News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1915, Page 5

News From England

ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN KITCHENER. REMARKABLE .SPEECHES. (Times and Sy-dney Sun Services.) London,' July 11. At the Guildhall, St Edward Carson, in proposing a vote of thanks to Lord Kitchener, warmly pledging the meeting to support his appeal, said that Lord Kitchener possessed the absolute confidence of me Cabinet, and what was more, the absolute .confidence of • the country. The nation would give '■■; ,"■ him whatever he asked for in order to reach final victory. Xo poorer service j, could be rendered by any man to his country than to attempt in the smallest degree to shake the confidence of the ;_ - nation in Lord Kitchener. (Cheers.) In a great struggle for existence victory was never won by a policy of pin-pricks. • 'The voluntary system was on its trial, and did anybody doubt, if it tailed, that we ought to hesitate to apply compulsory service. (Cheers.) Lord Derby, in seconding the motion, said that as a practical recruiter he knew where theu wanted the flood. We were at present experiencing something in the nature of a drought. He resented embarrassing questions being asked In .and out of Parliament, such as if spies were shot at the moat or the tower. If -he had his way those who asked the Government these questions would be .taken there and shot, too. (Cheers.) If they failed to obtain men by the present system, they would then" have the right to go to Lord Kitchener and say: ''There are other powers; .putthem into force." (Cheers.) Mr. .Winston Churchill, in moving a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, thought it right to repudiate the dangerous and libellous suggestions scattered broadcast, that it was due to Britain's shortcomings that the war would not lie brought to a speedy conclusion. He regretted disputations about things that were past; people should not waste .their energies in sterile controversies, tint keep their hatred for their common enemy. JEWS AT THE FRONT, .: Received June 12, 8.30 p.m. London, July 12. The Chief Rabbi has returned from a tour at the front. He states;that Jewish officers there number nine hundred and rank and file twelve thousand. LABOR LEADER'S VIEWS. Received June 12, 5.30 p.m. London. July 12. ■Mr. Thomas, addressing the railway men at Wellingborough, said we had not only reached a critical period in the war zoii« but were also approaching a critical period in Home aliairs. There had Wen a miserable quarrel between two eminent •statesmen, both of whom had done good work for the State, hut neither was so important, as the winning of the war. He declared that (he people would make short work of anyone, however important. >i ho con-i,tond his own personal ambition hefoiv the nation's interests. Received .in!v ,2. ll.:hi -...„,. Loudon. .iy]v 12. Mr. Then,a-, continuing, said that it was -ensele--. to talk to worker- ahout unity utile--, tllo-e iii authority -,•{ an example. Ife 111 'J <■ I tie wo'v -;■■■ t,, continue to eiv,- f|i,.jv !„-;. ;:,.,! j; ~.,„;,[ never he -ah! that (ho ...ukiii- ,i.o-es failed in thei.-duii.-s and .-.-■ -}..u-.-Ii:i lit s.•-. If the men iviiM y.-ro-.,:,;.! to run th- nafar di-t.iiit wh. u Co- u„i ;..■;■-. ■■■.,.,■.| • ;.,. in revoit. / Ti::"..\r*;KNT >v ];!:;r:-ii i ! ;;><!\rj:s. ■ports that IViti-h ouice-s at \i•■•c -i:,-, Ifeidell.,.l-. ViLi-oi, and I n-.-Ll Jadt are well treat, ■!. an.l their oii.-uter- -.,■:- ,■ ■ f.irtab'e. Tin. men's i-am-.i-are at <\;;\tgart. Urn. I'tn-hoim. lugojstadt. Nnrn'borg and .hiiv.imr".. Thev are liou-ed in woll-.cntilatcd building--, and their food is the i-ame as that of Cormaii soldiers. , The wound.-ii receive ov.-elh-iit tii-at-Iliellt. Till-: \VA!! LOAN. London. Jitlv 11. The Rank of Liverpool has appl'ied for '.C-t.W>!U-:iil. the Manchester and Liverpool Hank for five millons. and the Manchester Co-operative Society for one million of tin- war bun. ' THE XATIdN'AL REGISTER. (Times ami Sydney Suit Services. ) London. July 11. | j Tn the House- of "'ominous, a provision I " was inserted in the Xation.il Register I Bill to ensure the .secrecy of the regisf' ter. compilers violating the secrecy int' •■ curring a penalty of three months' imI $f prisonment or « fine of t'2o. E*. There was an Interesting discission Iw on Ireland':, position, Mr. McXeil and

• Sir J. 8,. Lonsdale objecting to piece- | meal application and not inviting Irishmen to work lor the nation. Sir J B Lonsdale stated that Ulstermen were anxious for tho opportunity to offer their services. Mr. Uirrell replied that it was necessary to differentiate between Ireland and the rest of Britain, because of the peculiar social conditions. The registrable males, numbering 1,323,000 were mostlv engaged in agriculture, and any interference with them would seriously afleet the national food suplies. Sir Edward Carson stated that Irishmen desiring to resistor would be afforded an opportunity. Tlie third reading was carried. PLEXTV OF MUXITIOXS WORKERS. _. London. July ]]. The Munitions Workers' Ilureaux have closed, after enrolling 90,000 workers. The Labor Exchanges will carry out further enrolment. SWEDEN'S ARMY OX WAR BASIS. (Times and Sydney Sun Sen-ices). „, London, July 11. lne Swedish Army has been placed on a war basis. There are 330,000 regulars and 175,©™ of the Landstnrm a\nd the munition supplies are the strongest . possible. ° SOLDIERS FOR MCXITIOX WORKS. (Times and Sydney So, Services.) -,r Ti . ~ London, July 11. Mr. Lloyd George, i„ the House of Commons, said that a definite scheme •had Owen adopted in conjunction y vit h .the War Office for allov.ing skilled men | to be released from their military duties | to work in munition factories. EVIDENCE OF MORE KULTIJR. Received July 13, 12.55 a.m. .j London, July/ 12. m A party of British women and chil- < dren and several Irish nuns have re- 1 turned from Belgium. They relate that , the Germans placed a huge wreath on , the grave of a nun and child, who were killed by Warneford's wrecked Zeppelin, , the wreath being inscribed, "Look here- , this is what the English have done." : HEAVY CASUALTY ROLL. i Received July 12, 11.10 p.m. - London, July 12. I The week-end casualty list gives a * total of lofi officers and 2220 men. The ' "th and Bth Cameronians at the Darda- > nelles lost heavily in officers. a * . t THE XATIOXAL REGISTER. a Received July 12, 11.10 p.m. C ~ „- , London, July 12. I 'Mr. Salter Long has asked local anthonties to be in readiness to prepare * a national register for the second week .. in August. * ii THE POLITICAL SQUAB ISLE. t London, .Inlv 12 ii \iscotmt Middleton, in a letter'to the i .-run,-,, appeals to Parliamentarians to s retrain trom furLher probing the Hal- . dane-Lloyd emerge controversy w1 ,;,. ;i I t cannot :,e ~.' interest to r.ritain at pros- 1 t <-"t. •»":■ prc-eut and lutinv, not the past. sixi.-Tici: sn;(;i->Tioxs. i London, Jhlv [■>. '«' i; "' I'aily Mail favors th- f0rma1,,,,,! !" ;> !"'"l'i'-\ commitl,,.. cuiissting ,„-| mi-.iio-. ~-■;, i,,tu [,\„ reputation, to cot-i "'.'■' t '''''• ']''•' []i!,i I'ejjort on the question! p i . , .'',' 1 ,,;'- ,: . : , ii! '.'" l!i !' rU,|| o 1! " : fate of the!' i0ii,.,1,-.M,i: on the matter, and savsthat: ' !" M ' ! '-'' '!"■"•''!■; it i- pi vil that if! \,:n L0u,,,, ,1.,.s not re-i,„ Mr. 1.10 v.l | ' ''"■"'-" -■ill, and if V,,,, |), m „,, ~.„;,;,.,! 1 '-••'■■ l K',V",,r ~;i| g 0 t.,„ ' "" ! 1