Great Britain.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 3, 2 August 1916, Page 6

Great Britain.

WELSH MINERS PLAY UP. Press Association—Copyright. " Reuter's Telegrams ■ (Received 11.50 a.m.) London, August 1. Twerity thousand* Welsh miners hare decided to have a holiday next week. Siitlth Wales miners advocate the nonpayment of income tax until the Government yield to their demands for an increase'of did age pensions. »

N.Z. SOLDIERS' CLUB. GREAT GATHERING IN LONDON. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. » i (Received 11.50 a.m.) London, August 1. Sir Thomas Mackenzie opened tlie New Zealand Soldiers' Club in Russell Square. There was a large gath- ' ering of Anglo-New Zealanders, including general Richardson and many offitors "who" were on furlough and wounded, all. of whom building anil were delighted wrth'Hne not.extravagant but homelike , and, comfortable quarters, which.include a sitting room, billiard room, reception room, ami bedrooms. New Zealand- % eis are to be charged about one-third of the cost pi-ice. ! Sir Thomas Mackenzie explained that: ; members of the committee meet every. train from France during the day ! %id ' ttight to -Welcome the New and prevent harpies and who are .always hanging about 'the Metropolis, decoying the men, v many of wboni are strangers to city €ife. T%>Club would supply clean clothes and all necessities. Sir vV Me^ x> £arn>ll remarked upon the splnediiT enthusiasm of the New Zealanders and the far-reaching influencej of the Association With other Domihionities. The Home people would be glad to know that the War Contijigehters had provided for every contingency, ensuring the ; health an/l reasonable of the, troops while in England.