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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 201, 10 August 1916, Page 5

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MR. HENDERSON RESIGNS [“ THE TIMES-”] London, Aug. 9. Mr. Henderson has resigned owing to the stress of Labour work interfering with his duties as President of [the Education Board. He wishes to devote his whole i energies to the adjustment of Labour 1 problems. He presumably stays m the Cabinet as a Labour member. It is expected that Lord Crewe will become Minister of Education. IRISH AFFAIRS TRADES CONGRESS HOSTILE TO REDMOND. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN.] London, Aug. 9. The Irish Trades Congress at Sligo < passed a resolution expressing abhorrrence at Mr. Redmond and the Nationalists accepting Mr. Lloyd George’s scheme without consulting the Irish workers. John Macneil, now serving a life sentence in connection with the rebellion, was elected president of the Gaelic League. LABOUR PARTY’S SYMPATHY. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CADLE ASSN.] , London, Aug. 9. The Parliamentary Labour party has passed resolutions deploring the failure legislatively to sanction Mr. Lloyd George’s Home Rule settlement, and sympathising with the Nationalists in. the repeated postponement of the realisation of national aims. FILMS OF THE SOMME BATTLE [“ THE TIMES.”] (Received 10, 9.5 a.m.) London, Aug. 9. The War Office has permitted films to be taken of the Somme battles in every phase of the advance and actual fighting. They will be exhibited shortly throughout the Empire.

“MY BROTHER ON THE CLYDE” TAKES A WEEK’S HOLIDAY. [“ THE TIMES.”] (Received 10, 9.5 a.m.) London, Aug. 9. A conference of Clyde workers discussed the telegram iroin the Minister of Munitions requesting them to continue work, and then passed & resolution that periods of rest were essential to health, and unanimously suggested a week’s 1 holiday at the end of August. THE COST OF LIVING. [“ THE TIMES.”] (Received 10, 9.5 a.m.) London, Aug. 9. It is officially estimated that & sovereign’s food purchasing power is now 12,-. LONDON NEWS ITEMS [reuter’s telegrams ] Mr. Runciman (President of the English Board of Trade) has arrived ( at Rome with the. purpose of discussing Anglo-Italian economic questions. [“ THE TIMES.”] (Received 10, 9.5 a.m.) A Government Committee ha* awarded the Scottish steel workers Id. an hour increase since May 13th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith stated that the Government had no intention to legislate in the direction of debarring those not British born from becoming members of the Lords or Commons or Privy Council. Such proposals would bar General Botha. ■ AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE AHHN.I The House of Commons voted six millions for supplementary pensions. ’ The French War Minister, replying to Mr. Lloyd George's war anniversary message, says; W e are attacking i the enemy in perfect unity. At the ' moment selected the enemy will soon I see his dream of dominion vanish and will fall back on every front.