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Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1916, Page 5

A GREAT TOLl>

ESTIMATE OF GERMAN LOSSES. Received Jan. 20. 9J5 p.m. London, Jan. 19. In the Commons, Mr. Tennant stated that the German casualties were 588,956 •killed, 1,560,549 Vounded, 350,153 missing, and 24,080 died of disease. LABOR AND THE CABINET. London, Jan. 19. The South Wales miners passed a resolution in support of a motion at the forthcoming conference of the Labor Party summoning the Labor members of the Cabinet to withdraw from the Government. TRADE WITH THE ENEMY. CHARGES AGAINST CLOVE FIRM. London, Jan. 19. William Gurden .Rigden, William Fownes Rigden, and Stanley 'Fownes Rigden, partners in the glove firm of Fownes Brothers, have been charged with trading withthc enemy. Counsel stated that correspondence had been found showing that defendants, who had a branch in New York owned by a German company, imported from New York German goods valued at £OOOO, promising to pay after the war, paying additional interest and promising big orders. The accused were remanded on bail of £2fao each.

FREIGHTS OX WHEAT. 1 London, Jan. 10. The Times draws attention to a circular issued by Runcinian and Company, l.omlon, inviting tonnage for North American wheat on behalf of the British, Italian, and French Governments, at a freight ranging from 16s to 22s lid per quarter. The circular is freely discussed on the Baltic Exchange, and there is much comment on the British Government countenancing such, extraordinary rates and the possible immunity of such vessels from requisitioning. 'PROTECTION FOR INDUSTRIES. London, Jan. 19. The Board of Trade Advisory Committee's report will shortly be available. It is understood by a large majority to approve of subsidies or tariff protection to industries, including paper-making, printing, stationery, china, glassware, toys, jewellery, electrical apparatus and building materials. STRIKE I'XDER MISAPPREHENSION London, Jan. 1!). Several thousand workers at' the Dunlop works, Birmingham, stopped work under the impression that tyres were finding their way to Germany through Denmark, but resumed after an assurance from the company's superintendent and an official of the Ministry of Munitions that the roods were not goinsr to Germany,