Second Edition. Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 56, 6 July 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. Great Britain

AMERICAN BEEF. TRUST. • QUESTIONS IN THE i&MMONS.

United Press Association. (Received 12.20 p.m.) , London, July 5. • • Mr Thorne asked whether the American Beef Trust had lately acquired : fneatworks and sources of supply in , ; Australasia, and whether the Governflient was aware that though large. . profits were made out of the English . • people, the companies had not paid in-. come tax, and whether the Gover n - la ment was_ Buying beef and mutton off >1 the A-meftcau Companies at a comhiisof two per cent, to sell to the British people. |> Mr Runciman, fh reply, said that T one American company operated freezing works in Australia, and other American companies bought meat m the open market. All the Austra 1 lasian meat was acquired at prices : fixed by the Australasian Government on behalf of the Imperial Government, I and the surplus was sold by firms preK- viously handling it. The commission E. was more favourable to the GovernP xnent than that which previously prevailed. |i|THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. REPLIES TD QUESTIONS. ■ |* ‘ ; (Received 11.50 a.m.) London, July 5. f In the House of Commons; Mr Lloyd George announced jthat for the week 67,650 had volunteered for munitionmaking, the majority being highlyskilled. A proportion will possibly not be removed from their present occupations, where they are •employed. Mr Alden asked whether the register foreshadowed forced labour con-

r script ion. Mr Asquith replied that no such v change was contemplated. The voluntary enrolment of workers was highly i satisfactory, hut it had not affected ? the necessity for national registration. Mr Brace. Under-Secretary for ■ the Home Office, announced that 7144 aliens had been, interned and 4800 repatriated since May 30, the , total interned being 26,713. Mr Markham asked whether it was ■ 'Kitchener’s policy to suppress the news of development in the colonial theatres of war.

& Mr Boriar Law replied that all information properly published had al- ' ready been announced. ■ ,Mr Tennant replying to Mr George 'Greenwood, said that no news of a .reverse at the Dardanelles had reftch'.’ed the War Office, and the report as wholl *’ . incorrect.