Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 11, 13 May 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

■ ZULUS v. GERMANS. United Prebu Asboutasioh. (Received 9 a.m.) London, May 12. •The Hon. L. V. Hwrconrt (Colonial Secretary) informed Mr. Houston. , (Unionist member for Liverpool), that it would be impossible to cmploy Zulus in Flanders. | Mr. Houston: "Have the Zulus over been guilty of atrocities like thf (Germans ?" Mr. Haifourt: "No, s ir, I should | never make .such a suggestion." INTERNM£NX OF ALIENS. ! .GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATION. (Received 9.35 a.m.) London, May 12. I The Premier XMr. Asquith), in the House of Commons, alluding to the , progressive violation of the. rules of civilised warfare and humanity, said the Government' 1 was alive to the fact 'that recent eveidts made it necessary Ito look beyond mere military considlorations. The Government was carefully considering the practicability of the segregation aaid internment of all alien enemies cm a comprehensive scale. WOMEN PETITION THE HOUSE. (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, May 12. Messrs Joynson-Hicks and Beresford presented a petition in the House of Commons signed by half a million |women, urging the internment of all alien enemies.

HOSTILITY TO GERMANS. RAIDS BY LONDON CROWDS. (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, May 12. A number of city men re-assem-bled at the Royal Exchange, and, amid extraordinarily enthusiastic scenes, resolved to hold a great meeting at Tower Hall to-morrow, Criticisms hostile to Lord Haklane were cheered repeatedly. A crowd of three hundred raided almost every German shop in North Woolwich, looted all the stock, and removed the furniture, the police being powerloss to stop them. MORE ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS. (Received 12.15 p.m.) London, May 12. Wild anti-German demonstrations occurred at Aldgate, Limehouse, Stepney, Bothnal Green and Poplar, and the shops were wrecked. Germans were mobbed on. reappearing at Smithfield. Disturbances took place at Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Birkenhead, Cardiff and many other towns. INDIGNATION CROWING. MOBILISING THE NATIONAL RESOURCES. \ _! (Received 11.20 a.m.) London. May 12. The fruit auctioneers at Covent Garden have decided not to deal with enemy subjects. .Mr Asquith, in reply to a question, said the Government, in conjunction with employers and workmen, were' taking all practical steps to mobilise the whole of the national resources. Mr MacNamara, in reply to a question, stated the Admiralty was conferring with the fishing industry with respect to providing further protection for fishing fleets. ADVANCE IN MINERS' WAGES. (Received 12.15 p.m.) London, May 12. The Coal Conciliation Board have ; granted the Durham and Northumberland miners an advance of fifteen per •ent and the Scottish miners thirteen md a-half per cent.

A "NATIONAL" MINISTRY. (Received 12.20 p.m.) London, May 12. With a view of constituting a National Ministry during the war, Mr Booth, in the House of Commons, asked Mr. Asquith whether he would consider the desirability - of admitting leading members of varios parties into the Ministry. Mr Asquith said the Government was greatly indebted for the assistance of the leaders of all parties, but the Government did not contemplate their admission into the Ministry. MISCELLANEOUS. London, May 12. In the House of Commons Mr Tennant promised that Cabinet would reconsider the alien problem and report to the House on Thursday. A crowd attacked a number of German pork butchers at Walthamstow. Considerable damage was done. Mr. Ruuciman (president of the Board of Trade), in reply to Mr., Thome in the House of Commons, said the Government had commandeered the whole of the Ruahine's frozen meat. The cargo would bo placet! on the market a« soon as the conditions of sale were, settled. He would consider the practicability of placing the meat with firms who had no importations in stock. A. Gazette states that all celobra-

lions on the King's Birthday have i I'jeen cancelled, except the flying of [ flags. \ Peeling is. running high in the colIliery districts. Windows were smashed in German shops by crowds, who ~ wrecked a dozen butchers' shops at t Poplar. The police and troops clear- ,' eil the streets. j The police at Liverpool took drastic j, action on Monday and Tuesday, inI terning all Germans at B rifle well, I where they were kept until a place of detention was determined. Many aliens welcome the police action, fearing the rioters. A procession of City men marched to the House of Commons and presented a petition to Cabinet regarding the grave danger of allowing aliens to remain at large. A deputation representing the Stock Exchange, the Baltic Exchange, Lloyd's Metal Market, and the Corn Exchange interviewed Sir John Simon on the ulatter. Meetings are being organised in all parts of the country.