MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1916, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

DEPORTATION OF BELGIANS. i DISCUSSION EC THE COMMON'S. ■(- London, Nov. 21. i In the House of.Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said he believed that at least 25,000 Belgians had been deported to ■work in the eoal, iron, and steel industries in the Rhine provinces and Westphalia, Bespite General von der Goltz's solemn written assurance against deportations. The German officer responsible for the first deportations was also directly responsible for Miss Cavell's execution. Words were of no avail in face of such atrocities. They could only respond to every cnlV by the Belgian Government to support their appeal to the civilised world. The only final solution was to prosecute the wai with our utmost yower, and make the liberation of the Belgians the cardinal point. Sir EdwaTd Carson asked if the Government would press neutrals to try their utmost to prevent such illegalities. Lord Robert Cecil: We have done everything possible in that direction. We feel that the appeal will come with the greatest' force from the Belgian Government. ~ THE FLOUR REGULATION*. London, Xov. 21. ! Correction: The Board oi Trade regu- I lation with regard to flour is that it must be extracted from various qualities of wheat, and range from 73 to 7S per cent., the latter including Austra lian and choice Bombay classes. [lt is to be assumed that the balance of 17 to IS per cent, will be pollard.. giving a brown-bread flour.] DAMAGES FOR LIBEL. London, Xov. 21. In the Court' of the King's Bench. Rene Colaert, Mayor of Y'pres, sued , the Pall Mall Gazette and Manchester Guardian for a libel, alleging that Colaert was a traitor, and was shot for concealing arms and ammunition at Ypres for the Germans. A verdict was given by consent for £ISOO damcgc: and costs. : < AN INDIGNANT CONSTITUENCY. London, Xov. 21.' A public meeting at Hanlcy pa?=cd a resolution, expressing indignation .it Mr. Outhwaite's lack of patriotism, and calling on him to resign; al ; o asking the Mayor to call a meeting, nnd request Mr. Asquith to legislate to remove Mr. Outbwaite from a constituency whose views he no longer renrc«ents.

EXPLAINING THE WAR POSITION. Nov. 22, 5.5 p.m. j London, Xov. 22 \ Ministers are arranging to address mass meetings in the large cities to frankly explain the war position, the magnitude of the task, and the need for individual co-operation to enable the war policy to DC effectively carried out. POTATO^STOCKS. Received Nov. 22. 10 p.m. London, Xov. 22. The Board of Trade has ordered a return of potato stocks and contracts by cnltivatore of over ten acres in Great Britain,