FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1917, Page 5

FOOD CONTROL COMMITTEES.

A NEW SCHEME. Received Aug. 5, 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 4, Official.—Lord Rhonda has invited the ltoal governing bodies throughout Great Britain to appoint food control eommittftM in order to administer the new scheme of sugar distribution, under which retailers are required to register the sugar cards issued to the public. The committees are also requested to continue the food economy campaign, and to deal with other foodstuffs, including meat and bread, and to enforce the fixed food prices.

MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION. Reuter Service. Received August 4, 55 p.m. London, August 3. In the House of Commons a Bill establishing a Ministry of Construction was read a third time. LABORITES AND ENEMY DELEGATES. London, August 3. The Labor executive met members of the House of Commons and received the Paris report of Messrs. Henderson, Ramsay Mac Donald, and Wardle.

The General Federation of Trade Unions has reaffirmed its decision not to attend a conference at which they will meet enemy defig»to» until French and Belgian territory is evacuated and reparation promised.

Mr. Qompers has cabled that the American Labor Party is not attending. He considers that the conference is inopportune and cannot be productive of good, Mr. Apple ton replied th»t the British Federation of Trades Unions concurs and .considers conferences would he futile until the freedom of democracy, is secured.

FURTHER OPPOSITION. United Service. Received August 4, 55 pjn. London, August 3. The Seamen's and Masters' Associations have decided not to convey delegates to Stockholm. The British Workers' League and Trades Union executive have passed resolutions not to meet enemy representatives during the war. RAIN DAMAGES CROPS. Received /Jag. 5, 5.5 p.m. iiomdon, Aug. 4. Seven days' continual rain has setiGiuly damaged the crops in the southeast of England.