BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 April 1916, Page 5

BRITAIN.

COMPULSION. < ' (PROBABLE proposals '■('/ . ■ ' '■ London, April 18. rhe Cabinet Recruiting Sub-committee conferred yesterday with the army chiefs. It is generally understood that the Cabinet will decide, for the present at all events, against general compulsion, preferring three modifications of the existing system—the compulsion of all youths as ihey-reach eighteen, the furv itlier limitation of reserved occupations, and the continuation of time-expired men in the army. It is estimated that the first method will tiring in 300,000 men a DECISION DEFERRED. ANOTHER URGENT MATTER. Received April 17, 9.5 pjea. London, April 17. j The Daily Chronicle states that Cabi#At on Friday deferred decision of the (jneition of general compulsion until they had consulted Lord Kitchener and General Robertson, and will be reconsider- , ing. the matter, on Monday. It is believed that the needs of the army for many months will be realised without , compulsion of the At and unattested {named-men. A civil matter to be considered is the urgent need of labor for tile completion of merchant vessels, and the accelerating of the building of Kght«r warships. MERCHANT VESSELS BUILDING. CONSTRUCTION TO BE HASTENED. . , London, April 16. The Daily Chronicle's Parliamentary corespondent says that the construction ot hundreds of vessels has been held up for inonths because labor waa not available. The Cabinet has decided to have the vessels completed. Mr. Henderson, m a speech at Glasgow, confirmed the Government's decision to sediire the rapid delivery of all merchantmen now building. It was !»ential that j.ll workers engaged in ihipyarda and engineering establishments ' Should .give full time and whole-hearted service. This was indispensible to the Winning of the war. PROTEST 4GAINST HIGHER FREIGHTS. London,' April 16. A. correspondent of the Westminster Gazette protests at the scandalous injustice 6f increasing freights when shipping companies are paying larger dividends and bonuses than ever before MANUFACTURE OF KRUPP MACHINE. Time} and Sydney-Sun Services. London, April 16. Two munitions firms in Birmingham fthd Sheffield Tiave applied to the Patent Court for permission to Manufacture a Kriipp machine, at present in the Royal College 'of SSenceVt South Kensington, ijfhlch is used for magnetically separating wolfram from ore. Krupp's agents opposed the applicants' offer of five per rent, royalties, stating that the machine Was urgently needed in connection with the manufacture of munitions. The Comptroller' decided to recommend the granting )f the application.