Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 55, 10 February 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

YANKEE BOOM TACTICS

ALLIES TRADED UPON.

IliNJTicu Pbksh Association.] (Received 9.10 a.m.)

London, February 9

■ The Financial News says that while it i s very distasteful to the Allies to have to pay such inflated prices, there seems no way of restraining the Yankee boom tactics.

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position in pip: iron to speculative operations checking legitimate trad-

THE ECONOMY CAMPAIGN. i LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ACTION. I EFFECT OF RECRUITING ON THE j TEACHING STAFF. Pbgsb Association.J (Received 9.(J a.m.) •London, February 9. i In connection with the economy campaign, the London County Coun-

eil is considering a reduction of ies, £50,000 in the cost of prizes and eluding £150,000 on teachers' salaries, £500,000 in the cost of prizes and scholarships, £94,000 in cleaning and repairing schools, and half a mllion for new buildings. When the Derby groups are called up, the teachers in London will be reduced by 3000, the substitutes being chiefly young women with three months' training. COTTON FROM ECYPT. EXPORT TO SWITZERLAND PERMITTED. [TJnttkd Press Association.] (Received 10.20 a.m.) Cairo, February !). The export of cotton to Switzerland will be permittecr"ir?s*"is consigned under Swiss society, supervision, and control.

THE MILITARY SERVICE ACT.

MINERS' OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION.

Unttuti Prfss Association. (Received 10.20 a.m.) London, February 9

The Miners' Conference passed a resolution that they were opposed to the spirit of conscription and were determined to exercise a vigilant scrutiny of any proposed extension of the Military Service Act. The conference recommended the districts to consider the resolution and forward decisions within a month.

THE KING WILL NOT OPEN PARLIAMENT.

United Prf«i» A»snni*TTo»i London, February 9

Router announces that King George ; was prepared to open Parliament, butyielded to medical advice not to undertake it in its present state of convalescence. I • 'ENGLISH MONEY FOR GERMANY. THROUGH A DUTCH FIRM. United Prfhs Asßonr*TTow. London, February !». The Chronicle's Amsterdam curres'pondent says that thousands of pounds of English money is yearly finding ita way to Germany through a Dutch firm selling coupons of foreign bonds in London, and making false declarations that they come from a Dutch holder, 'and that the proceeds do not benefit the enemy directly or indirectly. j Reuter says the German Consular officials in Holland refuse to accept the payment of fees in German paper money and demand German gold or Dutch currency at pre-war exchange.