News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1915, Page 5

News From England

PLEA FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. OUR WHOLE STRENGTH WANTED. (Times and Sv.dney Sun Services.) Received June IS, (i.20 p.m. London, June 17. Lord Miner, addressing the National Service League, said the opposition to .the national service movement was negligible and emanated from people ■Who clamored against the wai. It was the almost unanimous desire of the nation to cease fighting at half strength and utilise the whole strength :i Ihe believed an equal all-round s, si. :n of national service instead of t-.e present haphazard methods would invohe only the slightest actual compulsion.

" SHELLS AND MORE SHELLS." M> STOPPAGE TO BE PERMITTED. Received June IS, ii.s p.m. London, June 17. Beardmore's deputation has returned to Glasgow, telling their fellow-workers that it is a case of shells and more shells, and there must be no stoppage of Work from any cause whatever. What •(hey saw in the trenches was awful.

JRON FOR THE ENEMY. ' ENGLISH FIRM OX TRIAL. Received June 18, 5.5 p.m. Lonaou, June IT. In the iron ore case Wilson gave evidence that he 'believed it was impossible to divert the cargo from German hands after it had reached Rotterdam, and therefore it was better to save.some money. He did not think the firm was Acting unpatriotically in trying to wjueeze silver bullets out of German fires. , f-

TRIBUTE TO COLONIALS. : NEW MEANING UE "STRIKE" MORE MACIIINE-GI'NS 'WANTED. London, June IT. At the memorial service to Australians and New Zealanders the Primate «dded: "We want as Christians to say ■together that we honestly and deliberately believe tlie.se fearful perils, tin wounded and stricken bodies of our .best and bravest, these saddened hearts .-and darkened' homes are worth while, .and, if worth while, they are a right -offering which, terrible as it is, ought to be made witjiout reserve in the cause •of truth and honor among the people? of Europe. It is a duty, grave, inspiring ami urgent. There 'is as real heroism in the stricken home as the heroism oi the shell-swept trench and quivering deck. For these brave women of England and the southern w u'>on our knees are thanking <.od. but "we Want another note; we must law a triumphant note for those who-e selfsacrifice has meant so tn.ieh to tla Country. It bns be-n their- in enthusiastic and eager self-surrender to reac ; what Christ marks as the highest grade of human love when the cail oat and the response is ready. The r -nits arc before, u-. All tho-. An-trnlian-and New Zealander- nie ijiroiled am.nr.: file, champions whom tie- Impn.. m generations to come, will delight to honor. Thi> T.neabh- at of sto.te-t service give- a re-par,-■ air adv i<> the rallying nil." It is understood that tie- 'iov. rumen t, ttitli the ioii-..|.t l )„ t-'.i unions, has re-olvcl to a-k for jtr.vl--i power.- than are confer;-,-1 !, v 11. lhfence of I'm- Realm A.-t to .i<-a 1 with labor. Toe ij e\v hiea-i:re. wine;: veil! probably be imrodticed iiext •wol,, v. i!; increase the niol.i!.iy of jib,,r an.! Smtif the profits in control!-- j -taMi-hment-. where all trade union i. -tri.-iion-abolished. Committee- v.;|| be apsoinied to ipflirt' lines )er -lachne-s. Pari-, .hine IT. Ben Tillett ha= vi-it.-! tii.- ' !"- terviewed. he -aid he had lear-e l 'J... meaning of the word "strike." and a id i ed: "We ha.e got t.. stiibe i with every ounce .;i JJriti-h slit. i-«rr«: f g,,';.) and brain b.-hiial th • , \\'h-i tie workers of England reaii-o ths'tn;-ti..u they will set their coat-: off and give the soldiers a proper 1-ieking. We want shells, gas and ev.-r, b-.-.lii.g device eoneeirabl".- - ' , London, June 1". | The Daily Mail urge- the Guwrniiamt I to hasten the production of maehimguns by placing eider- *..shi» tt lini t in | Lrilahi, .Canada and the IVt'-l It says the Germans are virtually -uhstitutiiig men armed with machine t-tins for the old-fashioned infantry with titles. Experience proves that an army which attempts to fight machine-guns

i take as a man who attempts to run a foot race against a locomotive. llic heads .of the principal agricultural organisations urg- the prepawtion of a national scheme to organise agriculture .so as to seeure increased production by assuring the farmers that generous expenditure in farming will be repaid bv remunc-rativ ■ prices. The scheme whieii should be largely worked on a co-opera-tive .msis, should cover four vears ami , fix the Government's responsibility for prices and secure the necessary labor. EJIPLpYMENT OF SCIENCE. Received June IS. 5.5 p.m. London, June 17. Jlr. Lloyd George, in the House oi Commons, stat-d that he was consulting Kitchener with a view of obtaining a body of scientists to advise the Government on the fullest employment of all resources, of chemical and mechanical science invention#. • THE 'WAR AND FfNANCE. (Times and Sydney S':in S-.'rvice-.) Received June Is. ij.l'i. i>.in. London, -June 17. Replying in the Hon-.' of Commons to a suggestion that the working classes should be given an opportunity to share in the war loans, '.Mr. Melvenna said he did liot endorse the doctrine that money was no object in the war. II that got abroad they might expect contractors to raise prices and Covernment workmen to ask for higher pay than in private work. It must be reinenil'ei'e! i that the resource.? were not inexhaustible. RECENT FIRES IN LONDON. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received June IS, 0.20 p.m. London, June 17. ■Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Sir John Simon said investigations into the recent fires in factories and warehouses and at the doclydid not di-close evidence of incendiarism.