10 APRIL 1915, Page 3

It was announced on Wednesday that Mr. George Booth had

been appointed by Lord Kitchener as the head of a Committee which is to provide the extra labour necessary to guarantee an adequate supply of munitions of war. Mr. George Booth is a son of Mr. Charles Booth, whose invaluable researches into the life and labour of London are famous. He is thirty-eight years old, and is connected with the Booth Line of Liverpool. Mr. Booth is a man who impresses theme who know him by his quietness, confidence, and good sense. Hs will not try sensational expedients, but whatever can be accomplished by clearness of vision and firmness of grasp will be carried out.