Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 41, 18 October 1915, Page 6

Great Britain

REGENT ZEPPELIN RAID. s Untied P«e»b Association, London, October 17. , A number of inquests on the victims of the Zepeplin air raid have been held. Out of ten at one Court, five were found to have died from heart failure and shock, and there were similar cases elsewhere. One woman who heard the gnus clasped her husband by the hand, hie said, “Never mind, we will die together,” but his wife was dead from shock. Another woman fell downstairs with fright and was killed. • Seventeen were dropped in another district, where five persons were killed, four mortally wounded, and two died from shock. Three ofj those killed were hoys, who were sleeping together. In another case a lather, mother, and daughter were busied in the wreckage of a house. Elsewhere, a youth who ran out ol a house was mortally wounded, but a friend who remained ehind was hurt.

LORO DERBY’S RECRUITING SCHEME. London. October 1(5. 'Lord Derby proposes to make civilians responsible lor bringing , in recruits, ami hopes to ( real representative civilian bodies in the various cen-

tres for the purpose of canvassing for suitable men. and be asked tbe muni- ' cipa! and civic authorities to co-oper-ate.

Lord Derby estimates that l-he compilation of the returns of men available under the recruiting scheme will be completed by November 30.

49 SHRAPNEL WOUNDS

• London, October 16

Amojis the latest arrivals at Mount Felix Hospital. Walton-on-Thames. is a Mew. Zealander, with torty-nine distinct shrapnel wfnmds, received at Gallipoli.

A NEW PROJECTILE. London. October 10. ■ Experiments are being made at Shoebnryness with a projectile invented by the Robert French Syndicate, 'ami ‘ designed to strike downwards'. , V . f ' 1 ■ GUY FA'WKE'S DAY. • ( (Received 9.15 am. 4 London, October 16. In consequence of the Defence of the Realm regulations, no fireworks or bon- ■ fires will be allowed on Ony I'awke s Day. Mirny shopkeepers will suffer heavy loss.

TALK OF CONSCRIPTION.

LORD DERBY’S WORK FOR VOL-

UNTASY ENLISTMENT.

- (Received 9.1 o a.rn.) . London, -October 1”. , * Lord Derby,, in’ a lettet to the '/■ Mayor of Leicester. says that although' t ■ he in a strong advocate oi National Service, lie had done all possible to make, volmitary enlistment a success; ',%md bad pledged himself to make a ■ greater attehipt, so he annealed to all National Service advocates to help he"’successful, every man who in a conscript country would ho taken com- ■' pidsprily should offer his services v-ohintarily, And should ask himself the question: “f-s the excuse 1 give - for not joining, such as would he effective in a conscript country-’*

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY

THE GERMAN fviETAL TRUST.

(Received 9.10 a.nl.)

London. October 17

Public politicians, says the Evening Standard, should consider how the German Metid Trust with its international ramifications can host he broken up and superseded by organisations’ which arc undoubted of British constitution. The Australian Government have been doing, their utmost to achieve this.- end since the war broke out, hut their efforts have not been adequately seconded by the Imperial Government, who have been eontent to buy from an ageing- known to he of German derivation and the mere •gent of the German Trust. A full statement in connection with .Merton’s with •Whitehall would be welcome, „