News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1915, Page 7

News From England

+ CONFiSCATION OF FOODSTUFFS. . DECISION OF GERMAN PRIZE I COURT. Received June 25, 11.20 p.m. Amsterdam, June 25. The Prize Court at Hamburg Ins ordered the confiscation of foodstulfs destined for India and Australia. STRIKES MUST BE STOPPED. I APPEAL BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE. Received June 25, 11.15 p.m. London, June 25. Mr. Lloyd George, at a conference With the executive of the Miners 7 Fed- - oration, pointed out the urgent necessity of stopping all strikes and lock-outs. The executive promised to consider tin; appeal and confer with Mr. Llovd George again to-morrow. In the House of Commons Mr. Lou* announced that next week he would introduce a Bill providing for the regis- , tering of national resources. Received Jane 20, 12.25 a.m. London, June 25. In the House of Commons, referring to Mr. Long's Bill, Mr. Hayes Fisher said it would he found to he a verv satisfactory answer to the demand for a great national scheme. WORKERS FOR MUNITIONS. TRADE OF NEUTRAL NATIONS. m. BOYS WHO HAVE RISEN. London, June 24. Lord Sohert Cecil, in the House ot Commons, said the Government had decided to prohibit trade with the enemy in China andlather countries. There are 115,648 boys trained in reformatory and industrial schools serving with the military and naval forces, and during the war three have won Victoria Crosses, 25 distinguished conduct medals, 20 have been mentioned in despatches, three decorated by the French Government, eight have received 'commisisons, 592 have been killed and 1540 wounded. The Home Secretary has written congratulating the schools. Forty London town halls, where munition workers' bureaux have been established, are besieged with inquiries. Recruiting begins to-night. The National Railwaymen's Union has decided to ad- , mit as members women employed on the railways. Mr. McKenna, addressing a represents meeting of employers, urged them •to provide facilities to supply war loan vouchers to workmen. Some firm.? propose to purchase vouchers and permit workers to acquire them by small weekly instalments. .The Government has communicated a memorandum to Mr. Page, American Ambassador, which is not a reply] to the American Note respecting contraband, but a general statement showing the Government's efforts to minimise the inconvenience to neutrals' commerce. The memorandum shows that considerable shipments of cotton have been dealt with. The Board of Trade had paid over £450,000 to various American claimants. The claims paid were considerably in excess of the amounts which would have been realised b\- the sale of k the goods. The Government is convinced that an impartial review of the facts will show there has been no arbitrary interference with American interests. A French scientist has calculated that whereas in former wars it took a man's weight of bullets to kill him, to-day it requires three tons of metal. In the House of Commons Mr. Brace, Under-Secretary at the Home Ollice, in reply to a question, said that in the German naval attack on Hartlepool, Scar- ■ borough and Whitby 127 were killed and 567 wounded. There had been fourteen air raids, chiefly on undefended r- towns, villages, and country districts. Twentv-four men. all civilian-, 21 women, and U children h-.d !r.:; killed. and 86 men, 34 women and 17 children wounded. Mr. F. Smith, in reply to a question, stated that the Government did not intend to prosecute Lord Northcliffc's newipapers for criticisms of Lord Kitchener. A hospital for wounded Australian officers, under the direction of Sir John McCall, M.U., Agent-General for Tasmania, will be opened at South Kensington next week. All (lie medical "services are voluntary and the medical staff and nurses, mostly Australian--. The latest honors awards include military medals for half-a-dozen Anglican Roman Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian chaplains. A package at 'Woolwich post office exploded, injuring three sort*?. It is believed that a live shell was sent by a soldier from the front as a curio. r Johnston Pros., grocers. New Plymouth, desire the public throughout Tararaki to knnw that all poods ordered * will be sent promptly through post or to nearest railway •tatioii. This grocery fir": is renowne- ?,-■ i' .■ T:.- : ir:';iy of llieir s;,;c! s :i':d I lie ]i:;lii price- for cash. Send for a trial order,'

PLEA FOR NATIONAL SERVICE. ; CAPTAIN GUEST'S REMARKS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) T ~ „• London, June 24. In the House of Commons Captain Guest urged that our duties to our i allies required tfa to organise to the ; utmost limits of our power and lie thought the Bill did not go far enough. He would immediately have established national Bervice. Mr. Asquith suggested that it was an inopportune time to discuss or even to ventilate the important topic raised. He assured the House that it was impossible < to exaggerate the importance of passing the Bill at the earliest possible moment. THE NEW LOAN. INVESTMENTS FROM THE DOMINIONS. Reecived June 25, 5.45 p.m. London, June 24. ' It is officially anticipated that ap- ' plications for war stock will flow in ! freely from the Dominions. The Im- ' peria! authorities have arranged to sup- ' ply the Dominions with all funds required for future war expenditure at the sar::e rate of interest as previously. BRITISH CASUALTIES. SOUTH AFRICAN LOSSES EQUALLED IN THIRTY DAYS. Received June 26, 12.50 a,m. London, June 25. . Seven hundred and forty-one officers were killed, 1562 wounded, and 137 missing in thirty days, equalling the officers' casualties in the entire South African war, which were 701 killed, 1668 wound- ( cd, and 383 missing. The casualties published to-day were 1409.