SCIENCE AND WAR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 19 June 1915, Page 5

SCIENCE AND WAR

COMMITTEE OF SCIENTISTS TO BE formed. LONDON, June 17. Mr Lloyd George, speaking in tne House of Commons, stated that he was consulting Lord Kitchener with a view to the appointment of a body of scientists to adivise the Government as to the fullest employment of all the resources of chemical and mechanical science and invention. The Beardmore works have returned to Glasgow. . They_ are telling their fellow workers that it is a case o£ shells and more shells. There must be no stoppage of "work for any cause whatever. What, they saw in the trenches • was awful. WAR LOAN! BILL. (Rec. June 19, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. It is antidipated that, the new Avar loan bill will be introduced on Mc>n, day. COTTON OPERATIVES ACCEPT ARBITRATION. (Rec. June 19, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. : Cofctpn operatives have accepted arbitration without stoppage of woik. FOOD PRODUCTION. LONDON, Jiune 18. The Bo.ardi of Agriculture has appointed a committee, of whioh Lord Milner is chairman to report .upon what legis•lation will be necessa<ry to increase. food production in; England! -and- Whiles in tno event of the war extending beyond the 1916 harvest. TRADING WITH! .THE ENEMY. \ LONDON, June 18In the iron ore case defendant Wilson gave • evidence that he < believed it was impossible -to divert the cargo from German hands after it reached Rotter--1 'dam, and) therefore it was : better to salve some of the money. He had not thought .he was acting nnpatriotically in trying to squeeze silver bullets out of German fires.