News from England.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 287, 13 May 1915, Page 5

News from England.

. BRITAIN NOT TERRIFIED. BRITAIN'S PLAIN DUTY WILL BE DONE. London, May 11. Speaking in London Lord Bryce said the issues raised by the conduct of the German army and "navy give a new importance to the war and international law. The latter was the only thing Which stood between us and primitive savagery. We were in danger of bein«brought back to that stage by the Go° mans, whose only reason could be to terrify their opponents. ,S 0 far from terrifying Great Britain, every fresh violation made it more clearly our duty to persevere with the war, vindicate treaties, restore international law, and obtain satisfaction for the outrages aim crimes on humanity. i Replying to a question, Lord Crewe! said the communication respecting Prince Eupprccht of Bavaria ordering the murder of British prisoners came from official source;. White the Government l iad no confirmation of the German soldiers' statements, it had no reason to doubt their authenticity. He replied that the excesses would have to be paid for to the uttermost farthing. Mr. Macnamara, in the House of Com- j mons, said that 201 merchantmen, yachts, trawlers, and drifters had been sunk and l.wG passengers and crews .drowned since the beginning of the war. - Mr. King, in the House of Commons, Asked whether before sanctioning the use of gas by the military the House would be given an opportunity to discuss the question. Mr. Asquith regretted that he (Could not promise a day for discussion.

GERMAN CRUELTY. j EQUAL TO ARMENIAN" MASSACRES. London, May 11. Canadians wounded at Ypres report that the Germans crucified an officer, •who was jiinued to the wall with bayonets, then bayoneted in the throat, and finally riddled with bullets. The Rail Mall Gazette says that, after half a year's inquiry, Lord Bryce's committee has prepared a report on Gerjnan inhumanity and outrages in Belgium. The country must be prepared for a sanative of officially sanctioned murder and brutal acts on unarmed men, .•women and children, comparable only to the brutal excesses of the Kurds and the Armenian massacres.

HOSTILITY TO GERMANS. RIOTS IX ENGLAND. London. May 11. A large crowd of Cit\; men attacked German shops in Cullum Street. The policemen drove them off. There were outbreak, elsewhere in London. The directors of the Royal Exchange lin London and Manchester request 'd Germans and Austrian* not to attend. ,'The salesmen at Smithfield boycotted Germans. An American butcher w'ro expressed the intention of serving a German was placed head first in a barrel of pigs" plucks. A mob led by a girl who was the fiancee of a Lusitania.victim, wrecked and looted a German butcher's shop in LiTcrpool. The furniture was smashed or carried off. The rioters then wreck - 'ed cverv German shop from Seaforth in the north to Garston in the south of the city. They also raided the commercial centre of the city. ' There were several anti-'German out'breaks in .Manchester and Salford, where several shops were stormed and consider iable damage done.

; FEELING RUNNING HIGH. gkruaxs jxterxk.d at ltvehpool. Kecoived May )3, l.oj a.m. i.ontlon. May 12. I'eoliiitr is vuniiiiifr liijih in tln> «-<i!lu-vy districts. \Aiiidov.s mv >ma-hed in German si. 0)1* liy crowds, who wrecked a dozen Jnitinerr -hoes at iVplar. The police and troops cleared the Civets. Tin- police ill Liverpool <„„!: drn-tie ■action on Mondav and Toe-da v. juiernin" all (ion >s at llrhh-.ve!!. ivlaiv tii'-y wore kept until a. place of ili-ti-ntinti was determined. Many aliens sv'n ; the police action, 11 arin.LT tlie rioter-.

THE DANCER OF ALIENS. DEPUTATIONS TO THE CABINET. Received May 12, 7.1,5 p.m. London, May 11. A .procession of City men marched to tlic House of Commons and presented a petition to Cabinet regarding- the "rave danger of allowing aliens to romam at large. A deputation representing the Stock Exchange, the Baltic Exchange. Lloyd's Metal Market, and the. Corn Exchange interviewed Sir John .Simon on the matter. Meetings are being organised in all parts of the coimtryj." PROBLEM TO BE CONSIDERED. Received May 12, S3 p.m. London, May 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Tennant promised that Cabinet would reconsider the alien problem and report to the House on Thursday. A crowd attacked a number of Herman pork butchers at Walthamstow. Considerable damage was done. GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER MEAT. Received May 12, 0 p.m. London. May 11. Mr. Rmieiman (president of the Board of Trade), in reply to Mr. Thome in the House of Commons, said the Government had commandeered the whole ul the Ruahine's frozen meat. The cargo would be placed on the market as soon as the conditions of sale were settled. He would consider the practibilitv of placing the meat with firms who" had no importations in stock. KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:. Received May 12, 7.15 p.m. London, May 11. A Gazette states that all celebration.-: on the King's Birthday have lieen cancelled, except the flying of flags.