BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1915, Page 5

BRITAIN.

CALLED TO THE COLORS. B6ME OF LORD DERBY'S RECRUITS. Received Dec. 19, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 18. .Four classes of recruits, composed of Wunarried men of the ages of 19 and 80, who enlisted under Lord Derby's (lan, have ibeen called to the colors.

LORD DERBY'S SCHEME. AXTI-CONSCRIPTIONISTS CON. 3EMNED, Received Dec. 18, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 17. many Unionist, Liberal, and Labor members of the House of Commons condemn the action of tbe anti-conscrip-tionrtts' deputation in seeking to force Mr. Asquith's band. ~ Received Dec. 0, 8.40 p.m. London, Dec. IS. The News Agency states that Mr. I&squith bound the anti-conscriptionists deputation to secrecy. He said that tbe Derbyite* were unable to predict the final figures, but he gave the impression that the results are likely to lie satis■4*rtory«, 3IVEN THEIR LIVES. tfLOWER OP ENGLAND'S NOBILITY. Received Dec. 18, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Dec. 17. Le Figaro draws attention to the new wjue of Debrett's, which (shows that over eight hundred members of the English nobility have lost their lives on the battlefield. Le Figaro adds: "England may be proud of her nobleme*."

MANUFACTURE OF SPELTER. NATURALISED GERMANS. Received Dec- 18, 8.40 p.m. London, Dec. IT. Representatives of prac;ically all the fisting spelter extracting companies conferred with the Spelter Committee. Mr. M.'Keating explained the committee's views, and subsequently the representatives discussed the matter privately, and decided to refer the matter to their boards for a report at the next meeting of the committee. It is understood that the representatives are favorably disposed towards extending the plant and treatment if the Government will assist.

The High Court has decided that Sir Ernest Cassel and Sir Edgar Speyer, as naturalised subjects, possess all the rights and privileges of British born, pnd arc therefore entitled to be Privy 'ouncillors. OUR GREATEST WEAPON. Foreign office not fools. Received Doe. 18, S.lo p.m. London, Dec. 18. The Daily Chronicle says that the etsencc of a responsible Opposition is one of the disadvantages of coalition. The Danish agreement in an example of misguided criticism. The Foreign Office is not manned by fools, and Sir Edward Grey's one desire is to use our weapon of sea power by inflicting the iximtim pressure on the enemy. SERBIAN PARLIAMENT.

.-.) REASSEMBLE IX ITALY. .'tceeivcd Dec. 18, 3.40 p.m. Rome, Dec. 18. A message from Salonika states that the Serbian Parliament, which is partly in Scutari and party in Salonika, lias been ordered to reassemble in Italy to resume legislative functions.