AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN.
THE ALIEN PROBLEM. . (By Cable.—Press- Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and Cable Association.) (Received July .18th, 6.5 p.m.} ♦ LONDON, July 16. An informal group of Liberal members of the House of Commons that Lord • Milner, Sir Alfred Morid, Mr Felix Cassel, Major Goldman, and other Government servants of alien origin, must be summoned before the Home Secretary's Committee. . ELECTRIC WELDING. (Received July 18th, 5.5 p.m.) LONpON, July 16. The first steel vessel'with plates electrically welded, instead of riveted, has ieen launched at an English port. It Sb estimated that this method of welding saves twenty per cent, of time and labour. I THE WAR LOAN BILL. (Renter's Telegrams.) ■ (Received July 18th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. Discussing the War Loan Bill in Committee, in the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law said that no new operations were necessary to meet the expenditure for nine months, as the war bonds' organisation had succeeded to a greater extent even than was anticipated. f , EAST FINSBURY"BY-ELECTION. (B«uter's Telegrams.). LONDON, July 17. The East Finsfcury by-election resulted as follows :— Cotton (Coalitionist) ... 1156 Captain Spencer (Vigilante) 576 Belcher (Independent) ... 119 The contest for the seat at the geneml election resulted as follows:—J. A. Baker (Liberal) 2023, W. J'. B. Mason (Unionist) 1900.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16268, 19 July 1918, Page 8
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