ENGLISH NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13772, 8 May 1915, Page 5

ENGLISH NEWS.

THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND THE

TRADE

THE MINERS' DEMANDS

FOOD FOR BELGIAN SOLDIERS

London, May C

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking in the House of; Commons, said he had met representatives of the spirit and •.vine trades, including the Australian industry, and hoped to reach a definite'arrangement by Friday. . '..

The Premier informed the Minors'' Federation- that if they make out a prima facie case for an advance in wagos and unles« tli°> existing committee determine^ the^amount within ®> week the Government would select an umpire to clecide it.

Boroughs throughout the United Kingdom are "holding a "pound day J? for .collecting food and fruit for the Belgian soldiers v.x the trenches ami hospitals.

Lord Crewo, speaking in the House of Lords, said that India sowed four million acres of wheat in excess■ of the previous year. Ho hoped the exportable surplus would be at least two millions, or sufficient to prevent anything like a panic in Britain.