Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 51, 3 June 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

THE BIRTHDAY HONORS.

MSLITARY CROSS FOR PRINCE

OF WALES.

[UNT*ID PhKBI AfiBOOIATION. ! (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, June 2. There are four thousand birthday and military honors to be distributed. These include for the Prince of Wales a Military Cross.

CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

London, June 1

In the House of Commons, Mr Tennant announced that Lord Kitchener would confer with any member of the House of Commons who desired to see him on war matters on Friday morning, and would answer any questions. —Major-General Sir Ivor Herbert's motion was negatived. Mr Tennant, replying to Mr Churchill, addtd that our supply services compel the admiration of the French army, despite the difficulties compared with France. 1- w: :; iir i acticable to raise a battalion strength of twelve hundred, and it would involve great inconvenience. No other belligerents con--1 verted cavalry to infantry. The officers in the army totalled 120,000, including those of the Dominions, but excluding Indian. Their strvants and grooms were available for duty in the Irani* when the Army mores.

MIftQELLANEOUS ITEMS.

London, June 1

Karl Grey presided at the meeting of the Colonial Institute, when it wais resolved to urge the establishment of lan Imperial Board, representing the (British Dominions, to deal with land [settlement, and viewed with satisfaction Sir H. Rider Haggard's reception land the liberal oilers of Australia and 'South Africa. I Under tht Defence of the Realm regulations the military authorities are taking a census of all wool and wool 'products. __