IN AUSTRALIA

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2225, 11 August 1914, Page 6

IN AUSTRALIA

1\ NO DEYEIioPMENT^ ■;:■■ -'-j;•;.;.'.;'(?"<«•::4 n S? st . M, =;9Mo>p.in.)? ; ; :,'•■, ■-.' • '■•"-. ./V r . '■:;'. Sydney^:August:l6i*, of age' ; ■ is ineligible'.for',the expeditionary', force.- ". \ 'General 'Millen-,-f; Minister- • Botifiea- that the: Government ;has;decided ; . to^^:organise":a>6mall 'naval, and •/. military force to serve, : withih or with- : . iiit Australia,' the force is to', be quite dis;.;...tinct from that orgaiiising, for service in .; ' 'Britamr i i7;;r;i;,'.';:'':'v'o;:,"W;;;;T'.i''':. \ \ ;Mr. Cook, Prime' Minister, has issued a' -.': ?statemeht; pointing out 1 that the fact that :' the country' is committ^, to: projects ■ in-.ivblving-(heavy; cost, demands there'.'shall f be no,stoppage of the .developing,-energies.: of-the people,. Trade must continue'as .. i'/usual and efforts.should;be'iiiade.to in-. , ''crease', rather than curtail, the' national ■ ,-business. -;A*ter faction- "61•',l.Vimporters' 'countermanding r '.;-.orders '"'Mr. , Cook snysV'There! is no'jusjaflcatibn'for .-■the jthat.Britain's .masteiy.of-.'the . 'sea is 'endangered;' TheVßeaway, 1 at, pre- ■'' sent 'MJ^a^'fiyen^^'.y.:Z' : ' : \-:^ , ■'■"■ .'":.'••. The;censte.'returns'pf 1811.eiowecl-.there vwere'"B ; 2,pO';,Gbriua^,' t ''in;';'the;.\C6mmon- . '-.- .'J,'!. ''''/.u^/.^'-f'li jlf' I .''■■''•■'•■■..■'■ ' '.The nof to' ; ;;;;,\.y ,;. ■-.''-■■ Brigadier-Gener^ , .-.vßrid^e^'.-/ipi^ctor-' ..' Gehe'ral;;6fSthe-Cd''m'mb.nVealtn'-;Forcei,'H'as ;,"- of. the^!CdnMoMealthtExpeditioh'ai7'.^.'»Force,■ . -\7hich''will'cqnsist;df hor&; 'field ■ fihifan'try.'fand med-■■.■■ical:-:Kr^yi-|';,-'T i -'-- ;: .V-.J-''V-;^r-v;-':.;i--t 1 ;i ;? -, '-.... ■ •'.'.-.'"lty;is'v!,.'antacip'a^''^'that. , --",Nc.V',, ! ,Sonth : '.J.iWales's ■' :duota>' of; -six;' thousand 1 ;be ;oasiiy : : bDfein^di:, ; ' ; -V ; '/Vy'i:;:;;;^^ rfli i''--:. ■"i in .-;■' the.,: State,'^as.-welkasia 'number; o'fv'prom- ,-. ineht in '. South'-Africa, have .volunteered." :<■'■'■; Lord Frederick. Blackwood' and-Captain ; (Aistruther (the Governor-Generars aides) ' ' 'and •Captain- Gale'(aide-de-camp to .the ' of ; Victoria) are departing- for; : the front'.iramediately. •-.' '~-.■ ■':■; .•■■ The Federal 'Cycling Couhcil has offered , to establish c/irps, in j the various ': States ,'.' totalling; 13 ye-thousand men. ;v ■ ,v ' : .Lieutenant.'Spencer .'Nolan' 'offered . .. the. Defence authorities v his war ■'. balloon. | ;-;':.for purposes.?-. Captain ;Penfold, ' offered to mani. : ;;puiate the, balooni;j;; : :'-;..'.", . A^RUSHiSO;'ErVROL,' , "o mMessagb:from :l6rd " ■■■''■■ *J~. .'j--l ■ ; ;. Defence, steted that'the''Department has , been" completely: inundatedf : " .tions to join, the expeditionary force. . Sir George.,%i.d r Kitoh- '■; ,' ; .cner desires his special' '. . thanks ■ for th'e;: splendidt'help :• promised.: 'Be knows the'- Australian''-'eolaier-' will ; give ;a goopl accounts,of himself. HU final, words jWere,: "Roll up,!. Roll up,('; ; '' ' : , '.■■ ■>- ; g t '--'i'.*-".---!'-•". ■ ■; ' ,:.)'.;<■:; \ -~;; ';- ■• 'V;-^.-;'Cp ( AL;';>#',CpNTßAiiNb.l''.-''' '•; v vMEec.A'ugusridrnS'pihi;):- "-.- .!;'< ■ ';» Sydney,iAugust: 10,- '' .',- The," Stock--Exchange;, has ; i been'''cl6sed •','■' 4br ariothef week,'"when the' position' Svill '-. 1« reconsidered..-: ; ■' V- ~; ~: , ;-; -,;. '■%''■'}'■■.'' "',■ -Wheat is steady;- ; 4s.' Sd.- is'-askeil- and . --• -v- ■,/.... ■';:■':- ; :: ;■;... ■ ■-..''■•• Coal has been .'declared a- conditional jiKontrabahcl of war. r'fhe authorities must we' satisfied that shipments are' not likely ■■'• : to- be diverted te' the., iise of the enemy, jpj, are.being taken, .where, they, are likely !ito b'eftelreu.by'.'the.enemy.-. -:-■:-■- .;', ; .-.;--; '■',:- .^•FLUTTERaN?SYDNET.'.' ■ .-...'. ■'■'" (Heel August; 11, 1.5 a.m.). .•'■•'"'.-:'- -";.\ 'Z? "'■■ 10;' ' »'. The evening papers misread the cable ' ■ ■■ message stating, that! the Britisli had sunk .the German submarine Uls, into the 6ink- ,".-" ,ing of.fifteen ships,Tahd caused: a flutter ■;• ■is. the city, to-ttight. , ':•. -::.'■■'".'.-.'.■ The censors have prohibited the notifi;;'!cation of the departures of any oversea -;yessols.r •■' -; ; ?--::-' i-';' ,:,-,r- -';'-v.~; ■ i l ''; -.' ,';', ';--:''' S TBADE : DISABILITIES; -' ■'...'■.' .', ...■'"'" ': Sydney, August 8. :. ';!A' : meeting: of;.the,' Chamber of Com-,-inerce-will be held to-day to discuss the ':■ . disabilities; to"''trade--resulting' ;from'"war ~'. i Testrictions.., These include the. Customs ■'■■;■ embargo, against",'the removal-' of '■' cargo' ;';.' any : Gernianfownod.,vessel..' - .'-.','-' Financiar confi'd'ehco;' has been fully re.,/i'etored. .Many'.Government savings banks : .'"clients - have/rredepositcd. their with--'••.■'"shawals:-." ;:-.-.-;-.- :-f-' The..Federal Prettier.'(Mr;-J. Cook)-has- • invited, Mr; Andrsw: Fisher . (Leader of ';'. ";the 'Opposition)' and' Mr';'Hughe's''(State to: confer with; him in .matters relating' tor'tKe'''waH'';iriclu'dihg: , finance, 'public, works, -and; checking attempts to -~. l inflaYe : the priced of'v'cbmmodities; - ;.' .'AU'the papers aq having a big sale: -. |with.;.special ..Sunday. war__editicm.s. .The .'.'; feeling, generally,'is.moro settled;-aiid~coh- '; fidently aVaiting'.. the 'North.'.Sea", battle.' - ■ -.' ' German bands are chiefly confining their. leelectibhst-tpVloyal-martial.British airsajid; ■ the; ''Mai;seillaise j ,-'' > and ;are v i-eapirig a rioh_ lharvcst.'\: v "".. k-'.|- , "-v;" i '.'"'^.'-;•"";''"'?. ~;C^^L^PATRiQTb'FUNDV;]' : .;;:'." ■ ;.i \±:/z ;A :...:{ v:Sydney;; August. 10.: C The trustees of- Elizabethv'Walter,'- Hall liave; appropriated ;>£lo,ooo for. '-.the" relief i .of-; war distress in New ■ South Wales, and Queensland.. ■><•■■ ■•'. ..'.-■ jGer'man;.residents" "are.;required'to.'.reV eister< their' names and,; keep;-the policefiiformed of'their'movements'.''-. ''■ ;■ .The Lord Mayor, has. opened;a :patriotie' Urarfund. ;-.,:-;..;:; •: ~:: :;; HED CBOSS; ORGANISATION. ■;;.; I' ' " Melbourne,' August 10. "Lady Munro t Ferguson (wife of th 6 Gtdv"-crnor-Genefal) proposes to r fofnV: an Australian braneh'Of'the British'; Bed press Sooietyi-'She dppMls-for'loyal.'comniif-tees to "organise collecting'parties'.; ."- Lady Strickland' and tho wives of-the Governors of i,other. States' have-' agreed . , to.seTve,on■ the:;.centraV,cotincil,;;' -'■; :\ ;'?.-.; vOOST OF EXPBDinON^t:%|dkj' ■ ' "'".Melbourne^!August 9. Tho .State /Premier estimates Jthat. the expeditionary; force ,will cost: Australia 2f. millions.---Volunteers; forvactiye -service; Malbney,' a. member. -of- theLbgisldtive Assembly, aid Sapper O'NeiH, . the boxer.'' ■'■**:'■ '^;--V:-•■■•• £-:.. ~'■,-;■.:.'•■■ ,"Civil-sefvanta.and bank officials joining; . pay, and their positions' will 'bo kept open. -.-■ ;With-a.viewito. conserving the aminunition. all,-rifle,matches-have been stopped. . ', of: the Prime Minister), ■ is"appealing,'td : i wombh:,for..t'housands,,br, pairs of .wootten'BOoks for Australia's war: '..- contingent,;-:.; .. - r -.",.--;, ■: :- ;'.-:; •'■'-. "

;The German: Consul has been, officially witlioi\t news for a. week. Twelve Germans iwere naturalised in the. city during llie past few; days, . ~. . TAKING OF TOGOLAND : NOT RESISTED BY THE GERMANS, j ""London,' August 9, morning;' The Germans at Lome did not resist the surrender of South Togoland to the British troops',-from the Gold Const to a distanoe'of '85nniles from tho coast. FRONTIER PATROLS CAPTURED BRUSHES ON FRANCO-GERMAN ; ''" ■- FRONTIER. Paris, August 8. French cavalry captured , a patrol at Nomeney, fourteen miles north-east of 1 Nancy., ./The .infantry captured another patrol. ' Seven Germans were killed. French'cavalry have occupied Sticmoyenvic. ,