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THE TIMES, SATUIIDAY, 3IAECH, 25, ,1916, THE MEMBER FOB IIARB OROUGKEL PLEDGED TO CRITICISM. SOME PLATFORM PROMISES. (FROM OUB SKEctUi. CORRESPONDENT.) LEICESTER, 3Iarch 24. Mr, Gibson Bowles's explanation of defeat in tlicuJIarborough Division by clection is that t)V machine beat the man.

Certainly ho was ivily handicapped. Mr. Percy Harris had the filttivo assistance of both the Liberal and the I'lrionist organizations of the constituonrv but Mr. Bowles had working for him only a small committee, and had to, rely chiefly upon his own jKifhcs and those of members of the National J.iiHTgvncy Umferenco who helped him on the to' get his views beforo tho electors. Jt was not possiblo in a campaign of eight days to reach more than a minority of tho voters in tins way.

had been estimated that the poll rould roach 11.000. The actual figures were 11,537, which rcpre wnls alout 60 per cent. the electors on the register. Mr. Harris's return had been confidently expected by his Mij'rwtcrs, but they had not "hoped for anything like ho large a majority.

It Ls elcar that a very con i ufcrablc body of the Unionists the' division must liave followed advice of 3Ir. SteebMaitlahd. Th general prosperity among, both tho industrial ah.f agricultural sections of the population also had eflect on the "result. PLEDGES TO TUB ilAIUllCn MEN'. The new.

member, by the testimony of Ms election Ttildn sses and speeches, ha ret himself a heavy task: rit icLsm in the IIousn of Cnmmnas. He Ls definite! 1 lgea in regard to thft attrctl married men. On M.irth 14 he published a manifaUf in which he made to followins: ixrints The nation should be taken into the Government's 'i MailE hce and idea given "of the number of tti ri now refuirod and the date theyvare wanted. Tlie whole idea of the group system was to spread iui caii oyer a consiaerauie umo. "Single, men should only be starred if iVy can produce proof that they are doing skilled work that cannot be done by umramcu inarnea mcn or women, rms particularly to men joining starred trades since August last.

The must see that more ample provision is made, to meet the liabilities of and to, keep the Imihwu together of married men called to the iulours. More use must be made of the volunteer train jjiK corps and. an undertaking to attend drill regu in the evening should be taken into account vm application for postponement. In an interview which "appeared in the Leicester Jiaily. Past the tsamo day Mr.

Harris said that the ismrried men had a genuine for complaint, lb that there were thousands of nnle men who were not skilled workers at all, but who went to' the munition factories only a few nvniths ago. These men should not be exempted, until tho matter was settled, and the public hfightcned the date of calling up' the married nieii rliould bfc postponed. The Government must face tin question of di aling with the financial obliza iiiiu uiqicncaueu 10 ine colours, anu not auow Uieir homes to.be hold up whilo they arc serving the nation. You cannot," he push the whole of this obligation on the" owners of, small cottage propeity, many of whom arc quite poor men, and the State must hhouldef the responsibility" of ail equitable arrange 'ment, lair to all parties." The manifesto was followed by the candidate's demon aaaress, ana tut? jlr. Harris said GUIDANCE FOR MARRIED MR.

HUGHES IK WALES; RESERVISTS. LORD DERBY'S SUGGESTION. Lord Derby has. ent to the Press for publication a correspondence he lias bad with Mr. C.

Harvey, an attested married man, of Mr. Harvey pointed out that many attested married men feel' that they were not in a position to form a fair'' judgment on the controversy of which thev are the centre, as they are not in possession of all tho facts and it may not be in tho national interest that they should be. At the same time he submit that they are entitled to as full information as can safely be given regarding the employment of single men in certified occupations and tho compulsory attestation of all married men. Further, attested married men ask for guidance as to how they can best assist the nation pending their call tne colours. Lord Derby has replied as follows War Office, March 24.

Dear Sir, I am much obliged to Jyou for yonr letter, and thank you for recognizing that I am doing my Dest to secure Uie complete imminent ox the Prime in my present, position because I think, I have; that position, creater power to achieve this. llie Cabinet Committee has done (and is do' GAELIC PRESS" RAIDED. AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR A SIGN. CARDIFF'S WORK FOR EMPIRE. THE Mr.

Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, was given a cordial civic welcome yesterday at Cardifl, where be was presented with the freedom of the He was accompanied bp Mrs. Hughes and their infant daughter, Mr. Andrew Fisher (High for Australia), and Lord Rhondda. The script conferring the freedom was handed to Mr 1 Hughes by. the.

Lord Mayor of CardiiX (Mr. It. smith) at a meeting oi ine city uouncu. jir. HUgnes afterwards attended a tea given to wounded Australians in Cardift and in the evening, after dining with Mr.

John Rowland, he spoke at a reception given at the City Hall by the Uarduz Cymmrodorion society. Mr.Hughes remained at Cardiff overnight as the guest of the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House. Tho Loan JIATOB, spealdng at tne council meeting rood work in unstarrins and unbadsHmr men. am YJ! ueemen "ugnes name understand that of the Government IpUowcd that of another great VVelshniin, Mr Lloyd proposing to state in the nouse of Commons what steps they are taking to release men for tho; colours from the industries which come within their purview. You ask in what way attested married men can help I will give you one method.

The Advisory Committee and Military Renre A A 1 1 Ecniaura, among ine uuuh iney are; pamoucail tepre Ucall I cjpal carrying doing their best to trace and with single men who may be escaping military service. either improperly or owinf? to change of residence, the calling up paper, which is sent in the case of a man under the Military Service Act, not. having reached them. The task, however, is very difficult; and indeed can only be thoroughly performed wheri direct access' to factories, workshops, and other places Of business can be obtained. This obviously is not always within the power of an Advisory Committoe, particularly in large industrial areas, though much Ls being done by the Government in this direction through its various official inspectors.

Much information on this subject is being sent me by various persons. If, instead of writing to me, they would place the information in the hands! of the local military representative, it would materially assist the advisory committee in their work. With regard to the other question you mention, namely, the compulsory attestation of 'married men, I think you will recognize that this is.no' part of the pledse givim, and a matter of Government; policy; While I have publicly stated that for mypart I should support such a measure, I have no right whatever to use the pledge as a lever on the Prime Minister to bring it forward. Moreover, I would point out that such a measure would not in any way assist in the present difficulty namely, to secure for service' with the colours all those single men who can be, and should be, spared from the industries of the country. Yours sincerely, Derby." ADVICE TO TRIBUNALS.

CONSCIENCE CASES AND BUSINESS CLAIMS. Mr. of the Local Government Board; has issued a circular to local and appeal tribunals giving guidance on a number of points which have arisen in practice. In the case of applications on the ground of conscientious objection to combatant service, it is re iharked that some tribunals have been under tlie erroneous impression that the only form of exemption permissible is exemption from combatant service. By section 2 (3) of the Military Service Act total exemption from military service may be given on Georce.

whom they looked upon" a i the creab artificer of victory. Mr; Hughes they looked upon as the great conservator of the fruits of victory, Cheers.) In reply, Mr. Hdquks said that the people of the Empire were all children of a great family, and the war a a i i i v. i .1 nau drawn us wgeuier wini oonas wmcn couju never bo cut asunder, save by our own incredible folly. We in Australia," he "continued, turn our eyes from time to time to the Motherland of oar sires, if not of.ourselves, for a sign.

In this hour of darkness; when the; whole world is engaged in a dreadful holocaust of butchery, we look for a sign. I hope we shall not look in vain." The people of this country, he added, were determined to put aside evytjung in order Uiat victory might crown our arms a victory that would" not give us empire (for of empire, we had. enough) or further territory (for of territory we had enough) but a victory; that would crush ine menace opposed to us. and a victorytwithout. which it was utterly impossible to i a a rear ilia aempie oi i eace anu Liruizauoa wnicn we had set our hand and which the people here and in Australia were resolutely determined carry out to the end.

(Cheers.) He had a profound faith in the courage and tenacity of purpose of his countrymen and he used that word in no narrow sense. This was no time to speak of divisions, cither racial, religious, party, or any other. (Cheers.) The Celtic Srrarr at Aazxc. Responding to addresses of welcome at the Cymmro dbrion gathering, Mr. Hughes said he had been receivetl in many parts of the Empire with the utmost courtesy and kindness, but on no occasion had he been, so touched as by his reception on the soil he had.

loved sinco ho was a child in Northern Wales. In, Australia were many people from that mountainous Principality. There was throughout th(f continent a leavening of tho Welsh, character and spirit, and the Celtic fire had spread more widely i than in these islands. The Australian soldier, with his dash, endurance, and resourcefulness, marked the combination of the fiery Welsh spirit with the tenacity and hardy determination of the Anglo Saxon. It was an inspiriting theme that a young nation should, go out to do battle in no niggardly array, faced with; an impossible military feat, and hanging oh with grim tenacity, even to death.

(Cheers.) Those men of the New South Wales had not disgraced the name they had borne (Cheers.) He was glad to think that he could claim as a fellow countryman Mr. Lloyd Georges Ho had tlie vitalj spark, and at tliis hour it was a great thing to have one who ufed words as an instrument to action.und not) as a substitute fpr it, LlFK BtOOD X)V EuriRK. DISLOYAL PUBLICATIONS IN DUBLIN SEIZED. (FB03I OCB OWS CpRBBOXDEXT.) DUBLIN, MJUiCH 24. This morning tho raided the publishing offices, in Iiffey treet known as the Gaelic Press, and carried off number" of publication for tho current week, documents and papers of various kinds, and portions of the printing machinery, A small party of soldiers under the command of Maior Mo'ul, the marched from Dublin Castle, accompanied by party of the Dublin Jletiopolitan Police.

The soldiers were drawn up outside 'the "Gaelic: Prass while Maior Moul and some police entered the offices. Alf the doors were imme diately locked and no civilians Were allowed to enter or leave'. After a time a dray was driven up and the issues oi the following publications were seized and placed in it TAe Spark, Iloneaig, The yau, ana tbe Uaeltc Athlete The printing macriincry was also dismantled and portions of it were taken away. The dray, was then diiven to Dublin Castle, wuuwea oy tne toiaiers ana ponce. During the morning parties of policemen visited newsagents shops in the 'city and seized all copies of The Gael for the present week.

A party of Tjohcamen also visited Liberty HalL the headquarters of the Irish; Transport Workers Union, where! the newspaper the irrJLr Republic is published. Thev were stopped at the door by an armed sentrv: who 'refused to allow thm ti enter: Mr. James Connoll, the organizer of the union, who was in the hall, declined to permit a "search dt the premises to bo made until tho police produced a warrant. The police did not attempt to force an entry and retired. Shortly afterwards members of the "Citizen Army," a corps connected, with the Transport Union, were seen aporoachinc 'the hall fully accoutred.

Liberty Hall is at present guarded by a number of these men. and a small body of police is on duty in Beresford Place. News in Brief. BRITISH SPELTER. Liverpool licensing Justices; have decided to grant no cinema ucences lor uooa ifriday.

The ptemisea and machinery of the Standard are now being used by Messrs. Wyman, the Government printers. Mr. Joseph. King, M.P was fined 1 at Guildford yesterday for neglecting to screen a light at his house at vviuey.

The leather shoes worn by Tom Bayers in his famous fight with Heenan were sold for 10 at Mews. Hodgson's auction rooms in London yesterday. The first Industries of the Empire Fair is to be held at Willesden Green next spring. A palace of industry more than three times the; size of Olympia wiu iw The, body found on the Thames foreshore off the House of Lords has been identified as that of William IL. J.

Bransom, aged 39, of St. Giles's Croft, Beveiley, Yorkshire. The secretary of the Master Bakers' Association states that the leading bakers and bakery companies in London will reduce the price of bread from 9 d. to 9d. on Monday.

Northampton was visited by a remarkable snow storm yesterday afternoon. At the darkness' was night and lasted half an hour. Heavy snow and sleet fell in East Yorkshire. THE APPLICATION OF EXCESS PROFITS. I sympathize with the! married men' grievahces.

i condition that the applicant is engaged on some work nd will fight their cause in the House of Commons, of national importance. It is added that the 0 men nau ieen ucalt with. The Military Service appucant snouia unaertate. as it nas alleged Upon that city and port depended the life of the Grand Fleet, and thereon the life of the Empire; Govern Tlie coal Iwhich went forth in increasing quantities, nt of a torn Jfrom the bowels of. the earth by the labour of iider Lord Derby's scheme married men attested ment will shortly announce the appointment groups on the distinct understanding that committee to wiiom tripunais may refer, lor advice me men ot aies, was, inaeeu, to uay me very nic hey would le called up in turn, only after tdnzle as to service of national importance such an "blood of the.

Empire. Cardiff was to day the heart Act puts a legal obligation on (jingle' men, and they must not be allowed to shirk that obligation by in starred occupations unless they give proof that they are absolutely iridispens ableMarried men have jtpoiidel splendidly to the all, but manySvho haveatbwted have legal obliga tions which they cannot es ape, and the State must them to. fulfil thiisi obligations before it takes 4hoin fiom tlieir employment. Oh mairied men undei taking to drill everal evenings a week with a olunticcr training near their own homes thev.should Ik; allowed in lemaiu at home until it become absoluti'ly necessary to take them. tliat in some cases conscientious objectors have been subjected to somewhat harsh cross examination, tribunals are reminded that inquiries should be made with tolerance and impartiality.

Military repre Kentatives. it is added, will not contest an application by a genuine member of the Jsociety of nends if he is wiuinc to undertake servnee in tne Jt nends Ambulance nit. Tribunals arc warned against injuring industry and commerce out of all proportion; to 'the gain to the Army by removing managers and others' in special positions in important businesses. It is suggested therefore that the directing head of every but ho married man ehouM lc called up 'uutilH considerable business of real national hnportance tingle men have Int dealt with. hould be given exemption from military It was on these lini that the new member dealt j.If there is more than one directing head the tribunal with the subject throughout hb campaign exrept tliat should consider whether the "business is; of such I 11 i i I 1 i 1 A 1 1 ii' iiuaiiueu ui MigcMion aixui tne ue oi'tne volun 1 or coniuiexiiy wuai inure uun uut iit is essential 1T training corps, by limiting its application to' these The tribunal will have to dc married men who could show caue through domestic iiardsmps why their summons to the colouis.ehould le ltponed.

AIB l'OUCY ash oniEit Mattejw. etermine in doubtful cases wnetnt any person claiming exemption is; a controlling position, and whether no eJlkient substitute can be found. AtU'ntion Is also drawn to the case of responsible of our defe'nees, and without the stream that bul satedi to every part of those great seas which our Navy guarded andcommandinl the cause of frtvloni would btr in desrerate straits. In the mines and the dockyards the men of Wales were working in many casesKas heroically as their brothers in the field of action. Toj the miners; the sailors, and the waterpidc workers of South Wales he brought special greetings from their comrades in Australia.

They realized that their 'own liberties depended on their labour. They realized in Australia that if this battle were lost to Britain; it wjonld mean the undoing of tliat great land of tlieirs. The Dominions had flung themselves into, the struggle, not because they wanted territory, but because they loved liberty. During the dark days when the Australian casualty lists were coming in the spirit of the Australian people rose triumphant. They frcvir faltered the heavier the casualtips the greater the rrpunao in recruiting, and so it was throughout the Empire.

A Xevt BiKiii rofi B'jitaix. In this hour of Britain's gredbist trial, when the Harris did not confine Ids critickm to Erecting clerkB in certain businefses, and it) TfijJ' tofn'd every great 'tr a. On the subject of the air service ciuiting problem. U' said Hverything posibl must lo donn to encourage txdh public and "private nb'rprisi in construct acitiplanes ho that we can rule air a. well as the waves.

Whikt the bit way to dettioy Zeppelins is to attack them at their, liase, the Government must piotect the 'lives and cf the people fnun raids by better oiganization of he air defences. Sjn aking. at Fleckney on the pn)blem of the Zep lu lin raids he declaiod that the War Oirire lia'd Invn fl lo move nd he thought thcic was 10cm for im pnved. organization. One other question which Mr.

Harris rated was that 1 if Jh! future of the nation when the war is nw. i Parliament, hosaid, must look, ahead and make provisioTt for incapacitated soldiers and the iiiploymcnt ot discharged Vllen peace 'aine the nation must bV jpared and really to re mme ib3 normal occupation. Tlie. war ivas cos ting 'ii. savings of generations and it was only by cigani Mtmri and foresight that an industrial crisis 'could be 'vented.

is recommended that representative bodk concerned wun great ousincsscs snouiu dc lornieu on tne niouel of those in use in the City of London. Among other matters tribunals are reminded that it is not competent to hear all DEMAND FOR EQUALITY. IN ENEMY FIRMS. OUDEH TO WIND UP THE ATIIEN. EC.M.

GERMAN DELEGATE MEETING MANCHESTER. meeting called by the National Uhiori'of Attested Married Men was held in the Fife Trades Halli Manchester, Lut night. Delegates attended from diffeix nt Tart8 of the country. Mr. Ci'NUWE (Southport).

who presid'd, said lhat the attested marrud men a.sk for equality x)f treat ment; The unattesU marri men did not want anv riaht of appeal they wanted tho attest diuen's jobs. There were pre nt representatives of 600,000 attested married men, facetiously referred to as Lord Derby's Own. (Voices. "UJerby They were ire pared to fulfil their undertaking as Britons when the (Jovcrnment fulfilled theirs, lxird iJeroyt was respon sible for the present anomalous (and ho now aked liord Derby to resign his present fosition and to lx come iresident of the Lancashire Married Men's Lnioif. 1).

P. DAVIK8, Independent candidate for the II vde Division, said there were negotuvtions now on ditich and belief wae in the meltinc pot. one thine was necctwary for her balvation a regeneration of spiiit. What was necessary was the, setting of the uliolu national, and social houso in ordei'i and a facing iff fundamental facts. There were men to day, in all classes aiid in all parties, who could not face the grpat facts of life.

Some men said. "This uoliev We have received the following from the Ministry of Munitions of War regard to an article which appeared in The Time this morning, entitled British Spelter. Scheme for New Works. A Use for War Profits." th Ministry of Munitions desire' to explain that no special arrangements have been made, or are con templated, forthe retention by spelter companies of excess profit that would otherwise be payable to the Exchequer under the Monitions Act, and that the discussions which have taken place with spelter manufacturers, as with the owners of other classes of controlled establishments, have been solely concerned with the details of the application of the statu tory rules lor the assessment of excess pronu to the circumstances of particular establishments. March 24.

The Ministry of Miinitions' is to be congratulated on. having handled the difficult spelter question a public spirited way, and there seems nothing, in" the arrangement entered into with the British' spelter companies, which wras correctly described in The Times of yesterday, that calls for apology. By the rules issned under the Munitions of War Act the Ministry is authorized to grant a "reward" per ton of inci eased output. What the Ministry has done is, apparently, to guarantee that this ieward in the aggregate shall amount to not less than 50 per cent.of the cost of new 'construct ion. As the spelter' manufacturers weia quiti unable to forecast the duration of the war, they were loth to take the risk without assurance tliat this reward would be sufficient to justify the necessaiy capital expenditure on new works.

The whole1 object of the agreement is to increase the output of the spelter woiks. and under the Act and tlie statutory rules the Ministry of Munitions has full powers to give the necessary financial eneo ur agement. On the strength of the agreement the companies are an anging greatly to increase their output. In at. least the capacity is to be doubled at the ear liebt moment.

MIDDLESEX COURT MARTIAL CONCLUDED. At Ramsgate yesterday Percy Norman Padget, licensee of the Duke of York Inn, was fined 50 for selling at 9.30 in. the morning a bottle of whisky to a sailor on duty. The Bench said that the defendant was liable to fines amounting to 350. Eton, Harrow, Westminster, and Berkhampstead schools had a field day at Berkhampstead yesterday, being opposed the.

Inns' of Court O.T.C Prince Henry was among those who took part. Artlrar Heal, ex huntsman of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds, has died at Exford, Somerset, in his 100th year. He retired in 1899, after nearly 34 years with the pack of which he was huntsman. He rode to hounds when in his 95th Tear. On the front, page of The Times to day the death is recorded, at the age of 78, of Miss Cornelia Vittoria Feodore James, for many years professor of English at the Naval College at Fiume.

She was the daughter oi ictor James, fleet paymaster A man named William Amor, aged CO, of Beading, was found dead 'yesterday morning at the foot of the stairs of his house with his neck broken. His wife and. children were shut out all night, and obtained admission in the morning by forcing the door. Admiralty notices to mariners, published in the London Gazette last evening, show that the northern approach to the River Humber is entirely prohibited to all vessels. Regulations for small craft on the south andVwcst.

coasts are also published. The petition of tho National Sheep Breeders Association asking' for an increase in the dog tax from 7s. 6d. to a guinea, because of the amount of sheep worrying which is being done by ownerless dogs, has been; brought to the notice of the Kennel Club, and a counter petition is' being presented. Southampton (County magistrates yesterday fined 40 defendants for breaches of the new lighting regulations.

Among the defendants was a nurse, who. carried an electric torch to guide her through the darkened streets. At Birmingham 125 summonses were heard yesterday for contravention of the lighting order. 3Ir. Alan P.

nattersley, B.A., late Foundation i scholar of Downing College; Cambridge, has been appointed Lecturer in History at Natal University College, Pietermaritzburg. Mr. Hattersley, who was formerly at Ieed i Grammar School. gained first class honours in both parts of the Historical Tripos, 1914 15. At an inque.4 'held by tho jEast London Coroner yesterday on Bat cliff coffee bouse keeper named Thomas Coatesj aged 70, it was stated that just before his death he ate 10 fried eggs.

He was afterwards found dead, in his armchair, in which his housekeeper said he slept every night, not having been to bed lor tnreo years. Tho Rugby Law authorities yesterday re ceivixl two offers, each to adopt one of the five children whose mother has died, while their father, a Wolston soldier, is on active service. One offer came from, the wife of an officer and the other from a lady in Loudon. The ages of the children range from three to 12. The Increasing 1 i rfJ PubUc ndency i i on Alcoholic Stimulants.

A disquieting result of the strain aad anxietydf presentconditions. In the Mouse of Commons on Tuesday last it was stated that the expend itureT of the Nation in 1915 on Aicohofic Stimulants showed an increase of 10J percent over the figures of 1914, and 9 per cent over those of 1913, notwithstanding the absence of a hrga percentage of the adult male population on' active service. Attention has been dawn in these columns since the commencement of the: war to the disquieting fact that, rjwing prindpally to the strain and anxieties of abnormal conditions, a large and increasing section of the community, more especially among the upper classes, were relying to a greater or less extent upon the stimulus ot Alcohol or Drugs. At no period in the Nation's History has it been of more vital importance that' each member of the community should be able to give of his or her best both physically, and mentally. S'o man or woman teko hibUuaUy relies on Alcohclic cr ether Slimuhnis, to hoarser small an extent, can fully retainHtat physical and menial standard that is found iti ihe'normal healthy individual.

The habitual desire for a stimulant to. spur on tlie flagging energies both mental and becomes a craving which is totally overpowering and irresistible in its nature. This craving is one of the characteristics of over stimulation. It is not only caused by the disease, but it is really a practical evidence and sign of the disease and the hold it has obtained on the victim. In all instances of undue stimulation there comes a corresponding stage of depression.

Hence the craving is kept up by seeking temporary relief in the most easily procured temporary remedy of toxicating stimulants, and so on in repetition. At Hcndon petty Sessions yesterday, four boys were ordered to be birched for stealing the range of the Hendon and Cricklewood Itille Club at the Welsh Harp two rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. ith the rifles they fired at horses and birds, and. Detective sergeant Fox said that one horso was dead 'and another wounded. He thought the boys conduct was duo to cinemas, and that they had to imitate what they had seen in pictures.

ORGANIZED SCIENCE. COLONEL BOWLES'S EVIDENCE. The general Court martial on Captain John Henry King, of the th Middlesex Keginient, who is rharged with disobedience to orders and conduct prejudicial to military discipline, was concluded at lnrfleet yestenlay. The accused, who had been acting as recruiting officer at Tottenham, is alleged to have neglected to prepare to hand over a detachment of recruits wheri ordered to do so. A second charge was based upon a telegram which Captain King sent lo Lord C'heylesmore.

Colonel il. F. Bowles, honorary colonel of the 7th Middlesex Itegiment, in reply to Lieutenant Good man jtoDeris. lni'nii. isjiki in.ir.

tm no i rL occasion he entertained ollicer of the 7th Battalion scientillc effort in this country1. Delegates from the r.t luncheon, when he. heard complaints from Captain 1 fcllowing societies attended to; confer with the Pie King and othr oflicers that they had been transferred I Eident and Council of the Boyal' Society from one bivttaiion to another. He was not prepared Eorsl Society of KJinburBh. Eoyl PocWy of Aru.

Roral AbUito tb swear definitely that Captain King said he had Polrfcl Institute. Koyl ARtroooialcal Bocietr. Bcril CoQegc of been transferred to the 47th Battalion, hut th" rftciimi. lioral (XMege of Surceom. Roril Cecerihlcl Sodetr.

COOPERATION OF CHIEF SOCIETIES. As stated in our Political Notes yesterday, a confeience convened by the President and Council of the Boyal Society was held atj Bm lington House oh Wednesday to coneider the des liability of establishing Conjoint lioard of bcientuici bocieties to oiganize 1.S liecessarv lor tlie KalVMllfin nf nilnnu: ilu lfh.nth tho itnnrpiKinn Klint tl.Pir tn ih tVnV v. slV.Tr 'j i JLT 'Electrical Engiaeers; IwUUitloo of Medianical.EoKiaNiB. rwB Uch T101 and "tterly tKnEf erred Hon ot Mtniitf Engtoew: InsUtuuon ArchtUcts. UttiUite cmsriea ineir siatement.

thpv upu nnt in i iToci efimr. the witness said Cantain Kmn it ntnui u.i.i. Further orders liave been made by the Board of fiot. and revelations were about to be made which rade, under the Trading with the Kncmy Amend i would prove to be not at all creditable to who 19 1C; requiring the undermentioned busi es to bo wound up. These bring the number of ii' orders to 72.

Itjwill le noticed' that the" German Vthcnouin Club (Limited) is included in the new 1 1 Mlantlia Omipanr (UmitM). 54. RinitM baildlnffs, Billiter. tcimship aetmtt al broker. awl Co.

U4inlUsI). 27. Mlndae laiw. ncir vw raercaanu. ftimi; Starch Oonipinr (Lufclted).

13. Crntcbed rrlars, lie rnitnl IfcAln and rrankfort Enl4ier Ompanj (Limited). I vivr TtimnWtPwl. KC manufacturers of lnldirubU.T Kii fl and On. aimlW).

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rlectm 1'UUrs. dieminb'. and engineer. Miiji finrUnw limitll. Cbanorrr Uuie.

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n.a. accnU the' f'rlier 1111 ami fleartiuca Comnanr. Carltod llou. Ukb btrwU i. ujutum.

manufacturer of ball bearinco. FOR TnitEE NEW MIXlSTlilES. TtonKBT HAnnKto, yesterday at annual meeting of nadfield'n (Limited). at flield. icfeired to tlie wotk which the company ii and doinir for fhn fioremmpnt.

'tta that in aliliticn to increashrg vastly the output 'i th works they had undertaken the erection of oi mo largTHt nAtmnal factories, of the enormous til put from which he was not at liVrty to speak. ir Hubert. tta urged the workmen to continue forking their hardest, and to irave; ami touching nunom ci pudiic mwrcst. i aa ocateii ih alum of Ministries of Commerce, Science, and lor the fact that for vears the head of were trying to coerce the attestedmarried men i Mr. AknoLu Cncsn (Bfrmmgham) moved (1) That the calluic UP of married croups Khali be cancelled until the tted5 idren by the ITeniler and by Lord Derby! are fulfilled (S) That the dediona of the tribunal and medical fhrouehout the conntrr be rrnwd and thorouchlr rmonnlfle red (3) That the Ooremment shall prore to the National Union of Attested Manied lien, that every available tingle man whot work can be replaced by a married maa.or female labour is called up for miUtarr srrrioe: (1) That, welnc the married men were pressed into the frrrioe br hidden threats of compuWon.

we uree a compiiliHjry 1:111 for all mxrriol men up to the ace of 41. and that their calling 'up nhill coincide with the m(ective croiips under the Iierbr scheme (5) That, previous to railing up married groups, the Government shall be urged to make adequate financial PR) tit ion for all euch men called up. Mr. Pembroke Croft (Portraiouthl. in seconding the resolution, $aid that if the resolution before the meeting had was too mild, because the very reverse of what they had expected had taken place.

Mr. Mvxks Taylor (London) declared' that it was a pity there were not a good half dozen; men in the House mf Commons like Mr. Hughes, the Australian Premfer. (Loud cheers.) The resolution was put and carrietl unanimously. On the suggestion of a delegate from body of the hall the chairman submitted a motion calling on fanrd Jerby to resign.

On the resolution being declareil adoptexl the meeting rose land cheered vehemently. II. ivr.apprt luul prFonally reported every fortnight regard ing wort at son mUt touching other matters, Stc HoBERT JU)nEl. lefernil to. the Navjv arid remarked that i me vamiraii.v iuui a lew Iituc surpmea in ic iur iuc erk my At out wmcn we did not talk.

VHDEltSrJOF 1,500,000 A L0XD0X FAIR. Th IondoTi Fair and Market tlie Boyal Agrlcul V1 Hall rlosed last evening. It is estimated, that 'ii rhihitors have obtained by its onlers 'i ouiiting to 1,500,000. Some inanufactun rs have la over 50,000 worth of good each; while a maker iHimy lines in Ciys lias taken over 25,000 in onliTS 'f '(iv. Iuipv linlhir fnrwl nml linn i I.I..

rt W4 l.l iHis liave particularly nnmtfiU. Orders 'Vi. Jnvn lMXkwl for places far afield ax Ireland, Malay ami Brazil. Tlie production of nf the articles traded in was fornu rly almost 'usivi ly in the. hands of Germans.

flic next London Pair over 1,000 firms will "ijit, IVattirally u'll the space iji toth Olympia un'J Ue Agricultural Hull already taken. There tiice of motor vehicles between the lojiloiijai for the wholesale buyers and agent. J0YLAND' REVISITED. There i. no question of a quiet, restful evening at the IiOndon Hippodrome, but for those who like a rerue of which the chief ingredients are elaborate ecenic eflects.

a Large and good looking chorus, plcutv of humour and noise ad lias by this time been worked up into an enjbjaLle entertainment. One of the meritti of a revue is that chops and changes can constantly be made, and 6ince its production only a few months ago Mr. ile Courville luu discarded various items and added others, so that in some ways Joy land is a new cmcruunmcnu i Two of the original successes, however," ha'vo been retaineil. 3Ib Shirley Kellocc's Tulin sonc and Mr. 4 Bertram Wallw's patriotic numU while: the song aoout auiurma, wmcn was urauu alter uie lust performance, has now been restored.

There is a newcomer to the cast in the person of CYlspi, who has a couple of numbers, but it is a matter' for recret that nothinz inthe way of eccentric dancimr is rrovidei for her. Mr. Harrv Tate Ls: still resoon siblc for most of the laughter of the evening, and ho now has added opportunities of scoring with Miss Shirley Kellogg in otcoou Jake, an entertaining littli burlesiiue of averags cinema drama. favour of. war.

bat did it matter War was' a funds 1 two other officers came to see him on the night of mental fact, like death. Like the bitterness of death it December 19. Captain King appeared excited and, had to be met in a resolute, calm, and serene spirit. after making a long statement, asked the witness You cannot win this war, said Mr. Hughes, vbu will i what he should do.

The witness told him his duty neyerj win any. war, unless the, whole resources of was to obey oiiLrs. Captain King then said, What Britain are welded together in one great unit v. and' liU I do to morrow?" and the witness replied, hurled with all tlieir power resolutelv at the foe. Drill the recruits as usual and give them a gocd lrge route march in the morning.

em phatically denied that Captain King hail shown him What; is. wanted is'that men of all parties should purge theimjelves of their ideas. Tlie men of Britain must face the. facts. You cannot, a great nation when the.

base" is rotten. You cannot rear a mighty fabric, which towers to the topmost clouds when the foundation is rotten. You cannot build a great nation when 12 millions of people are' on the verge of starvation. It is "socially impossible. There an pacifists there are men who say, Laissez aire tradition must stand because it is a doctrine handed down; by the Deity, which it would be.

impious to refute. You cannot cpeet Falvation when vbu put this fatuous affection for tradition before 'the safety of your country. What must Britain do to be saved I say she must be bprn again; There can be no. peace 'until vvf.h,av.e Purged the world of the monstrous cancer which is eating out the vitals of civilization. All men must realize that nothing but a fundamental change can save Britain; nothing but the complete abandonment of all things that stand in the way.

of national Until that is done, the mighty. lrresisuoie resources oi lintam can never be weldee' into a great battering ram that will hurl these ferocious beastsijjack into, their own. land. (Cheers.) MR JIUGIIES'S ENGAGEMENTS. Tlie presentation of the freedom of the Citv of London to Mr.

Hughes will take nLice at nil.it,ii.ii r. Tuesday, April 18. The Prime Minister sent. Scxt week Mr. Hughes will be entertained at the House of Commons by the Tr.vle TTninn rvr.im and the Labour Party.

His othi engagjmentu include a visit to Olasgow on April 1 1. whn lie will receive the freedom of the city and the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws of th3 University and visibr AfnrKr Ki and Bristol. The latter city will olfer its freedom i i ii'Sa Vommissioncr for tV ATkWlU. W0XAX MURDERED IX SCOTLAND. ju s.

anaerson. agcti about 43. mofhrr roau furvej or nr irecblesstutv, was found murdered at Peebles on She was inisscd at dinnm time, and it was thought she had gone to Gl.ww tlui tekgraiii ordering the handing over of tho detach ment. Lieutenant. Gocdman Roberts )oinfd out tliat tliree witnesses liad sWoni tliat the.

telegram Iial been shown to Colonel Bowles and asked, Do you suggest they are perjuring themselves The Avitness. The facts as you state them do not actually bear out. tne incident. Lieutenant Gocdman Itoberts was given permission by tne Court to treat the" witness as a hostile one Tlie witness. I swear I never read that telegram and if was never shown to me.

Continuing, the witness said he saw Caotain Kins? tne following atternin at the 'Jemtorial Force and, after seeing Captain" Simpson, told Captain King to go back to Tottenham and obey orders. He then understood. bet ter.what the telecrain was about. "contents of the telegram WTre not what ho thought they were in conversation with Captain King. Captain King gave the witness an entirely wrong impression as to.

what his difficulty was. The difllculty. as the witness understood captain iung, wjvi uiat a pior nad been mode to post tho iecruit uo a different regiment. I Jeu tenant "Goodman Roberts, in addressing the Court, said the "most that could be alleged against the accused when he received the telegram from colonel Stevenson ordering the. transfer of the de tachment was an error of judgment in view of the fact that be hail never been notified of his transfer from the 37th to the Battalion.

The Court adjourned and upon reassembling it wav announced by the Judge Advocate that the finding would be promulgated in due course. io see some menus. leieptiomc communication wth Glasgow showing she hd not arrived therc'a search of the house at Peebles was nuid in ti, XURSERIES AND MVXITIOXS. Mrs. Pakkkk.

obenihe a child welfare exhibition and alo of A ork at Willestlen yesterday, said ho would like to wi' larve nurserie whem children could be well caml for, so that married women might be left free to undertake the makinc of munitions anu so rcu asc men ior ughuue. evening, and Anderson was found in a wi I 1 1 1 11 I ueiui opuii! uhi wy, wmcn was covered with the bedclothes, was. a coal nxc stained with blood. She nau oeen sirucK several time on the head and face, and apparently death took place some seven or eigni nours iH'iore ine DOdy was discovered. The discovery! was made tho woman's son.

wiki is sergeant ine LAnarfcsnire Yeomanry and BERXHARDT TOfVISIT THE MmeC Sarah Bernhardrhotv in the murw nt next wees. cr so io pay a visit to the French and uruisri. iroups in ine trencnes in rrance. Dorothy May Hdneybourne, B.A.. Bedford has t)eeti appointed to the Gilchrist Studentship for Women The Chancellor, of the Exchequer has decided that in the cas of miners income tax.

ontlav explosives, required in their ork should be deducted from their incomes before the tax is assessed. Ihe litsliop of Jdanchester has annointAl tK, Rev. AlUit Asjnn, vicar of St. Mary's Church. Birch, Ueywexxl, to tlw living of Todmorden, rendered vacant by tlie removal of the Rev.

Charles Paul Keeling to Ileaton Norrii. Mr. Aspin ha been Maj or's chaplain oi' Hcywood for two Tears. THE XEIV "STAR AXD lVcsiding at" a meeting at th Palace Theatre yesterday in aid of the Brituh Women's Hospital Building, Fund for the Star and Garter Home for totally disabled soldiers and sailors, Dl'CHEsswof Bedford appealed to the women of tlie nation tx provide the required to convert the premises at Richmond into a hospital. Miss CoMrroN said she was glad the" old name Star and Garter was to remain, and hoped it would be tho motto of the The star etoenl for brightness, and the natural function of the garter was to things up.

Other speakers were Lord Berenford, Lady Betty Balfour, Miss Lilian Braithwaite, Miss Gladys Cooper, Mr. Gerald du Maurier, Mr. Arnold WTiite, and Mr. Ben TilletU BRIG A DIER GENERA BAIRD. Chemical Sodetr.

Geolueicaf hocirtr. Lluoeaa Societr. London iUtbetaitlcal Sodetr. Itiraieal Sodeir. Ftar8iokieJj Societr.

Zoological Societr. The following rerolution was passed unanimously and a committee waa appointed to diaft a scheme for giving fleet to the resolution and to report thereon to a future meeting viz. This meeting considers that it is desirable to establish a Conjoint Board of Scientific Societies for the puipturc of (I) Promoting; the cooperation of those interested in pui or applied science (2) Supplying a means by which scintific opinion of the country may. on matters relating to science, industry, and (education, find effective expression (3) Taking such action as may lc necessary to promote the application of science to our industrieB and to the sei vice of the nation (4) Discussing scientific Questions in which inter? national cooperation seems advisable. XEWSPAPERfS LIFE OF 174 YEARS.

Kcene's Bath Journal this morning announces that with the present issue the publication of the paper ceases, it adds "The paper ha" had a unique run for brer 174 rears, and hat. op to lately wen in tne oamu or toe same lamiir. aad published (mm the came office for the whole of that period. The unfortunate var sow in progreM ha created manr difficulties In the on of newspapers, we euki oi proaaciion ueinc Terr larzeir increased, and this to some meaaure has lnaoenced tne proprieton in their dedaioa On the demise, of one the pmprietort a Urge proportion of the interest in the btulnei ins left to a jrotm gentleman (a minor) residing in Scotland: land his trustee, doubt tew roncidertnc that newspaper prufrtr at the present time hardlr one In which tnvt monerscould De invested, asla on his behalt the realization of hia capital. I The copyright and goodwill of the newsnaDer have been, secured by Messrs.

William Lewis and Son. pro a il vt pneiors oi tne uaui iieraia. ine journal, wnicn was published weeklyi was founded; in 1742 bv Thomas lioddeley. His daughter married Mr. John Keene.

and the journal passed into the hands of a succession of Keenes. Mr. J. V. Britten; who retired a few years ago, spent more than half a century in the service of tne journal, wmcn ne edited during a large part of that time and Mr.

Ii. W. Weaver, one of the oldest est Country journalists, has been on the editorial staff for over 30 years. SIR. SAII HUGHES AND CANADIAN SOLDIERS.

The Ijnndbn Gazette announces the annoinfniont nf Major Alexander F. Bairu. C.M.G.. an. don Highlanders, to command a brigade, with the temporary rank of bricadier "eneral If a of ago and is thus one of the youngest general officers in tlie field.

The Gazette also announces the annaintment nf General Sfaff Officer, third grade. Since his arrival in London in the early part of the General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Jluitia, has been received by Lord Kitchener. He summoned a conference of all the generals com manding Canadian brigades, who were able to tell him that the conduct of all ranks of the Canadian forces during their training period had been good. Uniy one man in a tnousand nad been brought up for drunkenness. Mr sun 11 us tins wiu snortiy nave lurtner conier ences with commanders of Canadian troops and will inspect the Dominion soldiers now in England.

A TRIBUNAL ON STRIKE. SOUTH WALES COAL CONCILIATOR. Mr. Runeiraaa has appointed Judge O'Connor to act as conciliator on the three poinW in dispute DciMwn ino south, Wales miners and the coalownrrs Judge Connor is acting at present as arbitrator on various questions relating to the position of anthracite workers in the South Wales coalfields. Firms cnraired in tlw wire' robe traile have sub scribed 2.500 for the purchase of motor ambulances.

iiC lor Uie British Red Cross Society and the Service de Sant4 Militairo As a protest agiinst absobte exemption to men in certified occupations by district recruiting officers without communicating with the local tribunal, the members of the local tribunal at BiMon. South Staffs, yesterday declined to adjudicate on a list of 70 npplb caht for consideration pending satisfactory settlement of the matter by he vl quarters, DEEDS OF THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. With the object of putt mg on record hi permanent form the part plaved by tho reiiment in tho war, Major General U. Paton Invites the loan of dUries, letters, aketches, and any documents relating lo the various batUlions of the South. Wale Borderers.

Manuscript vhould bo sent to Major Ferguson. cm. Men. Jlolt and Cow 3, Avnitehall nlace. i They will be rcturnfd to the THE TURVEY TREATMENT FOR ALC0H0LIQ AND DRUG EXCESS AND RESULTANT NERVE TROUBLE.

The Turvey Trcatmtnt, to which attention has b'een called in these colurns for some is eminently suited to all cases and every phase of the Alcoholic or Drug: Habit from the so called mnlmti drinker" in the first" stages of the disease to the confirmed dipsomaniac. The treatment, which can be taken at home without publicity or inconvenience, renders a man or woman once more normal and. in addition to entirely obviating the necessity for Alcohol and establishing an antipathy to it, has at the same time a permanently beneficial effect on the patient's general health and nervous system. Indeed, the extraordinary tonic effects of the Treatment are sowidely recognized that an increasing number of "non alcoholic cases are taking advantage of the Treatment solely for its recuperative effects upon the nervous system. The well known authority on Alcoholism and Nerva trouble, Edward Harley, L.R.CP., M.R.GS., L.S.A..

speaking of the Turvey Treatment in his report to th3 Royal Commission, says: My observations of patients taking the Turvey Treatment, extending over many tlwusands of cases of the most hopeless cliaracter, show that in. addition: to eradiating the crave for alcohol and drugs and curing the diseass. the digestive, nervous, circulatory, and other functions are considerably benefited with ths reinstatement of mental and physical vigour." It is impossible, wijhin the limited space at our disposal, to give detailed particulars of the Turvey Treatment for Alcoholic and Drug Excess or Neurasthenic but if the form at the foot of the column is filled in and returned, a book containing full description will be forwarded post free. Those who carL call are cordially invited to do so any day between 10 and 5 (Saturday 10 till 1), when full Information and advice on any case will be given, without any obligation on the part of the inquirer to proceed further in the matter. (All cases are known by numbers, and it is optional to give the name of the patient) Particulars may also be obtained by telephone, Mayfair, 3406," or telegram, Turvert, London." v.

TEAR OFF AND POST To the Medial Supt, T.T. Assoctu 2, Harewood Oxford street, London, W. 2 minutes from Oxford circus). Please send me in plain envelops full particular Name Address NOTICE. Tht cmsullin't rooms of tin Association art open daily from 10 till 5-The Times, 25.3 16.

AdvfT LIFE ASSURANCE COVERING WAR RISKS Officers and Men proceeding on Active Service may now secure Life Assurance at the ORDINARY RATES OF PREMIUM under the Company's Special War Scheme. Apply for Prospectus to the PHtENIX ASSURANCE LTD. (EstL 1732.) Fhcenix Eorue, Loadoa, E.C. ONE LITTLE RALLY;" How Sari Bair teas lost. Thai mourn nt, cssparttivtly maSL fnt cttkd dM la ol the day, and.

many krr alace tkoegkUtbt wkok lam at At tnUaMmA mm Ansae epoa Sari Bsk. kiaat cot rafly. Huh mk mm lax tea t. nwmframVr, cf a fcandfal of rttrcaa troops aay tiit Jesttfe caaa yekdmfee la a dedatao. Had Hm Tmk net ratted aad cfcared HpJt artaat crkkai i aar foa illfTiniiilj From Part 83 of The Times History, in vtkich art graphically rdated lit great attack on Sari Bair and tlu iU fatsJ landing at SnUt Bay.

Now on SaU, 74 i 4. i.