MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

NEW MINISTRIES BILL j AMENDED BY LORDS. ' London, Aug. 15. Tho Homo of Lords amended the New Ministries Hill, limiting the Reconstruction Minister'- functions to matters arising as a natural consequence of the war. Lord Salisbury explained that the object was to prevent experimenting in pet subjects. Received An;;'. !(!. 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 15. Lord P.ili-iiiuryV amendment that no order under I lie Ministry of Roconslruetion !:<■ issued unless in pursuance of a resolution of both Hollies was earned by it to *2, despite the Lord Chancellor resisting on the "round that.it would empower Parliament to act as an cxecujtive bodv.

THE LABOR PARTY. POSITION VAGUE. London, All,?. 18. It is expected that the Oovernmcnt will forl.hu-Mi '• liallor.god in the House of Ccmnxiu i. .; its refusal of passports. The Labor Executive has issued a report of to-dayV meeting, which passed a vote of confui ~-e "n .Mr. .Henderson, who reviewed the entire situation together with a telegram from Mosars lluysmans and Branling, .-aying that thoy still considered it important that the Entente ease should be presented. I'lie executive resolved that it was desirable to attend at Stockholm in order to prevent the views of the British Ijiibor Party being .misrepresented and misunderstood. It regretted the refusal of pa epulis and decidrd to make representations to the (ioveriunent on the matter. Tin:- executive appointed eight delegates, including .Messrs Henderson and Litcbwortb. who resigned his Masonic secretaryship. It is rumored that, Mr. Lloyd George contemplates a general election if the Labor Conference adheres to its intention to take part in the Stockholm Conference. The Labor executive, including Mr. Henderson, discussed the now situation with regard to the conference. The position of the party at present is vague. Some Laborites resent Mr. Henderson's exclusion from the Cabinet. THE MUNITIONS BILL. Received Aug. HI, 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 15. In the House of Commons. Mr. Churchill announced that he proposed the abandonment of the dilution clause in'the Munitions Hill, and was also introducing amendments, the result of agreement between employers and the trade unions. IRISH CONVENTION. London. :Vug. 13. The Press Bureau states iihat the Grand Committee has made arrangements for the Iri'di Convention, on August 21, to discuss a scheme of the Dominions type. POLICE RAID. 'London, 'August 15. '''he i.oiico raided the Dublin premises of Colonel Merc's section of the National Volunteers, who broke oIT from the main body. Books, a hundred rilles, and amniuniiton were seized. Received Aug. 10, 10 p.m. London, Aug. 16. The police raided the National Volunteers' headquarters at Belfast and elsewhere in Ulster, and seized rilles. PREMIUM BONDS. London, Aug. 15. Mr. Bonar Law announced tnat he was appo :, iting a select tomm.ii.teo to consider raising money by means of premium bonds.

AN EDUCATIONAL MEMORIAL. Received Aug. 10, 3.5 p.m. London, Aug. 15. The Minister of Education, speaking at Bedford, said there should be one great memorial to those who had fallen in the war. in the form of a great uni\ersity open to (he whole population. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE. Received Aug. 10, 5.20 p.m. London, Aug. 15. The Colonial Secretary has announced the appointing of a committee of Ministers to devise tlie best means of giving immediate effect to the Imperial War Conference's resolution in favor of Imperial preference. LABOR AND STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. Received Aug. Hi. 5.5 p.m. London Aug. 15. Mr. Henderson intends on Tuesday to osk the Lahor Conference to reaffirm the Stockholm Conference resolution. THE WAR WAN. Received Aug. If!. 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 15. In the House of Commons the War Loan Hill was read a third time. SEED FOR NEW ZEALAND. Received Apg. IC. S.K p.m. London, Aug. 15. Sir Thomas Mackenzie has urged Mr. R. E. I'rolhero (President of the Board ,0! Agriculture) to grant increased facilities for shipment of seeds to New Zealand. Mr. Prothero replied that he was preparing statistics of the Motherland's seed requirements. Thereafter he would I do his best to meet New Zealand's needs.