MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

AFTER THE WAR TRADE. MR. HUGHES XJRGJ3S IMMEDIATE ORGANISATION Received July 11, 8.5 p.m. London, July 10. Mr. Hughes, addressing a representa- • tivo meeting of the British Producers' Organisation, again urged the absolute necessity of the British Empire seriously organising, industrially and economically, for after war trade. He declared : that what was wanted was an immedi- j ate declaration of the British Government's economic policy, and the appointment of someone clothed with the necessary authority to begin without delay to organise for peace,—Renter. MOTHERCRAFT TRAINING CENTRE. London, July ( . 10, ' Lord Plunket presided and Mr. jMaasey opened the ' Babies of th Umpire i Mothercraft Training Centre, under the: auspices of the Overseas Club Patriotic League. ! Mr. Massey' said that ttousi&ds of : children have been saved through the ; work of the Plunket nurses and the public health organisation in New Zealand. Dr. Truby King, who is medical duettor of the centre, described the worfcrAus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. OPTIMISM OF PRIME MINISTER. London; July 10. Mr., Lloyd George, speaking at a dinner in the House «f Commons in honor of Dr. Jowett, the well-known Congreigational minister, who has returned from America, said he was more confident to-day than ever he had been of the issue of the war, one reason being the appearance of the American troops he saw in France.—Beuter, PROFESSORSHIP OF AVIATION. London, July 10. Sir Basil Zahaxoff has given '£26,009 to establish a professorship Of aviation in London. AFTER-WAR WOOL TRADE. j London, July 10. | No section of British traders is more [alive to the need of preparing for the resumption of trade alter the war than the wq#l traders. Several committees are constantly sitting to consider a scheme for submission to the Government with the view of enabling the wool trade to revert to normal at the earliest possible moment after peace. They hope to fsimulate a scheme which will .operate the instant the Government's army requirements cease. It is admitted that the Government must, as has been already announced, control the supply of raw material, giving the Allies the first call upon wool for some period; but the trade believes that the wool auctions can be resumed' as soon as the war has ended, and similarly the control of wool manufacturers. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. SEARCH OF NEUTRAL SHIPS. London, July 10. Lord Robert Cecil said the Government fully recognised the vital importance of maintaining the right to visit" and search nutral ships. Nothing in connection with the Dutdhl convoy could be regarded as an abandonment -or modification of that right. Holland supplied •full particulars of the caTgoes and guaranteed that there were no goods of : enemy origin, and the Netherlands Gov- • ternment had given an assurance that it had nol intention bf raising the whole question of the right Of feeaxefc—Aub. N.Z, CSalble &saoc. THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE. Received Jtfly 11', 8.40 p.m. London, July 10, The aircraft strike has extended to' 20,000 hands. Sixty, firms are affected. Negotiations between the workers end Mr. ChurchHl have begun. LINKING UP ; LABOR. Received July 31, 8.40 pjn. ILondon, July 10. Delegates from 16 trades imions, «ipr& senting 2,500,000 workers, mist at the' House of Commons and decided that tfce Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress should establish an international department, in otder to /develop relations with Allied, neutral, and Dominions trades unions; to convene a conference to determine a war-time and after-the-war policy, and to Consider the : practicability of appointing labor ambassadors to ast, «a agents for international trades Mionhsts'. The meeting appointed a suli»epmmittee to formulate a definite -schSMie. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT. Received Jflly IJ, 8.40 p.m. X. A London, July 10. j Tfie Labor Party endorsed ,the canttl-. daitUre of several women ist industrial' c<afefcituencies ijr ,Drdor a de-j eision as to tU for ' elepion to the Houae'Of Ooitonons, aid to a Bill if Received July 11. BS^'P-m-London, July 10. A record has been established by the workmen in the Clarice Company at Belfast completing a standard ship in readiness for the sea fifteen days after launching.—Press Assoc. MONARCHS "dESCENbT FROM THE SKY. Received July 12, 1.5 a.m. London, July 10. The King and Queen of the Belgians are visiting London in connection with the silver wedding of King George and ,Queen Malry. It is revealed that they arrived on Saturday by aerbplane. They ■are the first monarchs to descend in Britain from' the skies. —Press Association.

THE IMPERIAL CNFEREXCE. ' Received July 11, 11.20 p.m. London, July 10. The Imperial Conference was engaged to-day on tfhe question of double incometax. The Dominions representatives strongly urged the injustice thereof. It is not expected the outcome will 1)0 i satisfactory. No relief is likely during the war. A proposal to 'establish an Imperial Bureau of Statistics was discussed, and conflicting views as to the utility thereof were expressed, A delegate states .the 'conference >vill probably last a fortnight, Tha Imperial Cabinet iB continuing for some time thereafter. The New Zealand representatives return at the end of August.—United Service.