Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 292, 8 December 1914, Page 5

Great Britain

A NUMBER OF HONORS. United Press Association. London, December 7. While at the front the King conferred the Order of Merit on Sir John French. He decorated King Albert with the Order of the Garter, and gave Victoria Crosses to Naik Darwin Sing Negi, First battalion of Garhwal Rifles, for valour on the battlefield, also to a Sepoy belonging to the Duke of Connaught’s Baluchis.

VIOLATING NEUTRALITY. London, December 6. The Bureau, replying to allegations that Britain contemplated forestalling the German invasion of Belgium, publishes Sir E. Grey’s despatch of April, 1913, and communicated to the Belgian Government in consequence of similar rumors which were then circulating. Sir E. Grey said that if. Britain first violated neutrality, it would give Germany a justification for sending troops. He added, that so long as neutrality was not violated Britain could not send troops to Belgium.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN ENGLAND. London, December G. The New Zealand contingent on Salisbury Plain is mechanically perfect in ordinary drill, and is revelling in special courses. The contingent is under orders to he ready to move at any time. They are believed to be going to Egypt.

THE EXPORT OF WOOL.

London, November 7

The Board of Trade announces that it is not intended to remove the prohibition of the export of wool and woollen goods for at least two months, but it will be permissible to export cashmere in any form, shoddy containing more than one-third of cotton, black cloth, and patterned fancy cloth, except underclothing.

SENSIBLE WORKERS.

(Received 9.10 a.m.) London, December 7

Mr Thomas, M.P., denies that the railway men will seize the opportunity to force their programme. The working men realise the position and were prepared to share the country’s danger. IRELAND’S POSITION. SPEECH BY MR REDMOND. (Received 9.10 a.m.) London, December 7. Mr Redmond, speaking at Tuam, said 89,000 Irishmen were in the army when the war broke out and 54,000 had since enlisted, apart from the Irishmen in the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand contingents. Ireland had made a treaty of peace with England, the breaking of which would mean eternal disgrace. Yet there were men insane and wicked enough to advocate tearing up the solemn un. dertaking between the democracies. KITCHENER’S ARMIES. PASSIONATELY IN EARNEST TO LEARN SOLDIERING. (Received 9.10 a.m.) London, December 7.

The Kipling series of sketches in the Daily Telegraph upon the training of Kitchener’s armies opines that the men are passionately in earnest to learn soldiering. They are extremely well fed and are overcoming every handicap by goodwill, humor, self-sac-rifice and common sense. BERLIN IMPATIENT. London, December 6. The Times, in a leader, says tho enemy would smash unhappy little Belgium with positive exultation, but seems to shiver with apprehension at the thought of the thunder of guns amid his own towns. Meanwhile in Poland the rival armies are still struggling desperately to reach a decision. If the Russians are silent, the Germaps are significantly silent, too. Berlin listens vainly and with growing impatience for reports of new trumphs. AN OFFICIAL MESSAGE. London, December 6. A Berlin official message states: ‘‘The French attacks in Flanders were repulsed.

“The situation in F.ast Prussia is favorable. We captured 1200 prisoners. “Our operations in Poland continue to develop normally.”