CANADA'S GRAIN CROP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 139, 12 June 1917, Page 5

CANADA'S GRAIN CROP.

COMMISSION'S DRASTIC POWERS. * •(Received 9.15 a.m.) OTTAWA, June 11. The Government has appointed a grain commission, with drastic powers, to cooperate with tlie United States in marketing and fixing the price of grain. The commissioners are empowered to seize grain in the elevators and fix the purchase price, aIBO to negotiate with the British Government—(A. and NZ.) CALLING UP U.S. GUARD. SPLENDID FIT MEN. LONDON, June 3. The "Times" correspondent at Washington states that it is expected that there will be an awakening of military enthusiasm throughout America as the result of Dr. Wilson's calling up under the new army law of 120,000 National Guardsmen, who are equivalent to the English Territorials. They are a splendid, lit body, and have had good war training in Mexico and on the frontier. They will probably be sent to the west front in autumn. Another 120,000 will go in the following winter, and thus 250,000 Americans will be fighting before the first draft of 500,000 of the new army is ready next summer. The Aircraft Board is constructing three huge aerodromes for the training of an aviation corps, and 500 airmen will be ready by the end of July. Altogether 0,000 pilot, and 3,500 machines will be provided in 191". USELESS PASSPORTS. SEAMEN HOLD ID? PACIFISTS. LONDON, June 11. A meeting was held in Trafalgar Square to protest against the proposed visit of Mr Ramsay Mac Donald to Petrograd. A telegram was read from a branch of the Seamen's and Firemeri'r. Union, stating that it had Mr Mac Donald and Mr Jowett prisoners, and that the crew refused to sail with them. The meeting unanimously passed a resolution deploring the issue of passports to Messrs. Mac Donald and -Towett, and repudiating the claim that they represent British Labour, and requesting Mr Lloyd George to cancel the passports. (Reuter.) |