Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 31, 11 May 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

THE DUMA DELEGATES. I 5 | ANGLO-RUSS lAN CONFIDENCE. | (United Press Association.J i London, May. 9i I The King, in receiving the Russian# Duma delegates, assured them thaik England is following with her deepest? admiration the marvellous feats of t&ev gallant Russian troops.. Ho rejoiced* to think that British sailors were! helping their Russian comrades, and| hoped that the members of the Duma# would be satisfied with the whole-* hearted vigor in which the British. Empire is performing its part. Russia* could confidently rely on the hearty* co-operation of the British. | At a Government dinner to the! Duma delegates, Mr Asquith, in pro-| posing the health of the guests, said; that the most gratify : ng result of alliance was the cpmplete Anglo-Eus-I sian agreement on Eastern affairs.,. The enemy’s efforts to weaken the Al-| lies’ confidence in each other were onh| clumsy blundering. The Germans* knew, that if we are united we must| conquer, and in this knowledge wet, 1 should stand, together, however longami severe the test, until we have] beaten to the ground the forces with-; standing us. Then we could begin t«jf talk of peace, and rebuild in concert the shaken fabric of European ciyiliftation.

THE SERVICE BILL. ACE LIMIT 18 TO 4t. London, May 10. The House of Commons rejected various amendments to alter the age limits. The Army Council is convinced that men from 18 years to&4l years will give the men-requited. , T .r l-s S IRELAND NOtTNCLUDIypI* ? .* rh;3l. * y ;■ ' , ,? ‘A 0:" _ ll ■’' Lohdpn| jjjpflr 10. r-In mittee on the Military Service Bill, Sir J. B. Lonsdale moved that it should include Ireland. -Sir Edward Carson warmly Isupported> r! ■; hi s y-tgi Mr Asquith said that once thb. principle of conscription was accepted a new case would 1 be made for its extension to Ireland, but he preferred not to accept the motion, as it would provoke contention, and many Nationalists were opposed to it. Mr Redmond declared that he Mad done his best for. recruiting, and all parts of Ireland had done well. Ho was convinced, in view of recent events, that it would be unwise, And possibly insane, to apply the' Bill to Ireland. He besought the House not to consent; 1 ' " , The motion was negatived without a division. r . “‘"yC .liv S “ «it INCREASE 0£ PStoSIONS. May 10. In the .HhuSe, tj)e, Treasurer stated that the ' Government bad decided tor increase privates frpni 2(>s Tp 30s corrospcmdiiTg “increases in-tho .wgher ranks ' i* ' ' % DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ffo THE COMMONS. H (Received 10.30 a.m.) London, May 10. ’ In the House of Commons, the Russian members of Parliament sat in the Distinguished Strangers’ Gallery. SHIP-BUILDING INO SUGGESTED FOBMATiOM BATTALIONS. ■■ (Received 10.30 ahn.Vh London, May 10. Mr Runciman replying to Lord Lonsdale in the House of Commons,' regarding the,.expenditure; in.-.-ship-building, promised to considerAht(,suggestion to form Shq>-bui!dihg Battalions on the lines of the Dockers’ Battalions.