Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 36, 13 February 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

4806 ALIENS IN LONDON RES-

TAURANTS.

United Press Association. (Received 8.0 a.in.) London, February 12. The Hon. Mr McKenna (Home Secretary), being interrogated, said the registration showed that -1800 aliens were employed ui tlio Loipls and restaurants in London. COLONEL SEELY’S APPOINTMENT. (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, February 12. The Morning Post, referring to the appointment of Colonel Seely as Bri-gadier-General with the command of an important cavalry unit, declares that the appointment savours of political preference. It was hard lines that a regular officer should have politicians —who got all the plums during peace—robbing him of the opportunities of staff service in Avar time. The paper added: “Colonel Seely distinguished himself at the War Office by his tactical manoeuvres. Ho evacuated the position, and re-took it without loss of life, but it must not be supposed that this episode gave him a just claim to promotion in the regular army.”

MISCELLANEOUS. Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, February 12. With regards to the wool week, in view of the Contributions of wool being so, successful it has been decided to hold a gold week, and receive jewellery and ornaments. / In the House lof Commons, Mr H. .1. Tennant, Under-Secretary for War, stated that evidence was accumulating in favor of compulsory inoculation. Lord Kitchener felt so strongly on the matter that he was about to issue instructions that leave will be sparingly given to men declining inoculation. The matter was no longer open to argument, and the Government was urged to make a firm and quick decision.

Danish papers are astonished at the license permitted to the German press in discussing the question of peace. They hazard the opinion that Germany is concentrating all her energies against Russia and declaring the blockade of the North Sea for the purpose of having some foundation for offering peace. The Times correspondent with the Servians states that the Hapsburg soldiers are frankly sick of Wie war, and that 60,000 prisoners of mixed nationalities prefer captivity in Servia to liberty in Austria. Strong escorts from the battlefield are not needed. In one instance a single Servia soldier marched at the head of eighty prisoners and presented his papers to an officer at the railway station. The officer counted the men and said: “You’ve 150 here.” The soldier replied: “I can’t help it, Sir, the others kept joining en route.” United Press Association. In the House of Commons Lord Charles Beresford suggested that captured German raiders on sea and land should be treated as pirates and publicly hanged for the murder of women and children. The Premier, Mr Asquith said he was not prepared to make a general statement, but each case must be dealt with on its merits. A French steamer, fitted with showrooms, is preparing to visit South America with 50 representatives of French and 100 British merchants, in an endeavour to capture German trade.