NO INFORMATION DESTITUTE MECHANICS AT VANCOUVER COTTON FOR NEUTRALS HALDANE-LLOYD GEORGE CONTROVERSY SOUTH-WEST AFRICA NORTHERN RHODESIA AUSTRALIA GENERAL BOTHA'S GREAT VICTORY. NELSON

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 16 July 1915, Page 5

NO INFORMATION

DESTITUTE MECHANICS AT VANCOUVER

COTTON FOR NEUTRALS

HALDANE-LLOYD GEORGE CONTROVERSY

SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

NORTHERN RHODESIA

AUSTRALIA

GENERAL BOTHA'S GREAT VICTORY.

NELSON

iIEGARD'USTG ENEMY'S TERMS 'OF ■■,;• PEACE. : LONDON, July 14. ';'■ 'Mr . Davidl Mason. (Liberal) a-steed' in the House of Commons what terms of peace the enemy wits prepared to entertain. : jVIt Asquith, the Prime. Minister, re-. .plied that he had no information, on. the subject.

TO BE BROUGHT' BACK TO ENOLANiD. - LONDON, July 14. .; The * 'Times'' has received: a. telegram on ibehalf of two thousand skilled. British mechanics who aro. employed in Vancouver, many, of them destitute, stating fthat ipro-Georman influences are active to keep. bhem : tti£re.: • 'TKey asked < "The to_ obtain, >for al'l; volunteering. for >muni€ion woi'k.

- The Ministry,bfi..'Munitions.promises to bring - taem'"back.

IMPORTANCE OF QUESTION NOT Kpr, Realised.. ivO|il3>6Nv July 14;.: "The,' Times" pQints J'out. that * Lor£, ,Teply/regijd:#(i!g cotton - ex;-' ports'." is 'Government is sefeimnigly'" more : ali've > . to the tha<n ( to the importance' of ! the question'. The'"paper"adyocateis secuxipg', guarantee) by. a frienidly. atrahgement, where-; by. cotton : . reaching" neutrals shall, not b© to pass to Germany.. It, is rieces&airy":^to r imprest rupoii? the • countries' concerned,, that " Britain, is determined to' end "the traffic. If the. she will' be" forced "to stdp^'all' cotton ttotlobsei'vmg" the arrangement/

GERMAN! PJRESS, INTEREST. LONDON.. July,. 14, The German', .press is deeply ''interested'in Lordi. ! Hald»ne's utterances, .and considers; hisj rendters : Mr Lloyd George'sViasfc moire, difficult'. The ' 'Frerndenblatt" says;: "Lord ITal-da-ne, kiiowing' " Gei'many intimately, should hayk.w&rnedr Great. Britain, of, the,'.iioily ( of maSk|ing Germany fight for heir existence."

LORD-HAXJJANE, July 15. Two hundred! unofficial- members of Parliament presented to. Lord. Hajldane privately. ah address expressing appreci-, ation of. his\ .services.,' in reiplty, 1 insisted'that the <l'evelopingi" of technical aiidl scientific,' educa-t-iori, '" ift viewf," of the ! cominercial conipetrtion after, the war.

BRITISH' PRISONERS IN GERMANY LONDON, . Juty 15. 'Mr Steeny a Norwegian banker, who visited, German .prison camps in April, states, that 10,000 pfisonefs are confined at Mersebairg, r There is a row of cannon on tfoe'rampairts trained' inwards in case of mutiny. Bloodhounds are employed; to track escapees.

! QEBMAN P^BSS, CONISTERNATIpN. DISMAYED, : LOjSTOQN,- July, ,The ( 'German press consternat tioii: at ' tfie oj; ■t4ie. ; oft the capitulation of t German Soutli^'Wei.t. Air. rica. The papersjhad. not been riieritioriinig. tha matter because.;, tihey.'-w.ej-e. fqrlorrilyj "'tiliai the. 'Grerfnan Colonial. Office would officially deny the, report. The Colonial Office! Hss,_ ngwguarded statement, sa.yi.ng': "If the. surrender has actually tafeeii itr isp, due. to the superiority, of the British, forces. The. first British vicjtory, of tHe war. has tbeexi. \yoii by a. Boer generalit, does, not.affect <(ll6' ultimate r"esidt/of{ Qie. ;wiar.." \ ,"- - . ' ' Iqss with,particular ■dismay," because.of tlie wealth ofthe. African, diamond fields. """Y" -

SUCCESS. . ''LQNDONi, July 15. Advices received) ir\, London,;, ahdicat© that* Maiiiz -escaped from Giootfortteiri. with" ai small- Boer following; and maae for Bjhodesia. "" '-"'.'■■"■ ' ■' r " "*' '"' [Further reports frornr Northern.; Pho? desiai state that. British reinforcements were' sent to Salisi.-'/ A sferohg.' enemy force attacked' thef Anglorßelgiari' troops near the ;Sampa river> and after a sharp engagement the Germans, were rj6.p,ulsedi v

THE NEEDFOifc iSAGEtfFICE,

July 15, In the Federal" House, debating the War 'Census. Bfl, the. Hon." ", "Tsj. ; 'Mi. ppjnfcedf,, out' that* were necessary.' JB;e' said 1 , that ifj. a man had wealth he should give liis weajith, .'lfihe, had only his, body he*should ! give, that, T£ fie,hacl; Ty.ealth, and" his >body lie. shc-uld give bdtii. ." Sir. "\Sryiiam Iftvine: said every man must now recognise, that., everything, he he only 3ield woL security: for the whole" community.. -.' ' Hpj aj 'rnpnith. ok so &),(ss, volunteers wo/uld. enli|ifcj : , these r _,^ejevsentj;on a hard "campaign steps should be takei* to Jay; before, many others whose duty w;as3G. go, before,.these , ! the._ fact ,tha;fc,.they fw,fe^: wajptedl'.• "•.-",'"■,■■'■'.' .','."■ " "' ■ 6jr.. They:; should sjmjply. define a\mari's duty to him'aildi le>. his. cpriscdenc© do.the rest.

WAJB.. TGiOAN 'BILL. (Rec. 9.50. a.m.) iIVLEJVBOTJRNiE, This Day. . Mr. Fisher a, War Loan BJU of, which, would, be. applied only €0 expenses of the ■war. MORE. MEN ERDM AUSTRALIA MELBOURN(E, This, Bay, In the. Federal, House, Mr Fisher stated* that the Imperial authorities had; ai> i ceptedi Qommonweaitii's offer/ to double; the, Octpbe,r. and, November reinforcements, making 10,526 mea a month, insteadi of. 5263, andalso to send one. infantry brigade with//a brigade signal' section, -•brigade, train, $.-ncL field ajubulance, leaving in. November.

A NIEw .ZEALAND... This Day. A meeting convened /'by."tha. Mayqr in suipQi't 'oi . ijie^'%gge6.tiqn. tes.tymbhial be given, .'to/,', go|^a'/vf l a> held in ' To^q,' -Hair-'Cham'bei', arid wai "attended by a" crowed gathe>rijig of

representative citizens. Eloquent speeches dealing with General Botha's great victory were : delivered" ■by' Mr | (Mayor), the Hon. 'George j Fowlds,. and .other representative anp'n. j A resolution was carried with enthusiasm inaugurating a shilling subscription, to provtide a suitable recognition of General> Botha's, distinguished, services •to the. Empire, and. requesting, the MayPrs of the chief centres. of the. Dpiriinion to co : operate. in , creating a Dominion fund. A further resolution appointed -a; committee; to give effect to the,previous.resolution and;to practically recognise the services of General .Smuts.

I/AD.y. LIVERPOOL i'TJND. ■Mrs ■V V. I^ock, aßchpwlediges :—Ranzau School, 6 hsnS^rchlfefs; Mrs, T. Hunt, 2 caps,. 1 pair spelts j Mrs Br&in, 1 sparf; Mrs H. Washl?s.u>jfn, ibPoks ;Ail's J. Millie an, 'lioolife'; Mrs X Tiunrucliffe, Wakefield,- books; Mrs'W. Sutton, 3. pairs socks; Mrs'.m F, Webster, I.cap, 1 ipausodks; Mrs mond, 2 caps;. Basil) I)r.uiraxif>ndj _2-'.face. clotlh#; Clifton) Teraace, School' Girls, 12 face clPths; Mrs. A. Dpdson, l.oap.

SICK AND WOUNDED FUND. ' Further' contributions i— ' ,'.'"'" rr " £, s. d. Wharf Labourers' Union 5 0,. 0 Relief Comajrittee: DoYedale, . i 5, 8' 6 Ainalgv .Society Carpenters _ ■': andl Joiners, 5 00 Shelbpuxne-s't. and; Selwynjl I Pl^ce'collections, per Mrs, : s Tray#r«j ( 2.6 9

I WAJMEA COMMITTEE, I A well-attended meeting; of- the, Sidk and Wounded, Soldiers 1 ;> and; their; Dependents' - Fund iQomjavttee was, held on Wednesday "evening, "Mr- ; .W. L. Palmer, the. pr.'e^iqtent-. being in the,,chair. The chairmarA" reported--on the : confer: ence .h>ld; : iri;';NeJspni.'on! Jhly. 3rd. ; A* longtdiiscussi.on.upon administration of:. the Fnndn ensued. It ;v/m \ cp.nsidered: that 1 the., bodies, to, control) the,. Fund", should.- a. board: of-; trustees, andi the.: committee already known as the "central The trustees to b.e five.'in' number,; and .to include the-local iagent.of the: Public Trustee. , The duties of 1 , the trustees' to*be to(inyesttsucli sums as' are not- immediately' needed j and: to adyisethe central executive' from time' to,time as-' to- 'the aimoiints that, may be; availed of for reflief work. The trustees to be business ;'inea L in. r pr' near the fcity: The central exeoutive consisting of; one repretentative ■from', eaohj; coiuitry; committee, together with, a-nhrntbef of city represenjtat'iv^s": to be decided'; upon,- later, tp cbristituW' the" bodly to cbhtfol the expenditure"' uponi rehef.' This . executiye would r really he a central committee, with associate representative's, lip of country' members.' "These twp bodies, would'he quite v enough; and their functions prevent any ovexlappingi All ■ of the disrtricfij bp^ 'rep;resgrite3|. ''\' Wdtk payments from it .urged that ho" large, sums* be ; ,paid out for Until such' time as" it' 'is know approximately hpw the Fund, all relief should be temporary.' many are likely tp become a.charge upcn This dpes npt imply that relief _ shpuld be doled, out: grudgingly-' It. might be made quite'liberal;' but to pay out" from the Fund large sums to individuals arid so run- the ridk? of -npt being- able" to similarly treat_later depehdehts who may b'ecomV charge, would only bring'abPut the very ccndition pf affairs all are so anxious to avoid. v

RED CROSS FUND. Mrs R t Fell acknowledges:— t Hampdetti'-street' (July collection), Mrs Melhuish, £1 I2s 6d; Good Samatitaa Is. * / i Box collections for July in shops, Iho- | tels, etc., collected- by Mrs C. King and Mrs & Fell:' H'. F. West* 2s 9d, J. Boon £l, Masonic Hotel 8s 6d. Commercial Hotel lis* T- Eastcott- 5s 9d. O, A. Day 5s Bd, E. Buxton and Co. 4s 9d, Jacksort's Ltd. ls.'S* H. Aiiceli 6s, Ttro. cadero lis 9d, Hallenstein Bros, 6d, "Novelties" Is, Tosman Hotel 10s, Pier Hotel ss, Custom House. Hotel £6 17s 6d, U.S.S. Co. Id, "Mail" Office 4s, 9d, "Colonist." 16s 9d, "Haere Mai" 7s 7dj Short and Son, ss, Wood.'. Bros. 3s 9d, McKay and Son 5s 3d, Trafalgar. Hotel lis 6d/ Anchor Co.' 2s 8d- Neale and Burst 3s 6d } WilWns and Field 2s 2d, Louisspns' " Ltd. _3s 6d, Clements 9b, Terris 15s, Royal Hotel 3s 6d ; total, £515 S Mrs W. Lock acknowledges:—Miss Gordon, 1 scarf; Richmond School Knitting Class, 37. face cloths; Miss Jennings, 5 knee caps, 2-pairs- socks; Miss Richmond, 3 caps, 1 pair bed socks; Mrs' F. JEdwarde, pair towels. boracic acid, 3 caps, 3 'face cloths; Mrs Whitwell, pyjama, suit; Frieaid, 2 caps, pair socks, knee caps, pair under pants. . RELIEF OF POOR AND DISTRESSED. , Manchester chest for the poor and distressed, from Atawai Sewi% Bee, pet Mrs A! Dodson, 156 .garments j Mrs W. Flowers, parcel of clothing. BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. , The following donation is acknpwledg- ! ed:~L."K. ■s, ■