BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 December 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN.

RESPONDING NOBLY. a RUSH OF RECRUITS. Beceived Dec. 10, 10.25 p.m. London, Dec. 18. Despite a downpour of rain leng queries Used up it ill recruiting stations, and then was a record enrolment in Laa4a, the previous figures being quadrupled. Some men were waiting from Mm o'clock in the morning, and many otteei were busy until midnight. Here if an encouraging report of an immense response in all the provincial towns, and then- has been such a rush of recruits that the medical examinations have t« jw deferred.

LIFE OF PARLIAMENT. INCREASED - BY ONE YEAR. Reoeived Dec. 10, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 9. The Go»enunent proposes to make the maximum life of Parliament six x«an, instead of five aa at present. SURPLUS MEAT VfATiKCTRn Received Dec. 10, 5.50 p.m. London, Dec. 9. Mr. Runciman, in the House of Comtoons, said the Government began to market the surplus of imported meat li the end of May, and had thus dispeted of 70,000 tons, mostly mutton oad lamb, by the end of October. •OUR DAY" SUBSCRIPTIONS. Londoa, Dee. 9. The subscriptions to the special "Our collection for tfye Red Gross to4*Dad £797,000, of which Canada pro- ■ Tided £280,000, Egypt £115,000, New .Zealand £15,550 and Australia £IO,OBO. Lord Lansdowne said that the dofeiniona had given over £250y000 to the Jled Cross,

REDUCED MEAT RATION,

KRIZE COUBT ARRANGEMENTS. London, Dee. 9. & the House of Lords, Lord Newton Mated that the' reduction of the meat ration for the troops in the field had effected a saving' of £3300 daily. The Judicial Committee Bill passed the * second reading, enabling two divisions to sit simultaneously, otherwise an unusual number of Prize Court appeals are likely to fall into arrears. Lord .Buckmaster explained that the Bill did not alter the constitution of the committee, which, being an. Imperial Court, might sit in any part of the Empire. LORD DERBY'S SCHEME. rimes and Sydney Sun Services. London, Dec. 9. There are movements among Liberals to secure an extension of the recruiting effort. Lord Derby states that it will be definitely closed on Saturday, and adds that he has not secured sufficient wen. Civil servants, "starred" and "unstayed," are informed they should attend. FORD'S EMPLOYEES ENLIST. London, Dee. 9. 'Henry Ford's employees at Manchester, headed by a band, marched to the Army Office and enlisted.