Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 84, 6 November 1916, Page 6

Great Britain

OUR COLOURED MAN-POWER.

TRAINING FOR 1917 URGED.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra. lian and I .N.'K: -Ca% .Association. (Received 11.10, a.m.) WiJ i; . ?Lohdo^/ Mr Wedgewood, .. Commons, in the' "Times!, urges the immediate raisingahd training of coloured troops'for 1917. He considers it would be criminal to continue? to ignore the coloured manpower of the Empire. •

LOYALTY OF EAST AFRICAN 1S-

LAND POSSESSION,

Press Assoqiation—Copyright. Router's Telegrams i (Received ■ 9.50 a.m.) Mauvitius, November 5. The ConnciK Government, and tbe sugar planters have combined to present a million rupees to tho'lmperial Government to provide thirty battle planes or towards the cost of airships.;