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THE COMING BUDGET. PROSPECTS OF .WAR TAXATION, BIT ELECTRIC TELECEAPH. —COPYRIGHT. TIMES- AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received Juno 19, 8 aan.) LONDON, Juno 18. The Times' Parliamentary correspondent says that Mr. MTCenna’s first budget, which promises to bo tho most terrific instrument in our fiscal history, will probably include a surtax on war profits and an increase of the income tax sneb. a? was not dreamt of a year ago; NATIONAL SERVICE. LORD* MILNER - STILL AT WORK. LONDON, Juno 18. iord T AChieiv-add.resi>ing tho National Service League, said the opposition to * the national service movement was ' negligible and emanated from people ■ who clamoured against tho war. It . was tho almost unanimous desire of the nation to cease fighting at half strength j and utiEso the whole strength, and he believed an equal all-round system of national service instead of the present ■ haphazard methods would involve only the slightest actual compulsion, Tho deputation from Beardmore’s worts has returned to Glasgow, tolling - their that it is a case of shells and more shells, and there must be no stoppage of work from any cause whatever. What they saw in the trenches was-awful. In the iron ore case Wilson- gave evidence that ho believed xfc was impossible to divert the cargo from German hands after it had reached Rotterdam, ■and therefore it was better to save some money. Ho did not think tho firm was acting unpatriotically in trying to squeeze silver bullets-out of German fires. Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, stated that he was consulting Lord Kitchener with a view of obtaining a body of scientists to advise tho Government on tho fullest employment of all resources of chemical and mechanical science inventions. Replying in the House of Commons to a suggestion that the working classes be given an opportunity to share in the war loans, Mr. McKenna said h© did not endorse the doctrine that money was no object in the war. If that got abroad they might expect contractors to raise prices and Government workmen to ask for higher pay than in private work. It must ho remembered that the resources were not ine.^haustible. Replying to questions in the House erf Commons, Sir John Simon said investigations into the recent fires in factories and warehouses and at the docks did not disclose evidence of cendiarismin the House of Commons Mr. Joynson Hicks, urging the need for increasing the supply of aircraft, said that Britain could turn out aeroplanes of 100 horse-power, carrying sixteen men, similar to those used by Franco, and capable of carrying destructive bombs, in three months. PEISONEES FOUNT) GUILTY. RECOMMENDED TO'LENIENCY. (Received June 19, 3-10 p.m.) LONDON,, done IS. la the iron, ore case a majority of prisoners guilts;

with a recommendation of leniency owing to tho unprecedented circumstances and violent derangement of business owing to the war. Prisoners were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and fined £2OOO each. Their correct name is Hctherington, itofc Irvingdalo. THE LUSITANIA INQUIRY. LONDON, June 17. The Lusitania inquiry has concluded, except a private sitting relating to the navigation of the vessel. Sir Edward Carson produced official evidence that thoro was nothing in the cargo which the law* of the United States did not allow to be shipped in passenger steamers. Mr. Baker, a passenger, gave, evidence of a lack of the complement of men for lowering the boats. He said StaffCaptain Anderson ordered women and children out of some boats, saying there was no danger and the ship was not going to sink. Sir Edward Carson pointed out that there was no confirmation of this. Mr. Thomas, shipowner, gave evidence that a number of the crew did not obey the order “Women and children first,” but tried-to save themselves. WAR BABIES. REPORTS QUITE UNFOUNDED. (Received June 19, 8,45 a‘.m.) LONDON, Juno 18. The Archbishop of York's committee, which investigated tho alleged increase in illegitimacy owing to the war, reports that the rumours aro without foundation ? though there has boon much giddiness and excitability among young girls and there is grave cause for anxiety on account of the prevailing low moral standard. [Mrs. Pankhurst and others caused a great stir by the allegation that many illegitimate children were likely to be born in tho neighbourhoods where camps were established in Britain.] WAR LOAN BILL. (Received Juno 10, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Juno IS. It is anticipated that the now War Loan Bill will bo introduced on Monday. COTTON STRIKE AVERTED. (Received-June 19, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 18. The cotton operatives accepted arbitration without stoppage. SALUTARY PUNISHMENT. FOR TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. WELLINGTON, Juno 19. Tho High Commissioner reporta under date London, June 18: Two members of a Glasgow firm have been sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined £'2ooo each for trading with the enemy. •a