, 1916-12-23
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one general head the entire ocean cargo
carrying facilities of the United Kingdom and
for the exclusive benefit of he Allied armies
the great civilian population Of the Allied
countries, is the reason behiud the state
ment of MIR. Lloyd George that the shipping
of Great Britain will be nntionallzed'',
according to leading British shipping men
here. For some time one of the representa-
tive shipping men said today, MI British
vessels have had about onethird of their
cargo space communicated for grain. This
has recently been increased to such an
extent that now The New York agent has only
about onethird of his ship available for pri-
vate shippers. The same authority added that
it was his belief that under the new proposed
regulations, even more space would be con-
trolled by the Government hy regulations re-
curing that all cargo be officially dcsignat-
ed Designation of cargo will mean that
the shipping in British bottoms of any
commodity Othor tllai-tAat accessory for
maintenance of army and civil life will be
forbidden. II is also deemed not unlikely
that British ships now engaged in trade
between neutral countries will be called upon
to- take their place in the line of ships
engaged i'll carrying supplies to Great
Britain and her Allies.
London, Dec. 20th.-The complaint Of
the railway men in Ireland was amicabiy sell
tied at the Beard of 1rde today. The men
have been granted an increase Of seven shil-
lings weekly in their wa es. They had ask
ed for ten shillings on the ground Of increase
ed cost of living. ARGENT despatch credits
MI. James II. Thomas Labour Member Of
Parliament an Assistant General Secretary
of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser
wants, with the announcement that the Gov
ernment had decided to take over IvIsh rail
ways, and thus avert II strike.
Amsterdam, Dec. 20th.-The "Neue Wien
or Journal" published in Vienna. says. '"The
reply Of the Entente Nations to the peace
proposals of the Central Powers will GER
tainly be as equivocal as the speeches of
Mr.. Lloyd George, Nj. BRAND and the Itul-
ian Foreign Minister, Baron Sonnino. New
ertheless the idea of peace has made a step
forward.
London, Dec. 20th-The House Of Com
mons today passed a resolution presented by
the Government e'that an additional number
of land forces, not exceeding one million,
shall be maintained at home and abroad.
1t was explained that no question of policy
was involved, but that the Colonial troops and
forces of the Grown exceed the four million
already authorized, and a vote was necessary
in erder to regularize the position.
Copenhagen, Dec. 2Oth-After q single
reading, the Folketing today adopted the
bill r~atifying the Treaty for the sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United States.
The vote was 80 in favour and 16 against
ratification. Five members were absent.
London, Dec. 21st.-The Board of Trade
has decided to establish a branch Office at
Cardiff. Control of the railways, docks and
collieries will be taken over in order to end
the present chaos.
Paris, Dec. 2lst.-The sinking of an Italian
steamer in a collision with the french
armoured cruiser "Ernnest Renan" is re-
ported in q despatch from MarseiIles. The
steamship which was taking Italian soldiers
home on leave was cut in two. Several per-
sons, most of them passengers, were drowned.
The number of survivors was given as 120.
London, Dec. 20th.-There is a strong pro-
liability that Great Britain's note in reply to
the German peace proposal will be made be-
fore Christmas. 1t is also believed the reply
will be brief and will likely follow the lines
of Mr.. Lloyd Georges maiden speech as
Prime Minister, is 30 far as it will leave the
door open for Germany to make concrete
peace proposals.
London, Dec. 21st.-While the morning
papers give much prominence to the Ameri-
can and other foreign comment on the Pre-