Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 24, 3 May 1916, Page 8

Great Britain

AN ANZAC ARMY. POi»ULARr?Y OF GENERAL sifvDwooa. (.Qnithu I'ju.mi ASSOCIATION.] Loudon, May 2. The AiiKt.rdian and Now Zealand stall's strong.; iV.vor General Birdwood commanding ail biie Australians and New Zealande:\s, thus terming an An/,ac army, composed of two army corps, 'the appointment would strongly encourage Australian recruiting, and would also be popular among the entire: troops, owing to General iJird■Aood's remarkable hold on tile iiu.,acs. ii General Birdwood is promoted, General Godley will take up tlio command ot the Ist Anzac Army oi'ivv ail Imperu;! officer who toiigivt ivitli tiie probably succeeding General Godley, The anangements would stimulate Australasian

sentiment, and representation to this effect is being made to the War Office.

JGQNTKOLLED MUNITION WORKS I London, May 1. The bureau of the Munitions Ministry announces th;j L the total number of controlled establishments is now 3-193. LABOR LEADER'S VIEWS. London, May 1. 1 Mr Thomas, speaking to the railwaymen at Northampton, said thai. the Irish rebellion, the slapping problem, and the recruiting crisis had created a serious situation, but one which ought not to produce a panic or cause a break-up of the Government. 0.5.0. FOR A NEW ZEALANDER. (Received 8.30 a.m.) London, May £. A medal of the Distinguished Service Order has been conferred en .Major Norman Hamilton, of the \e\\ Zealand force. AM APPEAL TO CAPITALISTS. "LET NOT-THE APPEAL BE IN VAIN!" (Received 9.20 a.m.) London, May 2. The British Workers' National League, in a spirited manifesto, signed by Messrs Will Crooks, M.P., J. Hodge, M.P., W. Stanton, M.P., S. Walsh M.'P. H. G. Wells (author and novelist), and others appeals to the capitalists and, workers to follow the imperishable example of the Overseas Britons, and hasten to arms. The manifesto says: "There never .vas so critical a time for the Motherland. Now is the supreme vital hour, which calls for ungrudging service Horn all her children. Let not the appeal be ill vain."

QUEEN&LAND'S PREMIER AT HOME. VIEWS FOR THE PAPERS. (Received 10.5' a.m.) London, May '2 Newspapers interviewed Mr Hyun, Premier of Queensland, who described the extension of State enterprises. He stated that he hoped later to wee Australian State-ownership of shipping. The prompt commandeering of the entire British shipping would have pievented the scandalously high freights. He believed there would be a continuance of the British investors' confidence and that they would provide the money to build the Queensland railways ahead of settlement. Mr Ryan interviewed Mr ISonar Liu and will visit Scotland and France. COMPULSION BILL READY. EMPIRE RAISED FIVE MILLIONS. (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, .May 2. A Renter message states that Mr Asquith told the House of Commons that a general and immediate compulsion Bill would be introduced to-mor-iw; also, that the naval and military efforts of the Empire since the bej? l lining of the war exceeded live million men. AWAITING A POLICY.. CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT (Received 10.0 a.m.) London, May 2. The public of Britain and Franco are eagerly waiting an announcement of the Government's policy. To-day, the general opinion is summed up by Le Temps (Paris) which says that Asquith's Government has over Hide confidence in foresight and moral force. The British people of Britain to-day are in advance of its leader;. MR HUGHES' MISSION. (Received 10 a.m.) London, May 2. Mi: Warwick Brooke. M.P., suggests that Mr Hughes would be willing to join tlie Cabinet, if a sufficiently honorable position 'were offered, and that if would be easy to find him a seat.