Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 81, 8 July 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

ANGLO-SWEDISH COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.k. Cable Association. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Copenhagen, July 7.

The newspaper Dagens Nyheter, which is published in Stockholm, says: Britain will, accept the guarantees of the new Swedish commercial law concerning re-exports; hence Iho local merchants will receive large deliveries which were previously help up.

TRADE UNION FEDERATION.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, July 7. The general council of the Federation of Trade Unions has opened at \ M. Gaspard/a''Belgian delegate, aeSclared that Belgians.'wbre refusing to work in arsenals under the Germans. They'- were menaced; iby "bayonets'! and imprisoned iai boxes .wand .• cage's!: and I flogged in the' presence?-of their'wives ;anid' children ;i and then deported to Germany. i i it M |] Colonel Ward, a member of the j House of Commons, declared that tradb' unionists must have some voice in the peace discussions.

THE OVERSEAS PARLIAMENTARIANS.

London, July 7

Mr. Balfour received the oversea members of Parliament at the Admiralty, and discussed naval operations.

At the Mansion House function,Mr. L. Harcourt, responding to the toast of "The Empire," said the Parliamentarians had come . at a crisis that •would probably prove t'lfe .culmination !of the war. He went'"on: "The dominions' would regaid'it as an' ihfiiijr iif Britain offered you giiftitude °ror your patriotism. This is your war' fJ much as ours! ; Our eternal liberties are at stake. We greet you as brothers in arms."

STATEMENTS PROMISED.

London, July 7

Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, promised the decision of the Cabinet regarding the duration of the present Parliament in a few days. A statement regarding the Irish situation would be given on Monday;

WOOL FOR ITALY. London, July C There is good an hority for believing that the authorities are carefully watching the importing of Australian wool to Italy, whither considerable quantities are going, they having reason to fear that some has been bought on German account, merely waiting for the opening of German's doors for a great after-war rush for the world's trade. It is believed that large quantities are waiting in North America for export to Germany. In some quarters the opinion is strongly hold that Government purchase of colonial clips at the source is the only practical solution. It is no secret that one of the objects of the Governmen's periodic, conferences with the wool trade is to secure a favorable position for the after-war struggle. The next conference will be held on August 1. Meanwhile trade is disturbed.