BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN.

WORKERS AND THE WAR. THE MEN UP TO SCRATCH. "" Received Oct. 4, 12.20 a.m. London, Oct. 3. The president of the Central unemployed body stated that since the war there has been no evidence of distress, and employment is plentiful. Fifteen thousand Welsh miners have accepted the Federation's recommendation, and will continue to work pending an inquiry into their demands. REAL AID. DANISH PRODUCTS FOR ENGLAND. Received Oct. 3, 2.40 p.m. Oopenliagen, Oct. 2. Co-operative dairy leaders have decided that it is desirable to supply England with butter and bacon as before, despite Germany's offer of higher prices, and appointed a committee to control the sales and maintain supplies to England at the highest possible mark. MAKING MATERIAL. Received Oct. 4, 12.5 a.m. London, Oct. 2. Thtere are now 1)79 oatoiblisujnicnlts under the direction of the Minister of Munitions.

RECRUITING RALLY. THE NEED FOR SHELLS. Received Oct 4, 12.10 a.m. London, Oct. 3. Ten thousand troops at Glasgow, and eight thousand at Birmingham paraded in connection with the national recruiting rally. Tlio War Office has issued the report of the party of munitions workers of Manchester who> after visiting the front, advocate everything that la humanly possible should be done to increase to the fullest extent the production of guns and shells. GATHERING THEM IN. Received Oct. 4, 12.20 a.m. London, Oct. 3. Six thousand khaki-clad men took, part in a recruiting march from the centre of London to the north, south, east and west, with a view to impressing young Londoners of the urgency of the pall to arms. Members of the House'of Commons and others witnessed thej march, and recruiting meetings were held along the route. j