A revised scheme had been issued earlier in the week of pensions for soldiers and sailors and their dependants. A widow with four children would receive 20_s._, with three 17_s._ 6_d._, with two 15_s._, with one, 12_s._ 6_d._, with none, 7_s._ 6_d._ These might be increased on the recommendation of the Old Age Pensions Committee. The separation allowance would be continued for six months after widowhood. The minimum disablement allowances would be 14_s._ for unmarried men, 16_s._ 6_d._ for married men without children, rising to a magnitude of 23_s._ The estimated burden on the country would range, according to the duration of the war and the percentage of deaths and disablements, from 99,000,000_l._ to 202,000,000_l._ At the opening of the following week--which was saddened by the unexpected news of the death of Earl Roberts--the Prime Minister moved a Vote of Credit for 225,000,000_l._, and an addition to the Regular Army of 1,000,000 men. He first explained--necessarily without details--that of the 100,000,000_l._ previously voted the largest portion had been spent on the operations of the war; other outlays were on loans to the Allies, a very large sum to secure the food supplies, especially sugar, wheat, and other necessaries, a considerable sum to obtain control of the railways, and expenditure on succour for refugees and destitute aliens. The bulk of the money now asked for would be spent on the Army and Navy; but loans not for the use of Great Britain would amount to 44,000,000_l._ This, however, would include a comparatively small sum possibly needed for the relief of local distress at home. The Belgian Government had already received 10,000,000_l._, the Servian Government 800,000_l._ The Government would relieve the Dominions of the responsibility of raising loans by advancing them 30,250,000_l._ The war had cost between 900,000_l._ and 1,000,000_l._ a day; the provision asked would last up to March 31, leaving a reasonable margin. The Estimates had been carefully considered and repeatedly revised, and represented the minimum which should be asked for in the greatest emergency in British history. Mr. Long (U.) expressed satisfaction with the Prime Minister's statement, suggested improvement of the pay and allowances of officers, and urged that recruiting should be stimulated by war correspondence and that greater power should be given to commanders to confer decorations. Sir H. Dalziel (L.) gave surprising and suggestive figures of the increased exports of coal, cocoa, tea, and other articles to the neutral countries near to Germany; and, among other speakers, Mr. Healy (I.N.) vigorously condemned the Press censorship. There was some divergence of opinion as to the degree of drinking among the troops.