BRITAIN'S PART.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15608, 5 June 1916, Page 8

BRITAIN'S PART.

enlistment of aliens

THE PETROL SUPPLY.

OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.jCHEERFUL REPORTS. HUGE INCREASE IN PRODUC- 1 TJON. < ("Times" xad "Sydney Sua" LONDON, June 8 Mr A. Henderson, President of the Board of Education, in a speech Leeds, said Mr Lloyd George' had,'"*! thorised the statement that wCiM*; stood better than ever regarding tions, machine-guns, and heavy The fact that the, Whitsuntide had been postponed only of July spoke volumes. Dr. C/Addison, Financial .Sec&f*J7|| to the Ministry of speech at Sheffield, said the Verdun showed that more shells and guns were required. Sixteen timfcs more heavy shelk*j%:> now being made by "unspecialiw®^ l firms than were being turned out a Jjjpj ago by the large armament firnU;* 8 ®!/ Woolwich Arsenal. ' V; Our scientists had found the fglfflM;. for producing optical glass, German monopoly. Our " exceeded that before the war * teen times.

THE EMPIRE'S ARMi#- * V

EMPLOYMENT OF COLOURS® TROOPS. ' ( LONDON, Janfl2- t In tho House of Commons, Mr^\ nant stated that when the Service Act was in full working, ora < every man would have tho job for WU T\he was best fitted. tto It was not possible to draw on, - population of India for the creation , soldiers. It was a question largely officers. It was almost impossi *„te send officers from England to yt. charge of Indian troops. A 6iniuar culty applied to Africa. t •_« = Colonel Churchill: Read the forew*. Press, and you will see that the u mans are pleased at tho idea o* _ tain's resorting to coloured troop* which they take as an indication wo are near the end of our tether.

LORD KITCHENER.

INFORMATION FOR POLITICIANS (Bv Cable.—Press Association.—* Copy«* hU LONDON, June. Two hundred mombovs _ jj of Commons met Lord Kitcte *

«.qnonso to the general invitation to fcsponso ~ n }, im otl i> nday. C °Thc Rt. lion. J. H. WhitlcyDcputypresided over tho gathering*Kitchencr was loudly clieercd on tor in", the members of Parliament rifi and° clapping their hands. lii the subsequent conference many questions wro i>utjnnd answered. CLUBS FOK SOLDIEBS. >-£W ZEALASDERS IX LONDON. LONDON, June 2. Th- V>w Zealand War Contingent Action, .establishing a number ° f Mackenzie appeals to the \ PW Zealand newspapers to send papers for the reading-room files.

CO-OPIiBATION WUH ALLIED governments. ("Tints" r.a<] '"Sydney Sun" S«rrice*.> LONDON, Juuo 3. In the Houso of Commons Mr Herlxrt Samuel stated that the Government regarded as important tho enlistment in their respective armies of men of tbo Allied nations now in England. Tbc British authorities had actively coonerated with tho Allied Governments in tbis matter, and arrangements were now being considered for the giving of facilities for tho eventual enlistments of foreigners in the British Army.

AN IMPORTANT SCHEME. LONDON, Juno 3. The institution of a system of petrol tickcts is foreshadowed by a new regulation under the Defence of the Realm Act, requiring users of petrol to supply tho Government with information regarding its consumption. RESTRICTION OP IMPORTS. FURTHER PROHIBITIONS. (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, Juno 2. The importation of matches, beer, leachcr articles, gloves, sewing machines, and stores, is prohibited, cxccpt under Board of trade license.