News from England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 238, 17 March 1915, Page 5

News from England

SPEECH BY LORD KITCHENER. PRAISE Kni: TIIK OVKKSEAS TROOPS. MATERIAL FAI.I.S si.'-.iUT OF REQUIREMENTS. labor must nr. stk-iulatki). London. Mnreh 15. Lord Kitchener, rpe..'k irg in the House of Lords, sui-1 the r.v at lighting enabled them to re:ili.->* li-**v -i:.v —fully the 1.-rtlisli had taken !).•• olfen i; e. Sir fobn French's message of victory -tate.L that the Indians had s\mvn pr.-ii «jalhntrv. From the lOtii to the I;3*lt th • fighting was severe, and tie ir 11 s heavy, but nothing daunt, d them: their tenacity and courage were admirable. Tlie Canadians nettle and receive! Sir .John l-'remV ■ arm commendation for bravery. % Since he lasi addre-s .1 tlie IIou;o. considerable reinforcements had left for France. They imdti.n-i (be first complete divisions of Territorials to leave England.

Our .".ssf oiation v.'itii both Allies the western front only deev ne 1 o-ir •dmiratin for th>i' tenacity, r. - lation and fighting cpnih'es. Lord Kitchener, continuing L;l!| e ▼iolent attacks on Warsaw bail failed, and the considerable concentration ■' troops in East Prussia was now well he';! or driven back. j

After referring to flu- defeat of tinTurks at tli" Sue/; (''. i!!;! 1 .. lii> r »ii:irke,l tbat the operations in the allowed tt>f -rent ;ov. rof the Alii-.1 Herts. Tlw House r>--t n»>nred that the matter was well in hand.

Tic regretted tliat Use output rf material wa« unequal to the n«t->-it:." a.vl was not fulfilling expectations. \ large number of orders had not If-n I' en jue! ■ H. and this was seriously bumpering recruiting. the lack of sufficient labor ami tlie necessary plant. I! - <•'.] instances of men's absence from'work •nd irregular time-keeping, which Vil to a serious diminution of output in tin' factories. The Government wa- arranging a system whereby important, armament firms wculd come under Government control.

After alluding to the temptation to <lrink. Lord Kitchener <aid tliat tile-; the whole nation co-operated to supplv the neee.isary armament- and munition's ■uecessful operations in the various parts WOulil be hampered. His attention had been called more thai- once to the fact that the restrictions of trade unions undoubtedly added to our difficulties, not in obtaining sufficient labor, but in making tlie best use of that labor. He was Confident that all concerned would :igree to waive restrictions during the war. The output of v.ar material at present, and for the next two or three months, caused him very groat anxiety. Increased output was of th" utmo-t importance. Lord Kitchener said lie hoped tin- liill about to be introduced to amend the Defence of the Realm Act would recti'.v the matter. Lal>o*» rightly a-k that their patriotic vorli >V>uM not he used to inflate the profits of shareholder- in industrial and armament firms. Tlie Government wc.s arranging a scheme whereby industrious workmen woiil.l reap some benefits. Th- King had al-o approve,| a medal for loynl workers making munitions. Lord Crewe introduced tiie IVfepe- of Bealm Amendment Kiil. He explained the : ' . v■ 'or the organisation (if i'idn-lrv rather tV'.n the dUplacemeiif or indu-try. Lord Lau<i-downo -aid Lord Kiuh-n----er's speech was the greate.-t appeal yet made to the peoplf. of t|,* country, and the country was not in a mood to challenge the Government's demand- for th" powers embodied in the Bill. The Rill p;'--ed til'- =• -end r. 'iding. A number of Ati-ti.ilun ladies l ; ,iv fonned a war club at Somcrs Town lor soldiers' and -ailor-' wives and dc,-■ ndents. They propo-e to form clubs In other centres, nrid ere inciting siib-crip-tions through the High CeriiMi -I~ and Agent--General.

FOR [UELAXD ANII THE EMPIRE. j I speech i:v mi:. i:e!>m<>xi>. j CANADIAN'S CAMPED IX EXM.AXD. j London. Maivh 1.1. slr. Redmond. in a fth'.cli at Manchester, >aid the f, . i that the meeting] was not conrio-i il cf Iri-iimen ali;-ie i proved t!c,t Eimli-hin.-ri lri-hin. il ! were now tiniti d for a common purpo-e.' Ireland l»nl 1., m ad-nC: '! bv tin- d"mo-, cracy of England on equal terms to her proper place in the Empire whiih -he had assisted in Ini!•!<> -' n;. •.< much aZngland. Jre'.ind already had taken ' her proper place in : .■■■:'e.-t and alw.lnfe' good faith. Tli' 1 lb -! a»i>l immediate duty was to ensure that Ireland -ln".!'"l bear a full and lionorahle part in Mm war. A month ago W.TOt Iri-hnien had enlisted, exclusive of 115,000 Irishmen in Britain, who vtere fighting for th • Empire. Irishmen knew tliev were fighting

tor Ireland. The Kaiser's calculations lu.l In .'u completely falsified. Ho "x----ji. cted to meet a divided Empire. The sicv,- Canadian contingent is :n camp. All are pick-d men. During the in)iij;p the crime-sheet was a blank. The behaviour and discipline ill tlic eamn.are exemplary. Il.e Auckland ami ( hristchurch Chamber- (if ( omnieree cabled to the Ixmdon ( hainber a-king whether, in view of the n<>lirian Commission's appeal, it is advisable to concentrate their fund on Bel- j gium.

7 he London Chanibtr replied: "The rej fjuiri n.eiits are still urgent, and it is I desirable that the foodstuffs fund should I colli.Ui'e for the ben,-fit „f wounded sol- ! d lei's, ivnige. s and the distressed poor. |\\ e i l '\ a rerieeL organisation and you should concentrate on Belgium .'under the present circumstances. The '. fund exceeds ann.nno, and all but t'3.)fM! has already been allocated for the purchase Oj supplies." ntlsnxKßS AXD THEIR PAY. J Received March 17 12.15 a.m. j _ LOXDOX, March' 16. | A V hite Paper gives the correspondence between the P.ritish Government and the American Ambassador respecting the treatment of German prisoners ,in Britain. It states that naval and 1 military officers are given half the pay of tlie corresponding ranks „f the British infantry. If the Government learns that British ofbeers in Cernianv are receiving the full May of corresponding '.ranks in the Gorman a run-.. fche j s r I reared .to i'n the same with the German prisoner-.