Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 100, 3 April 1916, Page 3

Great Britain

SOLDIERS AT PLAY. NEW ZEALAND 12, UNITED HOSPITALS 0. [Uniteo Prkss Association.] (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, April 2. At football the New Zealanders scored twelve and the United Hospitals nil. Griffiths, Fraser and Burns obtained tries for New Zealand. The forwards showed splendid form. AN EMPIRE PARLIAMENT. CLOSER RELATIONS WITH THE MOTHERLAND. —~ (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, April 2. Opinion on the question of closer Empire relations is crystallising in favor of some form of a post-war Imperial Congress. It is suggested in some quarters that the Congress might review the whole system of control or the Dominions and foreign affairs, and might formulate a scheme acceptable to Britain and the Colonies. If this principle were adopted now, the details might be deferred. Some writers are discussing the feasibility of an Empire Cabinet and Parliament. THE CLYDE STRIKE, CONFERENCE POSTPONED. London. April 1. In view of the fact that the Clyde dispute is settling down as a consequence of the men returning to work, the conference which Mr Henderson

and other Cabinet members were at-1 tending at Glasgow on Sunday has been postponed. j | Ten thousand Clyde engineers, at . Glasgow Green, adopted a resolution 'resenting the apparent indifference of the Government in replying to the ap- i plication for an advance in wages. A ' second meeting protested against the arrest of the leaders at their home: in the middle of the night, and dV manded their return to Glasgow. Thousands of the Clyde workers took a holiday to attend a protest demonstration. Crowds of citizens in Glasgow hissed the, processionists, shouting, "Shame on you! Think of the men in the trenches!" o The police who were escorting the processionists prevented more serious trouble. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPT. i London, April 1. ' Canada and South Africa have accepted the Empire Parliamentary 'Committee's invitation to send dele- j gates to London. The association is i awaiting Australia's and Mew Zea- ' land's replies. It has been arranged j that the Australian and New Zealand delegates will be granted free passages by the Peninsular and Oriental line, the Union Steamship Co., and the Canadian Pacific, Railway across Canada, also by the Shaw-Savill and New Zealand Shipping Companies, thus enabling them to make a choice j of routes homeward and outward. ' -■■ j<_ • | LORD DERBY'S SCHEME, j MARRIED OR UNMARRIED? London, April 1. Lord Derby in a letter read to a recruiting meeting of attested married

I men at the Albert Hall; said: "My ; duty is to endeavor to secure all tTie available unmarried men, in pursuance of Mr Asquith's pledge. This is distinct from universal service, which I support, but which the House of Commons must decide." KILLED IN ACTION. London, April 1. , Lieutenant Eric Balderson, of the Artillery, and a Melbourne artist, has been killed in action in France. (Received 8.30 a.m.) Ottawa, April 2,, i Captain Shnughnessy, son of Lord Sbaughnessy, was killed in action. POST-WAR TRADE. LEVER'S DOCTRINE REPUDIATED. ; . London, April 1. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, speaking at the Mansion House, replied to Sir William Lever. He said: "We entered the war, not for trade or territory, but for the preservation of peace , freedom, and civilisation. Germany has abused every privilege granted her, and is even now developing plans for our ruin, degradation and enslavement. It was not with a view of rer I sinning trade with Germany that the mothers of the overseas dominions had sent their husbands and sons to j fight." Sir Thomas Mackenzie hoped that Sir, William Lever's doctrine would not find acceptance anywhere. (A London cable of March 30 said: Sir William Lever, speaking at the annual meeting of Lever Brothers, deprecated efforts to secure British trade protection after the war by tariffs against Austria and Germany. The strength of Britain, he contended was due to her open trade and the freedom of the seas. When the war was over all bitterness must cease. The creation of tariffs against Germany was a cowardly cry, only worthy of a backward race, and a policy of anti-German restrictions would only stimulate false Imperialism founded on injustice and the disregard of the rights of others.)

TAXATION INCREASING., London, April 1. The Daily Telegraph believes that Mr McKenna intends to raise an additional hundred millions sterling, chieflv from income-tax. • It is expected that Mr McKenna will propose a 20 per cent, increase in the income-tax; 10 per cent, additional on the excess profits tax; extra duty on coffee, cocoa and chicory ; increased spirit duties, and an amusements tax. The year's revenue has increased by £110,072,744. ."The total receipts were £33G,'766,824." The income-tax yielded £128.320,000, customs £59,600,000, and excise £61.210,000.