1918-06-15 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Security of Tenure for Farmers.

A meeting of farmers at Wor cester "cent" a telegram to the Prime Minister, expressing coz- cern at the farge number of disturbances of farmers through sales of farms, and appealing to him to empower war agricultural -committees to veto notices to men who are carrying out his request to produce mors food.

Denunciation of "Slackers."

At the Lanoeshire Munition Court, Mr. T. E. Mansfield, barrister, "waid it was sickening sad pitiable to think that at a time like this, when the flower of the country were dying in thousanda to withstand the greatest attack of armed forces the world had ever seen, they should be sitting there to try men for, not working diligently, for sleeping, and card-playing. If the Germans broke through, and wo bad to copelada a German peace, the liberties of working men would be gone for evse. Men who could wifully slack in these times should be placed against a stone wall Fines up to £3 were impos- ed for sleeping during working hours.

Fewer First-Class Carriages. It is expected that a statement regarding farther railway travell ing restrictions will be issued within the next week, esys The Timer to band.. The Railway Executive have been considering eeveral proposed new regulations, the adoption of which will further redace the number of passengers. Several companies have decided to withdraw sil four-aside ocr ridor Bosches and to substitute the ten-gest carriage. · "Although a considerable reduction in the number of first-class cosobes in contemplated, it is not likely that that they will be withdrawn al- together. It is believed that drastic measures will be taken to reduce luxury travelling, and sa important announcement may also be expected with regard to the issue of season tickets.

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The total number of applica tions for National War Bonde (Bank of England isese) received by, or notified to, the Bank of England during the week ended at close of business on Saturday last, saya the Times of March 28, was 18,489, the amount applied for being 517,453,712, making a total to that date of 482,607 "applications for an amount of £594,877,162. The week's esles fell short of requirements of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The total number of applications for National War Bands (Post Qffice issue, for the week ended March 16 was 69,000 the smoont applied for being £1,638,000, making a total to that date of 348,000 for an amount of 223,-

A Christie's an apusually fine Wer Savingsl 273,000. The Certificatee cold daring the week single-row pearl necklace, com- aded March 16 numbered 4,061, Fosed of 49 large graduated 255, making an aggregate total pearls of fine orient, the snap set to that date of 171,376,501.

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Bombay, 23rd May.-The Com mander in Chief in India last. with a brown brilliant surrounded year issued a circular in which be by white brilliants, bidding for expressed his displeasure at the which begso, at £5,000, fell at new custom of officers treating one £17,200 to Mesera. Carrington and Co., of Regent street, with another in their own meas, and gave his opinion that it would be. Mr. Max Meyer as underbidder.

London Dairymen Combine,

Death of Mr. F. Seymour Haden. A correspondent of The Times writes: The death is suround- ed of Mr. F. Beymour Haden,

to the advantage of all were the O.M.G. He was the son of the In view of the position crested practice of treating at clubs and Iste Sir Francis Saymour Baden, by the Milk Combine, retail public places discontinued. Be the etober, and was born in dairy en met at Paddington and London in 1850. He was edu-formed s-Loudon and Provincial realised, he said, that there would cated at Westminister and Christ Master Dairymen's Association, be difficulties about the laster Church. Shortly after leaving which is to be free from subsidy point, but be thought they could Oxford he became private secret by wholesalers rings." Mr. Leslie be met by in fuegoing publis sry to Sir Henry Bulwer, Scott, K. C., M. P., said retailers Lieutenant-Governor of Natal, had either to combine or go

opinion to regard the practice as and daring the next 15 years he ander. There was no alternative, peculiarly unworthy of the nation was intimately connected with and if they did pot stand together in time of war.

He the affairs of that colony.

their businesses would go. They

The Divisional Commander,

wes chief clerk in the Colonial moet not he persuaded into the Secretary's Office, Natal, 1889 belief that the combine was out Poons Division, directed that the Argistant Colonial Secretary, to a large extent for philanthropio Commander-in-Chief's 1881; acting Colonial Treasurer

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