Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 34, 7 September 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

THE EL'SiMESS OF MUNITIONING WORKING AGREEMENT PROPOSED. {‘toss Association—Copyright, Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.30 a. 111.) London, September 0. The Daily Mail states that negotiations are proceeding to establish a working agreement between most of the arms and ammunition businesses in the United Kingdom, involving an aggregate capitalisation of £30,000,000, with the object of placing tin* British industry in a powerful position in the world’s trade alter the war. EXPLOSION AT AMMUNITION WORKS, Press Association—Copyright. II enter’s Teleg ra m s London, September!). Official: An explosion that occurred at the ammunition factory, South Loudon .resulted in the smallest damage. Seventeen workers were slightly injured. STAMPING OUT BUBONIC PLAGUE Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, September (i. The authorities have issued a drastic men sure to stamp out the outbreak of bubonic plague at Bristol. They bunied the infested buildings.

NO TRUCK WITH THE GERMANS.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.50 a.m.) London, September 7.

The Trades Union Congress rejected the committee’s recommendation to join in an International Trade Union Conference simultaneously with a peace conference in order to advise the diplomats concerning Labour’s view of the peace terms.

It was disclosed that German trade unionists informed the conveners that it was impossible for them to attend, because they were under Government absolutism, which it was hoped to alter after the war.

Several members of the congress declared they would not tolerate any further truck with German internationalists.