Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 22, 26 May 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

DAILY CASUALTY LIST.

The High Commissioner reports from London, '2sth May (3.JV5 p.m.):— ARMY OFFICERS. Killed ... 51 Wounded ... . ... ... li-' Gassed ... ' Missing ... ... ... 1U MEN. Gas killed ... ... ... 5 Killed 443 Wounded ... ... ...472 Gassed ... ... ••• 1 Missing ... ... ••• 17 Prisoners ... ... ••• 1 DARDANELLES NAVAL MEN. Killed 19 Wounded ... ... ...82 APPEAL TO THE NATION. MORE MEN AND MUNITIONS.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) London, May 2o

The Bishop of Pretoria, in a letter to The Times, after a month's visit to the Army in Northern France and Flanders, appeals to the Nation to adopt compulsory service for the itroops. He says: "I think the nation lis not backing them up as it could 'and should. I feel that the ignorance land apathy at home is needlessly increasing their dangers and losses. After fighting desperately day and night for weeks with frightful loss, the men, 'while yet dog-tired, and sent back to Itlie firing line after three days' rest. [Naturally they conclude there are not leuough troops available. Battalion :after battalion at the Ypres salient had to sit in the trenches, and be pounded by the German high explosives, with no guns capable of keeping down the German fire. Naturally, they conclude the Nation lias failed to provide sufficient means of ammunition. Similarly they find the Germans ready to answer every British bomb witli five or ten bombs. The troops know it is little short of murder to ask men. however full of the right spirit, to face an enemy amply-equip-ped with big guns and the right ammunition, unless they, too, are equipped with equally-effective muntions."

SIR EDGAR SPEYER.

(Received f).]s a.m.) London. Mav 25

j The Premier (Mr Asquith) in a lottor of sympathy, informs the Bt. Hon. Sir Edgar Speyer that the King was not prepared to withdraw the distinctions conferred in recognition of public services for philanthrophy. The lit. Hon. Sir Edgar. Speyer is a partner in the family firms of Speyer Bros., London, Speyer and Co., .New York, and hazard Spoyer-Ellissen, Frankfort-on-Main. He takes a great personal interest in charities, and is a member of King Edward's Hospital Fund, which was founded by the late King Edward in 1879, as Prince of Wales, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. London, May 25. The Daily News states that Lord Fisher signed all the documents relating to the Dardanelles and the War Council took into account his approval when undertaking the .scheme. The late Cabinet feel that if Lord Fisher did not approve of the character of the expedition he should have spoken earlier.

Despite the appeals of the NorthEast Coast Armaments Committee, many Tynesiders observed Whit Monday, and 35,000 out of 40,000 took a holiday afc the Sheffield steelworks. The masters at Birmingham and Leeds voluntarily losed in view of the amount of recent overtime.

Fifty thousand engaged in ihe manufature of war munitions in the Manchester district continued work. The Woolwich arsenal and dockyard day and night are continuing the excellent example given to the count-y throughout the war.