Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 97, 14 August 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

IMPERIAL CONSOLIDATION IN SIGHT. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, August 13. The Times, in a leader, says tiro Imperial forces numbers 750,000, including Australia’s 20,000 and New Zealand’s 8000. The New Zealanders’ warship is already one with outown in the defence of the home seas, and Australia’s battleships and cruisers have been freely offered. The Gorman possessions in the outer seas would have to yield to the dominions’ forces. “The test lias come, and the result has been a spontaneous advance towards Imperial consolidation,” concludes the Times. GERMAN TRICKERY. EXPOSED BY THE LONDON TIMES. London, August 13. Th Times publishes a disclosure of German press manoeuvres. A prominent personage in close personal relationship to the Kaiser sent a communication! to the Times, intended for publication on August 3, the day of Sir Edward Grey’s speech, poiniting out that the Kaiser did not want war, and placing the responsibility for the war on Russia. 1 lie Times published it because it was , a flagrant contradiction of the facts. The same night the paper received a misdirected telegram from the }■< olff News Bureau at Berlin commanding its London correspondent to telegraph the Times’ statement verbatim. This was a transparent attempt to use the Times’ influence for the purpose of misleading the British and Gorman public. GUARANTEE OF MONEY FOR TRADE AND COMMERCE. .• London, August 13. It is officially stated that Mr Lloyd George has completed arrangements with the Bank of England to terminate the present deadlock in the money market and to enable trade and comemrce to resume. The Government has agreed to guarantee the Bank of England against any loss incurred by discounting bills of exchange, either on 1 homtj or for--ign banks, or on trade accepted prior to August 4. The Bank of England announces that it is prepared, upon application by the holder of any approved hill of exchange accepted before August 4, to discount it at bank rate without recourse on such holder, and, upon maturity, the Bank will give the accept'd- opportunity, until lurthoi; notice of postponing payment, interest being payable at 2 per cent, over the bank rate. The Bank of England is prepared to approve such hills of exchange as they customarily discount, also good trade bills and acceptances of such foreign and colonial firms and bank agencies as arc established in Great Britain. THE LOYALTY OF INDIA. (Received 8.45 p.ra.) London, August 13. The Gaekwar of Baroda has placed his troops and resources at the King’s disposal. WELCOME RELIEF TO COMMERCE (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, August 13. The Government’s financial arrangements have afforded welcome relief to commerce generally, and will enable the payment of dividends which some companies had been holding after war had' been declared. OFFER BY COLORED MEN IN SOUTH AFRICA. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Capetown, August 13. Five thousand colored men have offered to serve in South Africa or abroad.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. (Received 9.5 a.in.) London, August 13. The A'gent.s-Cenoral are using their offices for recruiting Australian soldiers and nurses. A Dover workman lias been arrested, carrying plans and a small camera. THE RULING CHIEFS OF INDIA UNANIMOUS. (Received 9.5 a.m.) Delhi. August 13. Practically every ruling chief in India has offered his entire military and financial resources. Some are discussing the proposal for the equipment of a hospital ship. THE PRINCE OF WALES FUND £863,000. (Received 11.15 a.m.l London, August 13. The Prince of Wales land has reached £863,0UU. The Prince personally bears the cost of organising. The City of London Corporation Ims contributed £IO,OOO and also £IOOO to the Belgian Fund. THE SPLENDID UNANIMITY OF THE DOMINIONS, (Received 9.35 a.m.) London, August 13. The Times, in a leader, says: “By common consent the people of the Dominions have risen with splendid unanimity to the needs of the moment, when Britain requires all the Del]) they ean give her. Their forces will go with eager alacrity wherever they are sent,”