London, Jan. 4.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, speaking on the subject of the Munitions Amendment Bill, said that the task of turning out munitions was more serious he dared to tell. Everything depended upon the workmen in Eng-Iand who alone could achieve vic-
Petrograd, Jan. 4 The Emperor of Russia, addressing the Knights of 8t George yeater-day, said that Russia will not conclude peace till she has chased the enemy from Russian territory nor will she complete such a peace except in full agreement with her Allies, to whom she is bound by true friendship and blood. tory for the Empire and humanity.
The House of Commons has passed the third reading of the Munitions Amendment Bill which meets the objections of Trades Unionists.
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