his efforts "ill not be successful.