News From England

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 316, 16 June 1915, Page 5

News From England

THE MUNITIONS PROBLEM. SUSPENSION OP TRADE UNION i RULES. k Received June 15, 11.30 p.m. • • London, June 15. Lord Cromer, in a letter to the Times Supports the abolition of the trade union fules in connection with the output of Inunitions. Undue profits should be curtailed in the interests of trade unions, Schick at a time of national crisis are Diametrically antagonistic to the interests of the community. Lord Cromer Approved of the suggestion that the Government might pay men's subscriptions so a union during the temporary suspension of trade unionism. EMPLOYMENT FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS. Received June Hi, 1.2.5 a.m. I London, June 15. Tlie Daily News states the trades onion representatives agreed to the employment of unskilled labor, including ;women, for the manufacture «.j munitions -where advisable, despite trade onion regulations. \L <iOST OF THE WAR. £802,000,000 TO DATE. ' Beceived June 16, 1.25 a.m. ' London. June 15. The fresh vote of £250,000,000 asked for to-day brings the total to £862,000,000 since the outbreak of war. ' i THE FINANCE BILL. 1 Received June 15, 5 p.m. ! • London, June 14. ! The Finance Bill was read a second time in the House of Commons without debate. Received June 15, 11.40 p.m. !; London, .June 15. Mr. MeKenna, on the second reading 6f the Finance Bill to provide for the Quarter's expenditure, foreshadowed jiome iorjn of borrowing shortly. , MINERS ON STRIKE. Received June 15, 11.30 p.m. ' _ London, June 15. Five thousand miners at the Merthyr and Rhonda collieries have struck a protest against the employment of ■non-unionists. ' MOBILISATION OF INDUSTRY. j (Times and Sydney Sun Services. ! Received June 15, 6.30 p.m. London, June 14. Socialists have issued a manifesto calling for national industrial mobilisation. IThe manifesto says the motto must be /' All in." y London, June 11. , Mr. Runciman, in the House of Comfnons, said the miners were working on bn average 5.u4 days weekly. . The verdict at the inquest on the Princess Irene victims was that death jvas due to an explosion, the cause of iwhich \va.-> unexplained) The explosion jvas believed to be accidental. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY, Received June 15, 5 p.m. i London, June 14. There was a sensation at the trial at Glasgow of Robert Irvingdale and Henry 'Wilson, partners in the wellknown firm of Jacks and Co., iron merchants. It was stated that the firm Bold Krupps 7500 tons of iron ore stored at Rotterdam in August and September. !Mr. Bonar Law was at one time a, partner in the firm.