BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1916, Page 5

BRITAIN.

•AND SETTLEMENT. A FUTURE FOR SOLDIERS. London, Feb. 10. The report of the Committee of the of Agriculture comments on Domittion schMaea tor immigration, and ■ays thtt for years many of the Dominions have employed immigration ■Cents in Britain, who have painted in glowing colttfs attractive picture* of the tivantsgej their Governments offered. The retwft »dd«: "We take no exception to thtl action, and recognise gratefully the Welcome the Dominions have extended to immigrants, but cannot look with equanimity on the prospect of losing tile flower of the agricultural population even to the Dominions. If our proposal* for wttlement in England are adopted, we believe they will give exMl4ier« at taut as goad prospects as the Dominions." The repert recommends the Board *f Agriculture to institute a proSagandiat campaign in the army and eet 'to ildttce discharged men to take yfrantage of England's opportunities. >. - THE ADMIRALTY, < • London, Feb. 10. •He agitation in favor of Lord Fisher's fecall to the Admiralty continues. Tlie Morning Post hotly attacks the pr»posals and assert that Lord Fitfher'a methsd* have been shown to be valueleu. dig sefhemes for the education of . ftSbers have practically been abolished. was responsible for the •hojitlon of light cruisers and the email which the war has shown were greatly needed. His share in the Dardanelles epiasde shuts him out definitely a fr#m all further higher command. w The Post adds that the attempt to boom Lord Fisher deserves to be punished. PROTECTION AGAINST AIR RAIDS. London, Feb. 10. There are many public protests regarilng the insufficient air protection uaae in the Midlands. The Home Office notifies that Lord French is elaborating • arstem of warnings to the. police, factories and ethers in the event of an exacted raid, but insists that the warnings must not be passed on to the pubfio until it is certain the Taiders are Casting to the particular district, otherWke it may interfere with munition Work. THE PROBLEM OF IMPORTS. London, Feb. 10. Tie Government announcement of the r**ttieti*n of the importation of sugar has had 1 the reverse effect to that desired, a general Increase in wholesale. l and retail buying having taken place. Beer, formerly 2d a glass, lias been raked to 2Vjd. Newspapers forewarn the public of the possibility of an increase to 3d owing to the possible restriction Of the importation of barley. The' Spanish threaten to stop the shipment of iron pyrites ore to Britain if the orange trade is stopped. AS APPEAL TO MINERS. London, Feb. 10. 4tr. Stanton, M.P., appealing to South Walet miners, said: "Keep working till we hive driven all the Germans to hell, where they are long overdue."