MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1916, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

AFTER THE WAR. MORE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. Received July 26, 5.5 p.m. London, July 2.". Tlie Labor organisers urge that after tlie war a national scheme of primary and secondary technical education, affording equal opportunities to all classes t.lionld he instituted. The Provincial Conferences' report recommend the holding of combined conferences of workers and teachers early in I!H7 and submit the proposals to the fiovernment. DOMINIONS WILL BE CONSULTED. OX ALL EMPIRE QUESTIONS. Renter Service. Received July 20, 5.5 p.m. London, July 25. In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Templeton why no representatives of the Dominions were included on the committee appointed to consider the conclusions of the Paris Economic Conference, Lord Crewe said (he present committee was purely of a preliminary nature. The opportunity will be given representation of self-governing colonies on all questions affecting the Empire. BRITISH OFFICERS' CASUALTIES. 5J85 IN THREE WEEKS. Received July 27, 12.55 a.m. London, July 20. The British officers' casualties vmbs lislied during the last three weeks total i 5485, whereof 1347 were killed. 0 i» DARDANELLES AND iviESOPOPOTAMIA COMMISSIONS. SCOPE OF INQUIRY. Received .July 27, 12.35 a.m. London. Julv 20. The text of the Bil l constituting the Commissions of Inquiry on the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia!! campaigns provides for inquiry being made into the conduct of operations regarding supply, equipment, and provision for the sick j and wounded, and the responsibility of s the fiovernment departments. The Coius missions are given power to enforce the attendance.of witnesses and to examine - witnesses abroad on commission. d . I- TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. London, July 25. s The Daily Mail says that the American authorities at Constantinople have warned the British Government that the treatment, accorded General Townsheud does out apply to the officers and men. Americans are not allowed to enquire into the conditons of British prisoners in Turkey or Mesopotamia. It is believed they are harshly treated. General Townshend's treatment is probably a. trick of the. Young Turks to divert attention from the Armenian .massacres. I J-ord Robert Cecil states that satisfacs tory reports have been received of the treatment of British prisoners in Eulgaria. '? Mr. Forster stated in the House cf ; Commons that on June 30 there were ' 25,530 British prisoners, including 721 ', officers, in German hands, and 20,200 j f'ermans in British hands, including 401 officers; also 1408 naval prisoners. H SECRET SERYICiTgrANT. , y London. July 25. ' The normal Secret Service fund is £60,000; recently it was £200,000, anil a supplementary vote demands half a million , 9 THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION. L 2 London, July 25. In the House of Commons, Mr. As- • euitli said he would announce the names cf the Dardanelles and Mesopotamia commissioners to-morrow, and hoped to pass the Bill the same day. KEEPING NEWS SECRET, o- '" , London, July 25, ''■ An army order says there is reason l ' to believe that officers and men send their relatives home information conL corning the operations. It urges all to co-operate against leakage, thereby ensuring substantial gains with tlie'least possible loss. It" threatens offenders with severe punishment. Amsterdam, July 25. le Discussing the lack of secrecy about >t the Allies' military and economic plans :!' the newspaper Germania says: "Every single measure against us and every single attack is quacked out and chattered about in the most gratifying manner. It almost looks as if they wanted to warn us." ANTI-GERMAN ACTIO! London, July 25. The Stock Exchange Committee lias decided that foreign members who have changed their names since the war must state their original names on all contracts and correspondence, TRAINING AFRICAN NATIVES. Renter Service. London. July 25. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said the Government was considering the recruiting and training of native re troops in East and West Central Africa ' and was taking steps to make the best ' military use of the natives of tropical Africa. ;n London, July 25. A Renter message says that the Ministry of Munitions has sanctioned special rates of pay for bank holidays.