BROUGHT TO A HEAD.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 May 1916, Page 5

BROUGHT TO A HEAD.

BILL SU'RE TO PASS.

(Received- May 4, 12.45 a.m.

London, May 3. Newspapers express satisfaction that tlie controversy over recruiting has been brought to the only end consistent with the country's honor.

A meeting of the Labor iParty, after Mi. Asquith's speech, decided that members should be free to vote as they pleased. There are probably half a dozen malcontents.

The Bill is now assured of an easy passage, and it is expected that- there will only be thirty opponents to it in the Home of Commons,

11 MR. ASQUITH ASTONISHES THE ! . HOUSE.

The House was astonished at Mr, Asquith's reference to the Empire's five million soldiers, as given in the secret session in strictest confidence.

Mr. George Younger's interruption, "You will be in prison soon," aroused general laughter. Mr. Asquith added: "The war has increased the army from six regular, four- 1 teen territorial, and six overseas dominions divisions, to forty-two regular, twenty-eight territorial, twelve overseas, and one naval division, making 'eightytlire divisions!"

LABOR MEMBERS' ' SPIRITED APPEAL. London, .\ln.v 2. The British Workers' National League, in a spirited manifesto signed by Messrs Will Crooks, Hodge, Stanton, Walsh (Labor members), H. G. Wells and others, appeals to capitalists and workers to follow the imperishable example or overseas Britons and hasten to arms. The time was never so critical for the Motherland. It was <l, supremo and vital hour which called for ungrudging service from all her children. Let not the appeal be in vain.

THE WAR IN PARLIAMENT. SECRET SESSION 'CONDEMNED. Received May 3, 9.30 p.m. London, May 2. Lord Parmoor, in the House of Lords, criticised the regulation forbidding public reference to Cabinet proceedings. Free speech, he said, was the basis of the Constitution, hut the Government had cut off all knowledge at the source. A secret session was the worst form of secrecy, and it had been such a failure that it was unlikely to be repeated. WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS. TO GO TO ENGLAND. Received May 3. 9.30 p.m. London, May 2. It has 'been definitely arranged that New Zealand wounded soldiers shall come to England. New Zealand is now in line with Australia, enabling coordination of all arrangements of the Anzac army.

MR. HUGHES AT HOME

THE QUEEN'S WORK. Received May 3, 5.5 pm. London, May :1. Mr. V 7. M. Hughes and his family lunched with the King and the 'Royal family. The Queen works for hours every day for Queen Mary's Needlework Guild, that is providing garments for poor families. QUEENSLAND iP.REMIER IN LONDON. London, May 2. The newspapers interviewed Mr. Ryan, Premier oJ Queensland, who described the extension of State enterprises. He stated that lie 'hoped later to see Australian State ownership of shipping. The prompt commandeering of the entire British filliping would have prevented the scandalously high freights. He believed the continuance of British investors' confidence would provide money to build Queensland railways ahead of settlement. He will interview Mr. Bonar Lav; and visit- Scotland and France.