News From England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 303, 1 June 1915, Page 5

News From England

P PLEA FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. THE EXPERIENCE OF AUSTRALIA Received May 31, 10.15 p.m. London, May 31. | Lord Denman, .late Governor-General of* Australia, in a letter to the Times, advocates national service. The first step would be to register all men in the country classified according to age, trade and occupation. He bases his arguments on Australasian experience. "COMPULSORY SERVICE CERTAIN." Received May 31, 9 30 p.m. Sydney, Slav 31. Major Hunt, M.P., has cabled'to tinsecretary of the British Immigration League that'the majority of the people of Britain are slowly realising what the; wafr means, and compulsory training is absolutely certain now. The new Government will be a great help in accomplishing this. LESSONS TO THE NATION. THE FACTS MUST BE FACED. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received -May 31, 5.5 a p.m. London, May 30. The Times, in a leader, says the loss of battleships at the Dardanelles is a grave matter, which has struck deup into the national equanimity, whicll wan already seriously disturbed. But if the nation thereby realises the position more plainly the losses will not wholly have been in vain. It is necessary that all should cease speculating on an early end of the war and face the existing facts without anger or fear. While the present conditions obtain we will probably lose other 'battleships. It is certain the new Government is carefullyi considering the Dardanelles problem. Britain is paying heavily for her unpreparedness and ■her subsequent reluctance to face the full requirements of the position; but she is awakened now, and is realising that ever)- other consideration must be subordinated to the necessity of beating Germany. END OF TRAM STRIKE. "AN APPEAL TO LABOR. 'London, May 30. The London County Council lias undertaken to expedite the settlement of the tramway grievances, but has not allowed men of military age to resume work. The strike has collapsed. Two thousand of the men found employment elsewhere; a.few enlisted in the army; twelve thousand enrolled as motor transport drivers, and others have been engaged at the Woolwich and Enfield armament works. Upwards of a thousand Austrian and German women and children have been repatriated. The Labor Progressive Association of Barnard Castle adopted Mr. Henderson for re-election and congratulated him on his entry into the Cabinet. Mr. Henderson, in a speech, emphasised that the saving of the nation was the question of primary and essential importance. They must secure such force both in the field and the factory as would enable them to place the issues both in the field and the factory beyond all possible doubt. He appealed to all trade unions to give members the greatest latitude if modifications were necessary to enable them to get the munitions required. TRAMWAY STRIKERS RIOT. Received May 31, 10.15 p.m. London. May 31. The tramway strikers rioted and wrecked several cars at Ilolloway. Work is only partially resumed. The bulk remain out, but unless they are of military age their exclusion lias been rescinded. COLLIERY WORKERS STRIKE. Received June 1, 1.30 a.m. London, May 31. Four thousand at the Blacuavon .colliery ironworks struck owing to the alleged withholding of a war bonus.

r THE NATIONAL MINISTRY. MINOR APPOINTMENTS. . * London, May 30. Official: The following appointments fiave been made:— UNDER-SECRETARIES. Home office.—Mr. W. Brace, M.P., who represents Glamorganshire. He is a member of tse Labor Party, and is new to office. Replaces Mr. Ellis J. Griffith. Foreign Office.—Lord "Robert Cecil, K.C., M.P., Unionist member for Aston Manor. He is the third son of the late Lord Salisbury, and is new to office. Re places Mr. F. D. Acland. Colonial Office. —Mr. Arthur H. D. !!. Steel-Maitland, M.P., Conservative member for East Birmingham. Acted as nnpaid private secretary to Mr. Ritchie, also to Mr. Austen Chamberlain. Replaces Lord Islington,' who goes to the India Office. ' India Offic4.—Lord Islington. Succeeded Lord Plunket as Governor of New Zealand in 1910. Was chairman of Indian Public Service Commission ! 1912; Under-Secretary for Colonies 1914. Replaces Mr. C. H. Roberts. 4 War Office—Mr. H. J. Tennant, M.P. fTo change. ! j FINANCIAL SECRETARIES. ' War Office.—Mr. H. Forster, M.P., Conservative member for Sevenoaks. Is pew to office. Replaces Mr. H. Baker. • Admiralty.—Dr. T. J. Macnamara, JSI.P. No change. j PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIESBoard of Trade. —Captain E. G. Prettyman, M.P., Unionist member for Xjhelmsford. Has held the offices of Civil LoM and Secretary to the Admiralty. Has a wide acquaintance with agriculfure. Replaces Sir. J. M. Robertson. Local Government Board.—Mr. \V. Hayes Fisher, M.P., Unionist member for Fulham. Has served the office of Junior lord of the Treasury and Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Replaces Mr. Herbert Lewis. Agriculture—Mr. Francis Dyke Acland, M.P., late Under-Secretary for "Foreign Affairs. Replaces Sir H. Verney. Education.—Mr. J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., late Secretary to Local GovernInent Board. Replaces Dr. C. Addison. Munitions. —Dr. Christopher Addison, ■M.P., late Secretary to Board of Education. This is a new department of the [War Office. Assistant Postmaster-General. —Mr. Herbert Pike Pease, M.P., Unionist member for Darlington. Was Unionist Whip. ■{Replaces Captain C-. Norton, i Vice-President of Irish Department of Agriculture.—Mr. T. W. Russell, Ml'. £b change. k Ooint Secretaries to the Treasury. - Mr. J. W T . Gulland, MP., late Junior liord of Treasury, and Lord E. B. TalJbot, M.P., Unionist member for Chices-1 •ter. Has served the office of Junior Lord ■<of the Treasury. Replace Hon. E. S. "Montagu. Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. -f—Mr. G. H. Roberts, M.P., Labor member for Norwich (has not held office); Hon. G. W. A. Howard, M.P., Liberal member for Westbury (was private "Secretary to the Prime Minister); Mr. {Win. Clive Bridgeman, M.P., Unionist jMember for Oswestry (was private secretary to Lord Knutsford); Mr. Walter ißea, M.P., Liberal member for Scarborough (has not held office previously). The above replace Messrs J. W. Gulland, JV. Jones, W. W. Bean, and H. Webb. END OF PARTY GOVERNMENT. IBBE WAR DEMANDS THE CHANGE. k {Times and bydney Sain Services.) Received May 31, 5.55 p.m. , J London, May 30. ■ Mr. Asquitli, in a letter to Mr. Gulland, the Liberal Whip, said the new Cabinet implied a temporary abandonSilent of the party government that had f.jßeen in operation since 1832, and which . E<3 believed was best adapted to national acquirements in normal conditions. It ■;was possible that the suaaeu upheaval [Would astonish and cause misgiving to many Liberals, and the change was justiiißed only by the urgency! of the case and •the national necessity, flit? conviction (Was forced upon him at the cost of in'"finite personal arnvty lhat non-party government ws~ ..lie :::o't oT, 1 . :i, jn"Btrument for the successful pro>ea:tv:i i>f the war. When the national cause Was vindicated they would again take up ■the unfinished tasks before fie Liberal (Party. ® "ALL GOES WELL." w y MR. CHURCHILL CONFIDENT. 3T ' Received May 31, 7.3.~> p.m. London, May 31. The Japanese Minister of Marine ins gabled to Mr. Churchill thanking him for li'is cordiality towards the Japanese Haw during his Admiralty career. , Mr. Clmrohill, in reply, expressed f!i-> liope that the comradeship of the two flfc*ts would continue, and coiic-bidd by Saying that all goes well.