MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

BRITISH POLITICS.

gABDJET FORMALLY RESIGNS. \

__ London, Jan, 6. Tne Express announces that tie Cabinet has formally resigned, in order not to complicate Mr Lloyd George's selection of a new Ministry.—Aus N.Z. Cable Assoc.

WMY SERVICE GRIEVANCES,

DEMONSTRATIONS' HELD. Received Jan. 7, 10.30 p.m. London, Jan. 6. Army Servicers ai Brentford this teaming refused to take out the lorries. The officers advised the men to lodge their complaints, but they retorted that they would only be arrested They then quitted the camp. Eight hundred Army Servicers at the Short lands depot marched to Bromley and held a meeting for airing their grievances. Similar meetings were held at Grove Park and Sydenham depots. Officers and cadets participated in the Anny Servicers' demonstration at Bromley.—Am. N.Z. Cable Assoc. DEMOBILISATION BURDENS TRANSPORT.

AN INFANTRY COMPLAINT. Received Jan. 7, 10.10 p.m. London, Jan. 6. It is officially pointed out that demobilisation greatly burdens the army transport, but every endeavor will be made to reduce the establishment with the decreaß» of the army. On the other hand the men declare that they for a long time served as infantry, and were transferred to tha transport service owin? to wounds or illness.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

CRUELTY TO PRISONERS.

SOLDERS REDUCED TO flClbs.

fleceived Jan 8, 120 a.m.

London, Jan. C.

At an inquest on Private Roberts, n<rcil 19, a member o! a Cheshire regiment, who died at Eulham Hospital after repatriation from Germany, the doctors gRVe svidence that ha died from tuberculosis, due to starvation and privation. Roberts only weigLed 6811)3. 3e mfor; ;<•< the doctors that he was employed. in carrying rail* behind the tierman lines, and si»w parties exhausted fall under the weight of the mils, which pinned them dowa. Tliey were allowed to lie helpless until tSey died. A verdict was returned of manslaughter against the German officials.

HAIG REFUSES HONORS.

Received Jan. 7, 10.40 p.m. London, Jan. 8. Hie Evening Standard says that Admiral Beatty is in fullest sympathy with Sir Douglas Haig for refusing honors until his proposals for the treatment of disabled officers are accepted.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

DEMONSTRATION AT FOLKESTONE.

London, Jan. 6. Ten thousand leave-expired men participated in the Folkestone demonstration on Saturday The proceedings were most orderly, and the men returned to the rest camps on the Mayor's appeal, pending communication with the authorities.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

HONORS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS.

London, Jan. 4. The following honors have been conferred on New Zealanders:

Companion of St. Michael and St. George.—Colonel E. J. O'Neill. Commanders of the Empire Order.— Colonel H. J. McLean, Colonel W H Mac Donald, and General G. P Richardson.

Officers of the Empire Order.—Major R. A. Lawry, Major A. Brewis, Major W. Bruce, Major P Brandon. Members of the Empire Order. —Captain H. Eastg&te, Captain H. E. McGowin, Captain C. E. Magnay, Captain R. Staples Brown, Captain G H. Forsythe, Captain N. J. Levien, and Captain D. A. McCcrdie.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.