Major NEWMANasked the Home Secretary whether he will ascertain how many men are employed by Vormberger, Hirsch and Company, alias the Universal Casings Company, at Brighton; how many of these are enemy or neutral aliens, and are any of the non-alien employés of military age and fitness; and has he been able to ascertain when the managing director, Charles Vormberger, changed his name to Charles Vernon?
§ Sir G. CAVEMy inquiries show that only two persons are employed by this firm at Brighton—a man aged twenty-nine and a boy aged fourteen. Both are natural-born British subjects, and the man is in possession of a certificate of exemption issued by the Ministry of Munitions. I understand that Charles Vorberger, junior, the managing director, who is a natural-born British subject, changed his name to Vernon by deed poll in November, 1915.
Major NEWMANasked the Home Secretary whether Kraft, Hornung and Company, alias the English and Continental Casings Company, have in their employment eighteen German employés, nine of whom have been released, along with two of the three directors, Jaeger, Wille, and Hornung, from internment by special permit?
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§ Sir G. CAVEI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave on the 10th December last to the hon. Member for the Brentford Division. I have nothing to add to that answer, except that the firm have since taken over a business at Bradford, in which three exempted alien enemies are employed on this Government work.