Second Edition. Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 91, 18 August 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. Great Britain

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

"POSITION OF DEADLY PERIL

AND DANCER."

.[United Press Association.] London. August 17. Mr Lee, a member of the House of Commons, who is serving at the front . and has returned. addressing%his constituents at Portsmouth, strongly advocated compulsory service. He said it is aft use pretending that the present situation is at all like the one expected here or' in (Germany twelve months ago. M Idle the true position to-day threatened Germany with ruin and failure, it is also true that our »• position is one of deadly peril and (diang&r. , What we had to guard against was stalemate resulting from a peace brought about hy universal exhaustion and bankruptcy, with war breaking out again as soon asi Germany had recuperated. NEW FACTORY AT SHEFFIELD. (Received* 8.20 a.m.) London, August 17. Messrs'Cammell. Laird and Co. are erecting, an engineering factory at ‘ Sheffield for the Government, costing a quarter of a million and employing four thousand. Mr Lloyd George congratulated the corporation on leasing the site rent-free for half a year beyond the duration of the wm. ! ■ I TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. , ■(Received 12.1 d p.m.) London. August 17. Thonnts 'Bertram Ledger was fined £l5O sterling,at the Guildhall for trading with the enemy. He remitted £llOO to a Cairo firm destined for theit Frankfurt branch. . i - ' A WOUNDED COLONEL. . (Received 10.55, a .in.) : 1 /, .i, , London, August 17. Colonel McXiqholl. who underwent an operation .and, had a bullet removed; from ,the ,spihe after two unsuccessful attempts, Js How progresses evour^, ti , _