Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 31, 12 January 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

REPATwIATZD AUSTRO-HUN-GAfI iKi^ii. SAFE PASSAGE FROM INDIA DEMANDED. SIR EDWARD GREY'S REPLY T;; AUSTRIAN NOTE. United Pkknh A'«iiO'.\«rir.ON. '.Received 8.15 a.in.) London, January 11. Replying to the Austrian Note statng that thev held the British (i<>ernmeut responsible for the safety of aistro-Hungari-au subjects who are >eing repatriated from India, Sir Kd-

,-ard Grey says lie is astonished at he request, as the Austrians them.elves are one of the authors of the übmarino 'auger. It is the Aus-ro-Germaiis themselves who carry on Ins novel and inhuman form of warire, which disregards all the hitherto .ccepted principles of international aw. By asking for special precautions o protect their own subjects. Austria >racticallv demands that the sinking ,1' the Lusitania and the Persia was jart of- a settled and premeditated policy. -Brita/iv, does not propose to ustitute special precautions in the iresent case. k i'Hi '., i ! ■:.

ST. GEORGE'S SEAT. WALK OVER POP SIR GEORGE REID. (Received 8.15 a.m.) London, .January 11. Mr Mackenzie Bell has withdrawn, riving Sy- George Eeicl a walk over for -It. George's (Hanover Sq'iare). The vacancy wa scaused by Sir Alex. Henderson's elevation to the peerage. Vlr Mackenzie Bell, standing in the uiberal interests, opposed the lute at. Hon. A. Lyttelton, Unionist, for he seat, scoring 1188 votes to his (pponent's 4398.

LABOR AND COMPULSION.

CONFERENCE ON THE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE BILL. (Received 8.15 a.m.) Lyndon. January 11. The Labor' Party has accepted Mr •Ysquith's invitation to discuss certain aspects of the Compulsion Bill CABINET RESIGNATIONS. London, January 10. Mr Henderson attended Cabinet at Mr Asquith's special invitation, and it is therefore believed that the three resife'trUiaoiffVii vel,U6t7 yet accepted. Cabinet Jengthily discussed the Labor situation.

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

London, January 10

In the House, of Commons Mr A«quith said he did not think it desirable to .appoint ,a. select committee to inquire into the shortage of munitions prior to the establishment of the Ministry.

Mr Asquith also said it was undesirable to discuss General Sir fan Hamilton's report at present.

Mr Bonar Law, replying to Mr Outhwaite, said that the Government of Canada has announced that it could mobilise half a million men, including those already under arms; Australia estimated to have three hundred thousand by June next; and New Zealand estimated to have about thirty-six thousand, with regular reinforcements. ,'M. .

Mr ;Birrfill,i replying - to,, a question, said the numbers of. men in ..the different provinces <*f-> rlrelan<i> <■ were: Leinster 174.597, Ulster 169,489, Munster 136,037, Connaught;,; Bi-,39*>. The numbers enlisted to December 15 were Leinster 27,458, Ulster, 49,7GO, Munster 14,190," and Connaught 3589. H.% ••' v miw ; V-' •;■

PRESS COMMENT.

(Received 8.15 a.m.) London, January 11

The Daily Mail and Leader advocates a compulsory war loan as an investment, the limitation of imports by licenses and > permits, and the compulsory limitation of the rate ol living. The paper believes that the drastic compulsion of money for rich and poor alike would meet wi v h less opposition than a Compulsory Service Bill announcing that the Treasury Committee were organising a campaign for securing a surplus of the wages and profits under compulsion if voluntaryism fails,

MISCELLANEOUS. - ' i London, January 10. Owing to the darkness in London street fatalities for the past year averaged more than two daily. The press appeals for a limitation of the speed of traffic. For the first time, in history the. Mansion House lias been converted into a recruiting office. The Lord Mayor is personally welcoming recruits. The reopening of the group system has revived the activity at recruiting offices, which have been idle since the controversy in the Commons. Most of those attesting are married men, and doubt still prevails among the unmarried as to whether compulsion will be enforced- ,; ~