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Taranaki Daily News, 12 January 1916, Page 5

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WLITARY SERVICE BILL. .. HOWDY WEEK-END MEETINGS; ; GEXEBAL ELECTION DEMANDED. London, Jan. 10. The week-ei>d meetings have been generally bad for the anti-compulsion-jsts. Audiences of working men severely pickled Hr. Thomas. The Labor leader vWinstone, who was rejected at the Sterthyr 'by-eWition, had a disorderly reception at a tuners' meeting at Abersych&n. The Natoinalists are not expected to tata any further action against the Bill, tfie opponents of the second reading, which wili'be commenced in the House fit Commons to-morrow, will number below fifty. The newspapers are giving prominence to the robpening of the group system. The Daily News appeals to single men to enrol as a hat chance to save volua- , t^ryijra. 1 ..The Dally Express demands a general * election to Clear the air. Other newspajfers state that the Government should not hesitate to appeal to the electorates if the progress of the Mill is unduly hampered. DARKNESS IN LONDON, 4

street Natalities higher. Received Jan. 11, fi.s pjn. London, Jan. 10. Owing to the darkness in London street fatalities for the past year averaged more than two daily. The' press appeals for a limitation of the speed of tffflir. " , AT THE MANSION HOUSE. UECRUITIXG BETTER, London, Jan. 10. For the Brat time in history the Mansi(Al House lias been converted into a recruiting office. The Lord Mayor is personally welcoming recruits. The reopening of the group system has revived the activity at recruiting offices, which have been idle since the controversy in -Jhe Commons. Most of those attesting are. married men. and doubt still prevsr Is among the unmarried as to whether compulsion will be enforced. 'CABINET RESIGNATIONS. i _____ LABOR SITUATION' DISCUSSED. Received Jan. 11, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan, 10. Mr. Henderson attended Cabinet at Mr. Asquith's special invitation, and it i 3 therefore believed that the three resanations are not yet accepted. t ','Cabinet lengthily discussed the Labor »ituation.

WE WAR IN PARLIAMENT. V REPLIES TO QUESTIONS, Received Jan. 11, 10.15 ,p.m. London, Jan. 10. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith s»id he did not think it desirable to appoint a select committee to inquire into the shortage of munitions prior to the establishment of the Ministry. Mr. Asquith also said it was undesirable to discuss General Sir lan Hamilton's report at persent. Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Mr. Outliwilte, said that the Government ot Canada has announced that it could mobilise half a million men, including those already under arms; Australia estimated to liave three hundred thousand by June next; and New Zealand estimated to have about thirty-six thousand, with regular reinforcements. Mr, Birroll, replying to a question, said the numbers of men in the different provinces of Ireland were: Leinster 174,597, Ulster 10!J;48f>, Munster 130,637, Con'nauglit. 81,392. The numbers enlisted to December 15 wove: Leinster 27,458, Olster 49,760, Munster 14,190, and Connaught 3089.