MOTHER COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12081, 9 August 1917, Page 2

MOTHER COUNTRY.

'ALLIED CONFERENCE. LONDON, August 7. Mr Lloyd George presided at the Allies' Conference, which included M. Ribot and. M. Pa:.tWo. STOCKHOLM .CONFERENCE. LONDON, August 7. The Parliamentary Committee of tho Trades Union Congress resolved, subject to the Labour Party's anil Trades Union Congress' 9 approval, that Britain should be represented at the Stockholm Conference. Mr J. o'Grady, M.P., presiding at the General Federation of Labourers' meeting, declared that the later issues of the war did not admit a compromise, except on the basis of an inconclusive ipeace. The German idol must be shattered. Mr Henderson and others had failed to realise that they cannot meet Kiemy representa>'"«a without effecting ■ crirrT'''""' I ''"" 1 -

THE POOD PROBLEM. Router's Telegrams. LONDON. August 7. In -the House of Commons Mr Prothero stated that a million acres had been added to the land under corn and potatoes. Assuming that 600,000 of those acres were under e c sential grains sufficient tonnage would bo freed to bring Britain the entire supply of last year's American cotton. This meant security for manufacturing materials to the value of £30,000,000 annually, and £0,000,000 or £7,000,000 for operatives' wages. the Corn Bill pas?ed its third reading in the House of Commons.