MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 May 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

!TO,.FOSTER EMPIRE TRADE. * THE TRADE BANK. .•" ■ London, May 10. , A White Paper, dealing with the BriTrade Bank; states thai it will be jeabecf tli» British Trade Corporation. It* general objects will be to assist the developmentof British trade and industries, to, procure orders for British manufacturers, t'o connect new overseas Undertakings, and finance contracts in eonnejtion therewith. There are seven (directors, and lord Fariigdon is chairputn ' Thfc. charter states that the corporation is established for sixty years to act as agents for apy governments or authorities, bankeb, manufacturers, mgr- , bhants and others, to carry on the business of 'contractors, merchants, etc., to jicquire railways, docks, factories and i)titer concerns, to develop the resources bf anypart of the world, including Bri- , tain, to obtain concessions, monopolies, a'nd establish an informa- , tion bureau for 'business and financial propositions and to undertake experi- ' Mental and research work.

A GIRLS' BOYCOTT. - OP SKULKERS IN MUNITION FACTORIES. , London, May 18. A Misting of London munition girU te»olved notto associate with any man under 41 working or skulking in munition factories. ' DISEASE IN THE ARMY ( ALARMING FIGUBES. Beceired May 17, 5.50 pjln. London, May 16. Sir William Oder, lecturing, said the Bioct reeest figures showed there had bean 98,000 cases of venereal disease in the (British army. .Public opinion was thoroughly aroused to the serious na|tur« of the ravages of the disease. BTBIEE DEPOTATION TURNED

Dom Received May 17t, 9 p.m. London, May 17. Official: Dr. C. Addison, Minister of Munitions, declined to receive a deputation of district , representatives of striken unless accompanied by the trades union executives and at the latter's regueit. THE BREWERY QUESTION. London, May 16. Mr. Sonar Law, in the House of ComJnOns, denied that the Government had (eathed a decision regarding breweries. THE ■ENGINEERS' STRIKE. London, May 16. The outlook in connection with the engineers' strike has generally improved. The dockyard workers at Chatham passed a resolution refusing to strike. The )>r&BS striken remain firm.