MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

WORLD-WIDE PROFITEERING. INVESTIGATIONS PROCEEDING. By Tclograph.—Press Assn.—Conyileht. London, Sept. 15. Mr. C. A. MeCu,rdy, M.P., chairman of tlie Committee o'n Trusts, addressing q. conference at Northampton to mart the commencement of the operations under the Profiteering Act, drew attention to thp world-wide existence of profiteering. He said the Food Ministry intended to begin investigations at the top, concurrently with proceedings ftgainst the small man, because in the case of high prices there might be a powerful trade organisation of which the public knew nothingMr. McCurdy said that the first object in administering the Act would ho to protect the public, but the Ministry would not hesitate to utilise the criminal courts. NEW ARMY PAY. Received Sept. 16, 7.40 ip.m. London, Sept. 14. The new army pay provides for a second lieutenant, married £394, unmarried £32(1; lieutenant, £448 and £375; captain, £622 and £517; major, £768 and £684; lieutenant-colonel, £ 1242 and £1184; general, £4342 and £42So.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. "A TISSUE OF LIES." ' Received Sept. 17, 1.20 a.m. London. Sept. 15. The Daily Telegraph's Paris correspondent states that Mr. Lloyd George asserts that Bullit's account of the conversation with him is "a tissue oE lies."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.