News From England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 313, 12 June 1915, Page 5

News From England

.' THE MUNITIONS PROBLEM. I *■• - 1 WORKS FOR LONDON. " London, June 10. ' Mr. Bruce Ismay, of the White Star (Company, Mr. Carter, director of Cammell Laird and Co., Mr. Worthy, direc"jtor of the All Red Holm Company, Mr. Given, of Flannery and Given, members pi the Munitions Committee in Liverpool, have been appointed trustees for jfche Government in the Liverpool district, ag Mr, Lloyd George is anxious ■flo promote decentralisation, and does >iiot desire everything to be referred to (Whitehall for settlement. •_ The Institute of Civil Engineers has initiated a movement to establish a 'central munitions works in London, laying under tribute all the workshops for plant, and getting light, power, water (Utd gas from the respective companies. J LLOYD GEORGE IN WALES. : t Received June 12, 1 .a.m. London, June 11. Mr. Lloyd George received an enthusiastic welcome at Newport. He addresses the munition workers of South Wales to-day. \ LLOYD GEORGE AND LABOR ; LEADERS. Received June 11, 8.5 p.m. London, June 11. i Mr. Lloyd George privately received Tepresentatives of all the leading trades union organisations. He pointed out the urgent need for increasing munitions, and discussed methods of increasing the labor force and the prevention of industrial disputes. t _ • LLOYD GEORGE'S POSITION. • HAS HE A FREE HAND? T ' Received June 12, 1 a.m. '" London, June 11. ; British Weekly articles are attracting attention in political circles, particularly a passage to the effect that if Mr. Lloyd George finds he is hopelessly hampered by the conditions imposed by the Government, or more likely by tho House of Commons, he will resign. • The Daily News asks was there justification for this menacing attitude of jcarping at Lloyd George. The people fcre ready to meet every necessary demand without threats to anyone. ! BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES. , LATEST MILITARY CASUALTIES. ';' Received June 12, 1 a.m. ; London, June 11. : The casualties announced'to-day were 8492, including 1800 in the west and 628 Australians and New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Mr. McNamara stated the loss of life In the Navy during the war was 6409, including the Bulwark and the Princess Irene. ■ L —. r^ I GENERAL HOME ITEMS. J STATEMENTS IN PARLIAMENT. I DEMANDS OF MINERS. London, June 10. ! It is understood that the Campbell incident has been settled. Mr. Gordon, a member of the House of Commons, becomes Irish Attorney-General, and Mr. Campbell receives an English judicial post. Mr. Balfour, in the House, of Commons, stated that no death sentences had been carried out in the navy. 1 Mr. Tennant admitted that death sentences had been inflicted in the army. i The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation has decided to sum.inon a general conference of South 'Wales delegates, also to ask the coalworkers to agree to joint audit of sale prices from July, 1914. c Despite an increase of 17 Vo ier cent, the South Wales miners persist in the notices, which expire in June, and in Jheir intention to compel coalowners to concede a new agreement embodying the chief items of a highly contentious prewar programme. Two meetings of the Conciliation Board, at which the workers' arguments were heard, emphasised the impossibility of a mutual settlement. SEhe employers expressed their willingness to postpone till the end of the war the discussion of their own grievances, and offered meanwhile to continue the I existing agreement. The men's representatives declined and the negotiations (Were broken off. t Mr. Asquith, in reply to a question, ! Said the extension of the age limit had widened recruiting and enabled hitherto debarred to serve their counjtry. The number of men already sanctioned by Parliament for both services was 3,2W,000. y Sir John Simon, in the House of Commons, said additional internment accommodation was being 1 got readv rapidly. There were about !)000 Germans ami 3000 Austrians in London who were not interned. The works of Brown, Hughes and Straehan, motor-body buildors, at Park

Royal, Ealing, covering three acres, nave been burned. One hundred Red Cross ambulance and 200 army service swept right and left. A large force, of troops assisted the firemen to extinguish the flames. The damage is estimated at £BO,OOO. • Mr. Runciman, in the House of Commons, referring to the increased price of coal, said it was largely due to the heavy enlistment of miners. The output of the remainder had largely increased per man, therefore an advance of wages was justified, but taking all the facts into account the price at the pithead was excessive. He hoped negotiations with the companies would effect an improvement; if not, Parliament would not tolerate exploitation. At one time there was 1 a danger that the wheat margin would be reduaed, but the fear has now been removed. It ■was hoped that the fall of price would not stop before a new and abundant harvest had been garnered. He looked forward to the opening of the Dardanelles further to Teduce the price.