MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

MAN-POWER PROPOSALS. ' "DOWX.TOOIS" RECOMMENDED. *V-;.- ' Received Jan. 14, 10.5 p.m. London. Jan. 14. i A conference of Clyde committees of the Engineerin and Shipbuilding Federation met at Glasgow and com-iUered the new man-power proposals. It wax resolved* to instruct the executive council io request the Government, to withdraw the t&V .wan-power bill before the end of .Tsnapry >'• '':•;-! t,,e . v ask tll( " Uvdc'lrtcmrei.. ..> ciuwn tools. They a>o asked th:> Government to , call an international conference to discuss j>eaee. j I RECORD SOWING OF WHEAT. AIJIWTJONAL THREE MILLION ACRES, ': Jleeeived Jan. 14, 8.50 p.m. '' ).ntidon. Jan'. 13. New within living memory has so mnoh wheat been sown in England a? daring (ast autumn. The Food Department expetes there will he three million acre* additional under corn. TO THE DEATH. JIESSAGE TO THE AMERICANS. Received Jan. 14, 5.3 p.m. London, Jan. 13. Sir. F. E. Smith said: "Supposing there was a league of nations and that after this war we had dynastic ana territorial wars, there never could .he a- WW which so complete!} challenged th* f«nd*me«tal basis of civilisation, humanity,'.and. Christianity as this." As the representative of Britain he conveyed this message to the reinforced Americans: ' *At whatever cost of blood and treasure, and whatever mortgages of the future vitality and resources, the, quarrel with Germany continues to the death.. V\e must win. Britain and' America are ■ marching side by side on the bloody Toaii to learn the secret of indeafcructible and immortal harmony." OFFICERS' PAY. INCREASES DURING WAR. HAVjaL OFFICERS' BENEFIT. » ■ London, Jan. 13. The War Cabinet has decided to increase subaltern's pay during the war to a minimum of 10s 6d per day. There will also be consequential increases in the pay to captains and majors, and an allowance for children to £2 per month (for each child up to a maximum of £8 a month for subalterns and captains, and" half the foregoing for majors. The age torita are extended to IS for boys and $) for unmarried girls. Pnaetica% corresponding increases in allowances generally are made for all junior naval officers. It is estimated the foregoing concessions will at the outset cost i£ZJHft«QO annually. BBftfJRN QT&B, G. BUCHANAN. Received Jan. 14, 55 pan. Stockholm, Jan. 13. ,jir George Buchanan (late British Jfoba&aOor to ffletrograd) has arrived ttoin£tMiav