Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 181, 9 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE URGED. GREATER NUMBERS WASTED. WORLD CHURCH COiSFERESCE SUGGESTED. THE TEA EXPORT ANOMALY. London, January 7. i The Unionist papers are advocating compulsory military service in Britain. The Daily Telegraph says that with] out numbers, which alone can annihilate I the enemy, the prospect in Flanders i and France is one of mutual exhaustion i and consequently a condition of stalemate. The Morning Post thinks that after Are months of war Britain ought to be holding more than thirty miles of battleline, seeing that Russia alone holds six or seven hundred miles. \ The Daily Chronicle (Liberal) believes that thirty thousand men weekly are •till being enlisted. Compulsion would undoubtedly irritate many otherwise! patriotic men into saying "Wait until. we are compelled." Another matter about which the public hopes to hearj some reassurances in the coast defences. | Many people have left the coast towns because of the uncertainty. The Rev. R. J. Campbell suggests that with a view to ending the war a gene.ral council of the world's churches be rammoned. He adds that the Pope '» the one person with a chance of success in calling such a conference. An Order-in-Council empowers the exemption of Christian Armenians, Syrians, and Greeks from the alien relUfrtions on Turkish subjects.

The Standard states that the Government's proposed removal of the prohibition on the report of tea aDiazes tfneing Lane. Critics state that Germany's normal consupmptisn is nine millkn pounds, but she attained ?ixtocn •K Uion pour Is in August and Septe.-i----bcr through Holland, chiefly for the •imy. The British price has already teen increased by the war tax and it .rill b* further increased if export is permitted. It is stated that the Board of Trade hopes to remove the embargo on export*, relying solely on careful inquiry as to dutiiiation. New York, January 7. The Herald's London correspondent " states that the professional footballers here at last made a strong rally to the colours. Lord Kitchener has granted permission to those under contract for time off military service to meet their engagements to the end of the present season. Army pay will be given irrespective of the club salaries they are drawing. „ London, January 7. The Times correspondent on the Belgian frontier says that a German aviator dropped a note promising Dunkirk i a Zeppelin on Sunday, but the a palling weather prevented the journey. It is generally expected that the Germans will scon make a show of the much-vaunted «irships, if only to impress newspaper readers at home. The first demonstration is likely to bo in the north of France or at Dover. BRAVERY OF THE HERMANS. "EQUAL TO OUR OWN." .LENIENCY TO ALIENS CRITICISED. TREATMENT MAY BE ALTERED. Times and Sydney Sun Service!?. Received 8, 5.35 pan. London, January 8. . Lord Curzon, in the House of Lords, declared that the Germans were inspired by bravery equal to our own, and appeared to be fortified with a hatred against ua such as we, with <>ur ni'-r----phlegmatic temperament, are ineapabl* ,of.

Lord Kitchener, in reply to questions, laid that six sew armies being organised included the Indians, but excluded |££ Colonials, who had not yet been sufficiently trained. Arrangements were being made to keep up the strength of the depleted Indian units. During the debate strong complaints itcre made concerning the Government's

leniency to aliens, particularly in prohibited areas. Lord Crewe promised to consider the matter of sweeping them out of pro. hibited areas. AX UXDER-SECRETARY RESIGNS. Received S, 8.30 p.m. London, January 8. Mr Ellis Griffith-, M.P.. has resigned the Under-Secretarysliip of Home Affairs owing to private business. He continues to support the Government. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. SCHOOLBOYS' SERVICES WASTED. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received S, 5.33 p.m. London, January 8. Employers in Birmingham district arc requesting the exemption of schoolboys to permit of their being employed in order to execute war orders. Miss Feme Rogers, an . American actress playing the title role in "The Sleeping Beauty,'' at Drury Lane, has resigned because she entertains entertains enthusiastic pro-German sentiments. The great London clubs are feeling the effect of the war. There are many resignations, but few elections, and the staffs have enlisted. The financial pressure is severe. BRITAIN AND AMERICA. Received 8, 9.35 p.m. London, January 8. The Treasury announces that in view of the exchange between Great Britain and the United States being now normal, it would be unnecessary for the two Governments to devise a plan to adjust balances.