Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 16, 5 September 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

RECRUITING EXTRAORDINARY. QUEEN’S WORK FOR WOMEN FUND. (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, September 4 (morning). Twenty thousand enrolled yesterday. The authorities in London are scarcely able to cope with the rush. Despite this enthusiasm, the clergy are being circularised to appeal for recruits in their sermons on Sunday and meetings have been arranged all over Loudon.

The Queen’s belief is that a prevention of distress is better than relief, and employment better than charity, and Her Majesty has inaugurated funds with which women will be provided with employment. Lady Crewe is chairwoman, and Mrs Asquith, Mi’s Austin Chamberlain, Lady Bryce, Lady Derby, and Lady Illchester are assisting. The money raided will be spent in schemes devised by the central committee. The women’s employment commercial advisers include many leading businessmen.

MEAT FOR THE PARISIANS.

PROTECTION OF CARGOES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) London, September 4 (morning)

The Government arranged for 2000 tons of Australian and Argentine meat at Liverpool to be sent to Paris lastweek, and 2006 more tong are now being sent. Underwriters demand that stronger efforts should be made to capture the few German cruisers which are chiefly in the South Atlantic, fearing for the safety of Australian and New Zealand homeward boats and outward River Plate boats.

KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY

VISIT THE WOUNDED.

(Received 8.5 a.m.) London, September 4

Their Majesties received an ovation on visiting 300 wounded soldiers at the London hospital.

ULSTER VOLUNTEERS TO VOLUNTEER FOR ACT!VE SERVICE.

THE HOME RULE TRUCE.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) London, September 4

The Ulster Unionist Council at Belfast, passed a resolution deprecating any . attempt to interfere ' with ; the Horne Rule truce, urging Ulster volunteers to enlist for active service’.'

THE DEATH-BLOW TO KAISERj ISM AND MILITARISM.

ARMAGEDDON AT LAST.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) London, September 4

A manifesto issued by the Doctors’ Union states that 1 every able-bodied man must light or, be readyt to defend hxs country. Kaiserisra and militarism should receive the death blow. This is Armageddon. (Armageddon, according to the Revelation of St. John, is the great battle in which the last conflict between good and evil is to be fought).

MONGOLIA’S MAILS DELIVERED. THOUSANDS OF RECRUITS ALL READY FOR SERVICE. WHITE PAPER DISCLOSURES. (Received 9 a.m.) London, September 4. The Mongolia’s mails have been delivered.

There are 260,000 Home recruits all ready for general service. ,

Four hundred North-Western railwaymen joined. One regiment left amid cheers from their fellow workmen .

A White Paper which has been issued describes the German Government’s recent active support of a secret organisation for the distribution of news to other Continental countries with a view to popularising Germany, and the German manufacturers’ attempts to bribe foreign newspapers but that they are withholding their business advertisements. Newspapers are publishing such news, which are sent at specially-reduced cahlo rates.

THE BRITISH CASUALTIES.

[United Pbbsh Association.] London. September 3,

The War Office lias issued a further list of casualties:—Officers, 18 killed and 78 wounded, 86 missing ; other ranks, 52, 812, and 4872, of which 2682 have been sent to the base as unlit.

MISS CKRISTABEL PAN KK U RST’S PATRIOTISM FIRED AT LAST.

(Received 8.5 a.m.) London, September 4. Miss Christabel Pankhurst has returned to England and intends to assist in the Women’s Social Political patriotic propaganda. THE NEW ZEALAND FUND. London, September 4. The New Zealand Contingent Association Fund has reached £2408.