MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

I A MUNITIONS COUNCH.. i FUTY (DEPARTMENTS COORDINATED. Aus. and N.Z. Cable-Assoc, and Reuter, Received Aug. 22, 12.30 a.m. London, Aug. 21. 3 The Press Bureau states that a Muni--1 tions Council, on the lines of the Ad- " miralty Council, has been established to co-ordinate the work of fifty munitions departments, which have been classified in ten groups, each group being repre- . rented on the Council. ' The Ministry now employs two millions, with a headquarters staff of 13,500. It is hoped the Council wiil result in economy as well as the fuller utilisation of resources. MINERS' EYES OPENED. e 20 SEAL OBJECTS OF HUNS. n Received Aug. 21, 7.50 p.m. j. London, Aug. 20. •t The Miners' Federation vote was the ■ e result of Mr. Gerard's revelation that „ ! Herr Hollweg informed him of Germany's ;s ' intention to retain the forts at Namur is i and liege with a large army, and that d Belgium would not be allowed to own 3 . an, army. .. r A pimiarenpn /tf tmdna unionists has

been convened. ' j The Sailors' and Firemen's Union has urged the Parliamentary Committee of tho Trade Union Congress to take a :' referendum regarding the Stockholm conference, also asking flu: Government to consistently refuse passports to dele- [ gates. I I THE POST-WAS BOYCOTT. | 1 London, Aug. 20. 1 Lord 'Robert Cecil, in reply to a ques- 1 ■ tion as to neutral ships carrying goods | of military importance, said that enemy ■ ports should after the war be treated I 1 on the same footing as enemy shipping, i