Great Britain
DECLINE OF THE BIRTH-RATE.
lDnitku Press A»aoCkATiojj.J London, Juno 19
The press is earnestly drawing attention to the Birth-rate Commission's report, and clergy deplore the falling rate. Medical men state that the great female influx for war work is likely to cause a further decline in the rate, which is one-third of what it lias been in Great Britain since 1876. The Times says: "As long as civilisation's ideal is the greatest comfort for the greatest number of living persons, increasing numbers will avoid the burden of parentage." KITCHENER CONFIDENT OF THE KNOCK-OUT. (Received 11.30 a.m.) Johannesburg, June 20. Sir Abe Bailey, in a speech at Krugersdorf, said that before leaving England he asked Lord Kitchener how things were going. Kitchener replied: "Germany is "in a much more serious position than people think, especially in the interior. It reminds me of a prize-fighter who is staggering and dazed. If the Army gets what it wants, we will give them the knockout." j
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 65, 21 June 1916, Page 5
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164Great Britain Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 65, 21 June 1916, Page 5
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