Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 53, 2 July 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

THE CENSOR IN TRGUBLE.

DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS. United Pkess Association. (Received 9.30 a.m.) London. July 1. In the House of Commons Mr. Markham denounced the policy of

withholding news which is already well-known to the enemy. He said hehad learned that Mr Buckmaster and the censors had striven throughout the war to give more news to the public, but that Lord Kitchener blocked them. It was his (the speaker's opinion) that the industrial dif-

ficulties would never have arisen had the Government taken the country into its confidence:

Sir John Simon .said that while the Government was anxious to give as much information as possible, it must refer to experts for an opinion as to the advisability of keeping hack information helpful to the enemy.

SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.

SCANDINAVIA'S APPETITE FOR RAW COTTON.

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

London, July 1

Mr Runciman informed Mr lionaldshay that the . aggregate quantity

of raw cotton imported by Scandinavia from January to March was 64,441 metric tons, compared to 10,329 in the corresponding period of 1914.

CERMANY NEEDS COTTON.

(Received .11.55 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 1

The Army authorities at Brandenburg have forbidden the manufacture of cotton goods.