News From England

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1915, Page 5

News From England

THE INVENTIONS COMMITTEE.

Received July 19, 5.5 p.m.

London, July IS. Sir J. J. Thomson (Professor of Physics at the Royal Institute), Sir C. A Parsons (of turbine fame), and Mr. litill>y will form Lord Fisher's Invention! Committee. Twelve prominent scientists including Mr. H. li. Raker, Sir William Crookes, Mr. Bertram llopkinson, Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Ernest Rutherford, and Mr. J, Strutt will form a panel of consultants. j

PJRICE of foodstuffs. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received July 19, 7.30 p.m. London, July 19. Compared with the corresponding period of 1914, beef has increase.! in price 40 per cent.; sugar, 68 per cent.; fish, (54 per cent.; flour, 50 per cent.; brpad, 40; tea, 28. In Berlin the food prices have increased fi-5 per cent. In Vienna, beef has increased 105 per cent.; P 3RS bacon, lu>; rice, 125; bread, 83. A HANDSOME GIFT. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received July 19, 7.30 p.m. London, July 18. A gift of £3OOO has been made to the Times fund for the use of wounded ajid sick New Zealanders. PATRIOTIC MEETINGS. ' London, July 19. A central committee of the national patriotic organisation has been organised. Mr. Asquith, l.ord Roseberv and Mr. Balfour have completed arrangements to hold meetings throughout the "Empire on August 4, Declaration Day. The dominions arc enthusiastically supporting.

HUGE WAR BILL. (Times and' Sydney Sun Services.) Received July 7.30 p.m. London, July 19. A Times' correspondent points out tlfat Britain's war expenditure is greater than any of the belligerents, and is now averaging 3V 2 millions daily. Allowing for the higher cost of soldiers, this does not account {or the great disparity, and it suggests exorbitant war profits on contracts, and it may l>e necessary to eliminate undue profits if Britain wishes to hold out.