NEWS FROM ENGLAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 June 1915, Page 7

NEWS FROM ENGLAND.

| A WAR cicxsrs. J WHAT EVERY3IAN t'AK Do. | SCOPE OP A XKW BILL. f , rl . London, .1 uno 25. iliere is much doubt in to tin* "cope of Mr. Longs Bill. ITluny °W -r !t lUso ! ,rov "l'' s a national lt&i&tor of the avaiJuble manhood of tin* country, and will really bo a Avar census to cnajle the authorities to dotorretts Mr. Teimaut, in the House of Commons, said certain diflicultics had arisen m the use of the Robs rifle supplied to imUmT' i ° nmttcr Wttß b «"B 1 linestimated and hi the meanwhile some &M a rifl o r ro armcd wiui t,ie h th?a includ " s provision 1 t at a loch-out shall not he declared unpor 'r i tCr th ° «»P%er has re- 1 Trade Terence to the Board of | The 'Minister of Munitions has power I to control net profits, the standard ' amount of which shall be the net i eomnletul l '] f"'" Jf' res P ondi "? periods I wa" ° rC tilG of the

I the MM W 3 " 0t ' b f e ' lail8 '° a with °'« tht Mim.tors consent. Am, rule or custom not ] lav ,ng the fore., of law vlnch would tend to restrict- the pro'S I tion of an employee shall be suspended. shall be employed Jess he noduees a certificate stating that his last employe]- consented to his leaving Owners are required to inform the M, mster of the number of their emfe 1 ar . l<l "J""*™* and the nature ot ,f ed fn V CCrtam Pena!tiCS ** Sl)««i----rlied tor olfenees under the Bill The munition tribunal shall consist of (the .Ministers nominee and two more j assessors chosen equally from panels confuted by the. Minister, represent- ! ,' r T f e employers and the workmen. The durat.on o the Act is the same as that of the Ministry of Munitions. ten thousand workers had registered at (,las<;ow hy noon to-day. I The Munitions Bill fixes the divisible! amount of profits of controlled (stab- 1 lishments as one-fifth above the standard ' amount of profits. I The Munition Workers' Bureau open-' «1 at sly aclock in the evening, and there was a steady stream of volunteers, _ including millwrights, fitters shipwrights, tool-makers, turners, boilermakers, and other engineers and ship-

THE NATIONAL LOAN. 150 (MILLIONS APPLIED FOR. T , . London, June 25. It is understood that applications for the Avar loan are satisfactory. The Bank of England has issued four milion prospectuses. It is still difficult to | sell Consols, as it is doubtful how trustees and many other holders will he [ able to raise money to make application for the war loan which is necessary before the- conversion rights accrue. Many city men advocate that the rights he made detachable, so that the rHit'i to convert Consols may be bought liml sold. " It is estimated that the London banks oIL alroiu,v received applications for £150,000,000 of the new war loan.

LORD KITCHEXER. BIHTI rDAY COKG-EATULATIOXS. London, Juno 25. JMiipire-'wiilc congratulations dinvr been Rent to_ Lord Kitchener on his birthday. There •have been special recruiting appeals. Kvcry recruit wore an armlet inscribed, in red letters, "Kitchener's birth- j day recruit." |

j FOR THE WOUSTDED. Simla, June 25, | At the annual meeting of the St. j John's Ambulance it was reported that l £20,000 had been collected, and also ! gifts dispatched to the value of ffifi.COO for the various theatres of war. It was also announced that fresh gifts of £ooo and ten hospital units had been given by the Maharajah of Cwalior, and £SOOO by the Maharajah of Jaipur. I THE BOND OF EMPIRE. I London, June 25. j Mr. B. R. Wise, in an interview, said 1 the war had given significance to the ties uniting the overseas dominions. j Australians will keep in mind the Canj adians' bravery at Neuvc Chapellc, and Canadians will recall that wild night's j scramble up a gun-pierced cliff which won praise and fame for Australians. Such deeds would constitute the firmest bonds of union. TREATMENT OF INTERNED OFFICERS. London, June 23. ' The Press Bureau states that 39 offi-; cers who were specially ill-treated in Germany, by wayl of reprisals, have i (been, returned to their former places of I detention. I i ■ ' TRADE WITH THE ENEMY. London, June 25. The Board of Trade has decided that trading with Germans in China must be stopped. A proclamation will be is- j sued prohibiting trade between Britain j and branches of firms in enemy's countries, in Oiina and Japan. i

A CtTNTIXGEXT FROM AFRICA. London, Juno 25. r I !io Pretoria ilovonnmnit is eoinmunimtine witli the Imperial (Jovernment in reference to a South African contingent for Kurope. Many men disbanded from ilie Herman ' Sontli-Wivc .Africa operations have already proceeded to Kngl.ind. The (lovernnient does not encourage the exodus.