Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 29 November 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

LORD DERBY’S SCHEME. SERVICE CONFINED TO DEFENCE j OF COUNTRY. United Press Association; (Received 9.5 a.m.) London-. November 28. Sir John Simon (Secretary of State ior dome Affairs), bus assured the .Miners’ Federation that the men refuming to civil .employment after being attested nnderLord Derby’s schema will not he called on to serve in any circumstances in the event of labor disputes. He added that the service will -be confined solely to fighting the enemy and defending the country, THE SALE OF DRINK. . ' *»* (Reccived 9.5 a.m.) London, November 28.; Although intoxicants are on sale only between noon and 2.30. and 0.30 and 9.30 on week days in London, except at Woolwich, Greenwich, Bexley, Dartford, and Frith, where the closing hour is half an hour earlier, the public-houses are open all day long for the sale of non-intoxicants. : , ADVISORY BOAD OF EXPERTS URGED. (Received 9.5 a.m.) i London, . November 28. The Observer recommends the'‘establishment of a nationally representative Advisory Board of financial and business experts, whence the Cabirfet’s War Committee will be able to draw an independent opinion from tile widest range of practical suggestions. RUSSIAN MILITARY MISSION. (Received 9.30 a.mA London, November 28. The Russian military mission under Vice-Admiral Roussine has reached London, and will remain in order to increase the co-operation of the Allies