Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 38, 20 January 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

WMUTArcY SERVICE MIA,. TH E ADfvi lti AL'l v ' 3 rt E LU^ The Higi; reports:-, London, January IS < 11.-10 p.m.) i !i tin- i .:a,.-c ol ('omuioiio an aincii 1inenl ol toe Compulsoi'N i. l !! pioviuinp ,or Uio Adnitrahy to na\o l-lic brsi call on the men ..a., agreed to. Alt . iacAainara stated m;u die Admiralty netded 30,000 more men by .March, and he intended to present a supplementary estimate lor raising the maximum from 300,000 to 3.50.000. { LABOR ANO COMPULSION. AMENDMENTS 7 0 THE BILLBOARD OF TRADE REPORT. [United Piushb Association. J (Received 8.10 a.m.) London, January 19. , In the House of Commons an amendmeiu was carried applying compulsion io unmarried suojects becoming residents of Britain alter August 15 last. The Laborites have accepted a Government amendment intended to remove the risk of industrial compulsion. The Hoard of TradeAdvictory Committee's report will shortly be available. It is understood that the Board ,).y a large majority approve the schedules on the tariff for ohe protection o'f industries, including papermaking, toys, jewellery, electrical apparatus' printing, stationery, china and glassware, and building material. THE 41's EXEMPTION DEBATE. SIR GEORGE REIDS MAIDEN SPEECH. London, January 18. In the Commons, Mr Walter Long's amendment exempting those who had attained the of 41 before tile appointed date, was carried. Sir John Simon moved an amendment providing that men may apply to a tribunal in order to determine whether they are entitled to a certificate of exemption, and if it was found that they were not entitled they would be deemed to have enlisted. Mr Asquith said he recognised that the amendment would not he fatal to the governing purpose of the Bill, but he considered the scheme of the Bill was preferable. Under the Bill appeals could b c heard by three impartial tribunals. Sir G. H. Reid, in his maiden 'speech, made an excellent impression. He said that nothing less than the immediate obligation to serve could meet the gravity of the situation. The interests of Britain required the Bill. He wa s not a compulsionist ordinarily, since Australians were ruthless democrats, but tinder the Defence Act every man from 18 to 00 years of age was liable to serve. He concluded : "While we glory in Parliament in peace times, let us be fearless of inquiry info abuses. When the flames of destruction are approaching the fabric of our liberty, let us sav© our house first." Mr Long, on behalf of the Imperial Parliament, thanked Sir Ceorge ReH for his powerful words and counsel. The amendment was negatived by 282 votes to 53. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. LONDON FIRM IN TROUBLE. (Received 8.30 a.m.) London, January li\ William Garden Rigden, VViibam 'Fownes Rigden, and Stanley Fownes Rigden, partners hi the glove firm of Fownes Bros, are charged with trading with the enemy. Counsel stated that correspondence I id been found showing that defendants, who had a branch in New York owned by a company of Germans, imported t<New York from Germany goods to the value of £6OOO, promising to pay after the war, paying an additional interest, and promising big oideis. The accused weve remanded, bail being fixed at €2001) each. DUNLOP TYRE WORKERS. MISAPPREHENSION SET RIGHT. (Received 8.10 a.m.) London, January 19. Several thousand workers in the Dunlop works, Birmingham, stopped work under the impression that the tyres were finding their way to Germany through. Denmark, but they resumed alter an assurance from the Company's superintendent and an official of the Ministry of Munitions that the goods were not going to Germany. LABOR IN THE CABINET. PARTY DEMAND FOR WITHDRAWAL. (Received 8.10 a.m.) London, January 19. The South-Wales miners resolved to support the motion at the forthcoming Labor Party Conference summoning the Labor members of the Cabinet to withdraw from the Government. I ! THE LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS. EFFECT ON "DRUNKS" RECORD. (Received 8.10 a.m.) London. January 19.The increase in figures of the convictions for drunkenness since the restrictions were placed upon liquor amounts to 50 per cent. The latter is now being threatened with drastic restrict ions'.

THE LOYAL DOMINIONS. SOUTH AFRICANS TO THE FRONT. (Received 10.40 a.m.) Pretoria. January 19. | Official.- The First South African Infantry Brigade has arrived in Kgypt. '