General Items.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1915, Page 5

General Items.

THE VEERS THANK BOTHA. deceived July lti, 7.P-0 p.m. London, July 10. In the House of Lords the Marquess of-Crewe proposed, and Earl Selborne seconded, a vote of thanks to Generals Botha and limits and the South African troops. The motion was carried. WORKERS AT WOOLWICH. Received July lti. 7.30 p.m. London, July 1(1. In the House of Commons Mr. Forster, 'in reply to Mr. Barlow, said that the statement that Woolwich is not fully employed is, generally speaking, untrue and misleading. 'Woolwich could employ a greater number of highly skilled men than has been hitherto available. NATIONAL REGISTRATION'. London, July 1(1. The National Registration Bill has re-': ceived the Royal Assent. MISSIONARIES INTERNED. Calcutta, July 10. ■Sixteen Herman missionaries from Giinhutie ami Is,am have been interned at Jubuiilpor. USE OF GASES. Paris. July lii. The I'iirliainentar. and Army Committee that was set up to inquire as to asphyxiating gases has adopted a report providing a method for parrying and retaliating their use. CONVICT-i WORK WELL. Received July lb, 0..'!."> p.m. London, Join Jo. The gaol- ami convict establishments throughout the country have become a vast factory for war stores, and prisoner, have 'doubled the output compared with :'!•;.- peace tasks.

GERMANY'S COAL SVI'PLV

Jlec-i.-e.l July 17, 0..-, a.m. Amsterdam, July lii. A llcriiu official message states that the Cnvernment has decided to assume ■■nntrnl of ill.- coal industry and fi.s. the price in the public interest. FJIF.M'II SitftAUSTS' KFSOLVF.. Paris, Jtilv HI. At a .iit;cr,' of the Socialist Party a re>nli'tloii -;h i.assed that no durable |wnce is pn.-.-i'dc unless it is based. firstly. vro»nition of the right of all oppressed pcop"\i in Europe to return to the nation- '...herefrom they have been hrutallv severed; -ccoudlv, on the absolute respect of political and economic independence o: the nations; thirdly, on the organisation <,:' compulsory arbitration between nations, involving the limitation of armaments, democratic supervision e r in'ernational en.uageuieiits, and the con-tittttinn of an international police fnvo. The Congress is determined lo liel;' (lie prosecution of the jIU U> ti.e utiiiost,