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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 98, 22 November 1916, Page 6

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DASTARDLY HUN WORK. TH E BELGIAN .DEPORTATIONS. - V 1 1 DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS. ■' * _■ • ? ■ Press Association. -Copyright, Austra. llin aiid N.Z: Cable Association. > (Received 12.6 p.m.) * i'V London; November 21. In the House of Commons, Lord Cecil said he believed- that at least twentyrfive thousand Belgians had been dflftrMlW the coal, iron and steel industries of the Rhine provinces in Westphalia, ten assurance against any deportations. This German officer was ' Responsible for the first deportations, and also directly responsible for Nurse Cavell’s execution. Words were unavailing in face of such atrocities. They could only respond to every call; by the Belgian Government and to support their appeal throughout the civilised world. The only final solution was to prosecute the war with our utmost power and make the liberation of the Belgians a cardinal point. Sir Edward Carson asked if the Government would press Neutrals to try their outmost to prevent such illegalities. Lord Cecil replied: “We have done everything possible in that direction. We feel that an appeal now comes with the greatest force from the Belgian Government.”

MR MfISSEY GIVES AM OPINION. PERHAPS—PERHAPS NOT! Press Association—Copyright. Published m “The Times.” (Received 11.9 a.m.) London, November 21. The Hon. W. F. Massey speaking at Edinburgh, added; “If the Dominion of New Zealand had previously had a voice in Imperial affairs we would not have bee® caught in a state of military unpreparedness in 1914.” MANUFACTURE OF FLOUR. Press Association—Copyright, Austra. lian and N.Z, Cable Association, (Roeived 12.35 p.m.) London, November 22. , Correction.—A Board of Trade regulation, concerning flour, states that it must be extracted from various qualities of wheat, with a range of 6s Id to 6sf 6d per bushel, the latter including Australian and choice Bombay classes. TROUBLE BREWING IN COUTH WALES. ' MINERS DISSATISFIED.

(Received 12.35 p.m.) London, November 21. A correspondent in South Wales states , that farrreaching ftiining trouble .is-., ore wing, the miner." being dissatisfied ,at the non-set tic ;nout of