Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 16, 17 September 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

THE\ WAR BUDGET. '.".'.,.1 ( , , ■.. , ~;';. ;'| ,■ | ,;.; . ' N.I |V< -nil .;;' , . <\ ; •■/.'■■• TO 'BE DELIVERED NEXT TUEB- - '';,',' ', DAY '"/•-' (Received H-35 a.m.) , ..'.'■" v London, September 16. The" Budget statement will be delivered on Tuesday. :: -"jito'i ■ •,. RAILWAYMEN'S WISE ACTION. (Received 11.35 a.m.) pr'iV-w»V<i ►. London, September 16. The Railwaymen's Conference urged the branches to refrain from ill-advised action pending the completion of negotiations with the railway companies. *' MEAT CARGOES FOR GERMANY SEIZED. * ...., i i ...,■, . ■ r : ' ii. -"iii HUGE SHIPMENTS ''BLOW- THE }r t l '\ -<W N "CAFF."* '- ! ' V« v '•■ ;. „'i ,;. .-•- •■•»<■ *» fo - i.'-oii ! ■"■'' '(RecetVed i '8.45 a.m;) v ..;.-,"'''" ' London,. September 16. i|j Justice Evans, in the A'dniiralty Court, 'gave judgment re four .Scandinavian vessels carrying cargoes to Copenhagen allegedly but really destined, for Germany. He said, the vessels.had thirteen times., the ...usual amount of -goods for that port ,includi ing; hundreds of thousands of tips of'canned, meats, apparently intended for the German army. Justice Evans decided that i the destination was the German army and navy, and confiscated ; the cargoes, except a small proportion which was realised. The judgment, affects 12 vessels, and also the shipment of many meat-packers, including Armours, Swifts, and Morris. WORKERS RECEIVE INCREASE IN WAGES. £475,000 WEEKLY IN BONUSES. (Received 11.40 a.m.) London, September 16. The Board of Trade states that over two and a half million workers have' received bonuses and increases in wages since the outbreak of the war amounting to £475,000 weekly a pari from overtime. ■ i \ . ——— ANOTHER 1000 IDLE AT CORK'7 SHIRE. . OVERTIME DISPUTE. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, September 16. A further thousand are idle in Corkshire owing to overtime dispute.