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The London Committee of the Fresh Red Cross has just mosired is doastion_of £1,000 Five per cent. War Loan Bearer Bonds from Mr. Artbur Hawley, "in recollection of many happy daye speat in France."
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Nellie Bonner, daughter of the landlord of the Globe Tavern, Bow Street, was, fined $20 at Bow Street Polias Court for serving a glass'of trendy during prohibited hours to a man who represented that he was ill from heart trouble. The customer was fined 45.
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ence, both centrally and local- ly. In the first place, s Central Committee, to be known as the Labour Resettlemen: Committee, The following statement oon has been set up consisting of icstruments of all kinde. The cerning the eventual demobilisa representatives of the employers object of this appeal is to estab. tion of the British Army, wae and the trade anions in the lish a musical library at each of issued recently by the British principal industries in equal the 2,000 Reet Hate of the Ministry of Labour, London:— Gambera, together with repre ABEociation, in order that the Although the time for the sentatives of the Departments soldiers, among whom are soms demobilisation of His Majesty's concerned with Demobilisation, of the best musiciana of the day, Forces is not yet in eight, the The Minister of Labour will be may, after the stress of battle, fad Government thinks it should be Chairman of the Committee, and at hand the kind of magical known that the problem has been he has appointed Lord Barnham Ito be Vice-Obrirman. To this anjoyment that appeals to them receiving close attention.
The Reconstruction Committee Committee, the Minister will look appointed by the late Government for advice and information on all A day of intercession for the to consider plans for the oltimate questioae affecting resettlement. In addition to the Labour nstion and its defendera WBE demobiliastion of the Forces has observed recently at the Central now presented to the War Cabinet Resettlement Committee, local scheme for effecting the Advisory Committees, have been Hall, Westminster, by the London District of the Wesleyan Methodist dischargea and the re-settlement set up in connection with all the Ex- Church. The prayers offered in civil life of the members of the principal Employment ing'aded one for victory and the Forces. The scheme is the result changes, consisting of represen- breaking of militariem, and for of very careful consideration of tatires of the employers and trade purging of England from "ite old all aspects of the problem by the unions in the principal local traditional Bin, ita pride, its Committee and the Government industries in equal numbers, to drunkenness, ite many, mazy Departmentsconcerned, Obvious whom will be added, for the vica." The Rer. Dinsdale Ty it would be premature to make purpose of demobiliestion, a Young pleaded" for "splendid pablio the details of this scheme certain number of representatives tenacity" in prayer, declaring that at the present time, bat a of local bodies particularly con "if we pray in a confident spirit fall announcement will be cerned with the welfare of dia
It is hoped we are bound to prevail." Oas made in due course. It may be charged soldiers. minister expressed belief that the stated, however, that the respon- that a great deal of the work of dis- enemy was obecked in a super-sibility for carrying out demobi finding employment for
the charged men end of adjusting the ustural way at Mons, and prayed lisation will reat with for the intervention of more angel Admiralty and the War Office so difficulties which may arise in hosts to-day.
far as the naval and military individual casee will be performed A 74-Year-Old Recruit,
arrangements are conogrned and by these committees, which the
By means of the machinery An extraordinary case came with the Ministry of Labour Minister regards as a vital part described shore, the Minister before the Aberdeen War Pen- regards the resettlement of dis of the machinery for the resettle
hopes to secure that arrangementa sion Committee recently. The charged sailors and soldiers in ment of industry.
Leeds Tram Fares Raised. applicant, who was appealing civil life.
Farther, in addition to the shall be made for coping with the! against a decision that the dis
The Lords Commissioners of general questions which will be problems of resettlement over the
Leeds Corporation Tramways}} was Admiralty and the Army Council dealt with by the Central Com- whole field of industry which eball Committes has approved a scheme ability for which he diecharged was not attributable bave socepted as the basis of their mittee, and the local individas! be in harmony with national sad for increasing the revenue by to or aggravated by his service plans for demobilization the questions which will be dealt local requirements and aleo with about 50 per cent. in the present war, stated that he principle that when a lasting with by the Local Advisory the peculiar needs created by the involves the abolition of half- had re-enlised in the R. A. M. C. pesce has been assured, men Committees, there are a number conditione obtaining in sech of
The penny fares, and the increase of all other tramway fares by 50 per at the age of 74. He was die must be released from the Forces of problems which can only be the principal industries. charged after five months' service in accordance with civil rather leatifactorily solved on a basis of Government feel that the problem cent, The necessity for the in- for rheumatism and debility. His then naval or military require industry. The Minister is can only be successfully dealt
Grease has arisen mainly through Aret enlistment dates from 1860, mente.
scoordingly very auxions that with in close cooperation with the recent big increase in the when he joined the famous 93cí In order to help the sailors and Joint Standing Industrial employers' organisations and at the close of the Indian Matiny. soldiers to get back into civil life Oouncils shall be set up for trade unions throughout the tramways wages bill.
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Sergt. Jefferies, After prolonged consideration the as quickly and as possible, the the organise industries
Information has been received Committee came to the conclusion Ministry of Labour propose to uss soon as possible on the linea been drawn up and has been that the rheumatism and debility the Machinery of Employment recommended by the Whiteley generally approved by the War st Ilford that Sergt. Henry Jef. were das more to old age than to Exchanges, which is the only Report, to which he would be Cabinet has been devised with feries, one of the five sons of Commissioner Jefferies, who left service, but decided to recom- national organisation sufficiently prepared to refer immediately a that end in view.
The Government of Indis has Eaglead to take charge of the mend that in view of the special strong for the purpose, bat in number of problems of this kind, circumstances the applicant order to assist the Ministry and which require careful considera- ander consideration the variona Balvation Army work in Chius, should receive a gratuity. An- the exchanges to carry out the tion by workmen and employers problema conaroted with the is alive and well and a prisoner other men came under the care task which will be imposed on sitting together. The functions future demo ailiss tion of all troops of war. Bergt. Jefferies had been of the Committee recently whose them, the Minister of Labour of resettlement would be co-based upon ladis and is in close reported as killed' and a memo age on the date of discharge from proposes to invite the employers ordinated by the Central Uom touch with the Home Govara rial service was held by lord's
Balvationiste. the service was 67.
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