Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 3, 5 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

THE PORT OF LONDON. HOLD-UP IN TRAFFIC THROUGH LACK OF LABOR. Timer and Sydney Sun Sebvioeb. (Received 8 a.m.) London, January 4,

All records have been broken for merchandise to be stored and waiting to be stored in the dock and warehouses of the Port of London. Twentyeight liners at Gravesend, carrying every kind of cargo, are waiting to berth In the warehouses alone there are 650,000 tons of goods, including 80,000 tons of sugar. The congestion has been caused by the lack of labor. Timm and Sydney Sun Sbuvioh. (Received 8 a.m.) London, January 4. The British Medical Journal states there is a tendency* to restrict the searching for and extraction of bullets and fragments of shell in the wounded, the human body having been found to have a remarkable toleration for foreign substances. GENTLE REMINDER TO THE “WHITE FEATHERS.” (Received 8.25 a.m.) London, January 4.

The Rt. Hon. T. J. Macnamara, in a speech at Browning Settlement, said that if the thousands of young men who had not answered to their country’s call thought they were going to enjoy their freedom and immunity from their duty at the other fellows’ expense they would not enjoy it long. SYDNEY CITIZENS’ PRESENTS. (Received 9.35 a.m.) London, January 4. Sir 3'. A. Coghlan sent the Sydney citizens’ war chest funds and consignments of woollen comforts to the Guards Brigade in the trenches, and the commandant writes that they are very grateful for the magnificent present, which is most acceptable. NEW YEAR OPENING OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. (Received 10.35 a.m.) London, January 4. Three thousand members at the opening of the Stock .Exchange sang The National Anthem. Many members were on active service. Business, war loderate, though the new regulations restrict dealings in a fair number of sales.