GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 69, 26 June 1916, Page 8

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

THE WORLD'S ECONOMY.

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT. [UNIT!!) PRICM AiIfIOOIATTOPt.I Amsterdam, June 2. The Frankfurter Zeitung, commenting on the Economic Conference, says that when the new regulation for the world's economy is to be decided, Germany Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey will also have a say. "There is not our economic strength room for the a 'peace concluded' that does not leave fullest expansion which we previously had. Any other peace will only lead in the shortest time to a repetition of to-day's world's disaster." THE KAISER AT LIEGE. Amsterdam, June 28. The Kaiser, with a large suite, visited Liege, and carefully inspected the Pontiesse fort, which General Leman's I defence made famous. The population 'of Liege were unaware of his identity. GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA London, June 24. Official.—The Duke of Connaught will be returning to England in October. Prince Alexander of Teck will be unable to succeed him on account-of military duties, and it is likely that Lowl Curzon will he appointed to the position. UGLY RUMORS ABOUT STAFF CHANCES. Home, June 23. It is semi-officially stated, and persistently rumored in neutral countries, that both Generals Falkenhayu and Conrad have been thenposts as Chiefs of the General Stall', and also General Schach, the German commander at Verdun. SENTENCED TO DEATH. ■ Amsterdam, June 21. Advices from Vienna state that the War Council has sentenced to death, "in contumaciam," Essad Pasha, for siding with the enemy. BRITISH DECORATIONS. [i ' • ;...,.., London, June 21. Hitherto eighty-six Victoria Crosses, one hundred and thirty Military Crosses, 6150 Distinguished Conduct Medals, and 1700 Military Medals have been distributed. The King inspected a number of motor ambulances that have been presented to France by the. members of Lloyds', and which will be used behind the Verdun lines.

The Distinguished Conduct Medal has been awarded to Sergeant («. Alexander, of the New Zealand' Signal Company, for conspicuous good work and devotion to duty throughout the campaign. THE WAGES QUESTION. ■ ■ m..,- ,',',.. ' London, June 2\. I Mr Harcoiut, in relying to a Trade Union deputation regarding, the State control of food prices-and the control. of wages,.,said that the vicious system lof increasing w^cfe,' -^uch-*ewilted m !increased prices,leading to demands for a further increase of wages, must be avoided. The Government could not allow exploitation of individual advantages in war time. There had been » general advance in wages by ten per cent., but the actual increase oi earnings through regularity of work and overtime would probably work out at nearer forty per cent., but the cost u living, on the whole, had not increased more than forty per cent., and the consensus of expert opinion was against fixing maximum prices, which could not increase the amount of commodities available, and would merely tend to divert foreign supplies to other markets If the Food Committee discovered that the public were exploited by prices artificially inflated, the Board of Trade would immediately act.