SUPPLIES OF GRAIN

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2230, 17 August 1914, Page 7

SUPPLIES OF GRAIN

.APPEAL TO/TAEJliffiS. - Following is -the text of the/appeal which the Prima Minister is making to .farmers fa' cereals:—"Speaking in the House of Representatives some days ago, I; SUggested.that tho farmers'of. the .Dominion would bo' doing " good 'service to the Empire if they mado'arrangements to :groW this Season as much ;cereat produce as possible, and I. now wish to emphasise,the importance of this matter, find to appeal-to .farmers to do all in their, power to put it beVdnd doubt that at -next .harvest New Zealand "will be able to do her share towards providing against the world-wide shortage Of breadstuffs that is only too likely fa be ox< porienoed as a result of tho great strife of nations that is now ih\- progress. It ,is quite possible that if the war'is prolonged It Way bo found, that the side possessing the largest food Supply will have a highly important advantage over its enemies, aind as no oho can foretell iwith any certainty -.whether- campaigns conducted with .the colossal • armies of the present day.will give decisive results, itmayeveh happen that ample swrolics of food will i be. theultimate 'determining factor in the struggle. "I jiieed not add that if a genera! shortage of cereals does occur farmers who have .endeavoured to help 'their country by providing this class'of.pi<dduce.may flntt that' in serving the Empire's interests they have also served their own. I therefore ask "the patriotio farmers—and that means all -the farmers of the Dominion who hflnre fSiiit> able land—to ai'ohcepufc the'neocssary operations in hand, with a' view to growing 'as much as,.possible ,of .wheat and giving., to .the Empire, what ,may, prove fo bo flxtremely valuable ag> Bistance.—W.,1 1 .-'.-MASSE Y, M :.. . (By ielegraph-Preftj AssociaUOn.) ; ■-.' ','" .-,.. ' r ,; -' : 'Timaru; August M. A meeting.of Geraldine farmers agreed tbjit\more wheat 6honld be put In and 11 of those present will put in a total Of 253 r • acres. 'representatives agreed to supply; Seed wheat and-manures practically, at cost price.': Mr.' Connolly, who convened' the "meeting,-hadtele-graphed tho Prime Minister, asking him to usehis influence .and get cheaper 6ced and- manures An appeal was made "to ploughmen to. work overtime if necessary. < HOURS & WAGES t X ''HAI/F-TrMßE# ' SUGGESTION. ■ • A workingman. correspondent at ■ New Plymouth, who has been put,upon'halftime o\ving to slackness 61 trade, oaiised by. the.war, writes to suggest that in his own and. similar, oases itwould be better to' out down wages rather than a shorten hours. He finds ■himself-with a great deal of time on ihis hands which is of'flo use to, him. As it is, his wages have been reduced from £3,a. week.fr 80s', a week (by reduction of hours), and ho considers that he would be mudh better off if he were allowed to work 44 hours a week at Is. an hour. He assumes' that at ordinary times his employer makes sixpence' an hour Profit' upon his labour, or 225. a week. This is now reduced to jls. ,per week, whereas if he worked for H houas at Is. an hoar (instead of Is; and his-employer made 4d. an ; hour'profit'on his labour,: (jho cost of produotioir would be reduced, and 'demand might-be stimu-. lated, wliile the employer's! Weekly profit would.be lfe Bdi,;instjaajd\oi lis..-?.,:;:' . NEW 2EAMNB GO&llS I ''■•"/■ A ' ■' ■■■'.■ •■ :±L—+.!}[\ I,::-'. r..i 9 IN DETAINED: QBtoIAN.SHIPS;- "'; ,10 -BE SENT ;! : The PrimO Minister .has Mcsived the following cablegram from tho Pfime'Minister of the Australian Commonwealth iMr. : Joseph Cook):—..''.- ']/'[■' .., '■ ' ' "Eeplying jour cablegram 18th,inst. ! T-Arrang«ments..will, ,if...desired,;ibe.:, made for the discharge and'forward- ... ing of all goods • consigned -fa New Zealand which:, are' now in German ships detained by 'the Conrmdnwealth ; -Government. iPartioulojsol'cost:with' regard to earth supplied to the on-carrying company. withVa view : to collection from ,ooheignees before delivery ;in• Newl'ZOa-■■"■'•' 'land. Presume >yoti . Responsibility of ohajges Incurred-at> this' end." Mr. Massey has. notified tno Commonwealth Prime Minister that the New Zealand Government will assume the responsibility -mentioned. The",charges will fall in the ordinary Way ilpott merchants and shippers, so that, the assumption of-responsibility/ by the Government: is •an the nature of.a:formal guarantee. ' . ; ,i ;_';: ■ ;POSTED-;MlisStN6\ : ' ; v-:-; •'A SIMPIi) ,' .Mr. 3. Irish your 'list ft aames of those who have gone with the advance party of /the TSxpeditiohafy Force, under th<r heading 6th'Wellington. Regiment'A Company No. i Platoon E. Lush is bracketed, as missing. ;but-his name properly, appears an B Co\roany. at first glance would appear as if he had funked it, r would state that he was m. the. first place drafted to A :■ Company, butas all his friends were in ;B Companyhe applied for a transfer to tHe latter .company,, which Was granted. I Write this because a.riumber of people have already remarked that he was missMg." '~.: ... .'■ ... - ■.-- ;■' ,I'he explanation given in the above letter no doubt; applies fa other cases ds . well. Owing to tho fact that ainidst the hurried arrangements for departure &m« members of the force transferred from .one section >.another it is not •surprising that some of them shbutd'have Been set ,dOwn as /missing" instead, of being credited to their new • section or ■ company. ' ''■ .; .;.•.•.■.■;■■ \:\; ..';.■ .. ./■ W.. ' ;^BOY: SCOUTS' ; " ; ;:' 3, A NEW SCHEME IN-/.HANI)!■. ; ■ ..A week's work.-, as special -messengers has tought the Boy Scouts who faok up tho duties quite/ a" lot, And they have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. ■■ The bcout officers have; also profited by experience and to-day a scheme comes into ~torce;which should result in.the general . improvement the service. ' Those bcouts who have holidays, at' present have beett allotted positions whichthev will occupy for,the, next few weeks, and a. small draft of State: sohool Ws.to be frequently changed, .will assemble eadhday for'miscellaneous'duties.''-After' •school- a relief pari* iviU.go: bn duty •from n 5 p.m. till 8 p.m. Persons Hsimt ■tho.Scoute'are asked .M, see; that no boy of this afternoon shift is kept, late. The difference . between the terra Bov'' Scout and Scout Boy may be immaterial to the lay mind, but one of our new speoial Scout messengers was heard to declare• . "It gets on your nerves to hear th&se . ladips.Calling for ft 'Scout Boy,' when all thej time they want a "Boy Scout.'" On Saturday night, the Wellington South Boys' Band, in conjunction with the Boy Scouts, played through. the prinodpal 'street of Newtown, when they were well f received by the publio.' The Scouts took . up a collection tor the War Fund, using their hats in lieu Of boxes, which had : not arrived as expected. . The sum of £2 18s. 7d. was collected. Collections ' are generally against' Scout Orders, but in this case special permission was obtained. The youthful musicians will . probably be heard in the city, next Saturday night..-' - -....• SHORTAGE OF DRUGS . It is ; stated that consequeht Upon the demands made upon the local Wholesale .'drug-houses by the Defence authorities, that there is already a shortage in some lines of drugs in Wellingfan. These day .be made up from stocks held in other . towns, within the Dominion: if net, the position may be -inconvenient for a time; .'as we depend fa some extent on Germany j_ for certain lines of drugs that are almost jn daily use. . The existing shortage has beeni accentuated by the receipt of a cable message by the wholesale houses notifying them that the export of all hospital necessaries from; the United Kingdom has been prohibited. Until that embnrgo is liftedthe .Australasian supply will have to come *" from l America, which Country specialises i iu many of the . lines—Chemicals;' drugs, • and appliances—which Germany has largely supplied in the past. As the •use fof sU6hg6orls may betonie Urgent in maliv parts of tho world through the outbreak of the War, America will have an exceptional ohance of establishing herself Solidly in these lines "of trade.

MESSAGE FROM CAPTj HALSE THE HONOUJi OP THE DOMINION Tile following cablegram from Captai Halsey 1 , of the battle-cruiser New Zei laad; has been transmitted to the Prin through the New Zealand Hlg Commissioner:— "Please convey following messago to New Zealand:—'All. on boar - * H.M.S. New Zealnnd will endeavour to .uphold the. honour of the Domimon."' THEBX-NAVALg V DOING GOOD WORK. The ex-naval volunteers hold ft fu muster at Fort Gordon tin Satttrda afternoqn. .These, volunteers have bee doing good service by manning guns ovt since the outbreak of .war.' Each lria does the long stretch of .twenty-four houi continuous duty, and loses a couple < offis.-W *™W week. There was oil difficulty, which might have teen mad lighter for these men, and that was th moans, of getting to the fort. Up ti the present, they:have had to undertai a long walk immediately'after work, an frequently without timo to wait for foot Now, however.,tho.men. are to be ru out m,the D.1.0. .delivery van. V LIGHTHOUSES mIJsE AGAIN t^Zu the authority thought it >nse tovestinguish the jpoi lights and four lighthouses at five Nc »£r£ P On Saturday instruction wars issued to the effeof that all th lights in question should be Telit ' Ooi seopently the lighthouses at'. Sonk island, Pencarrow Head, Godley Eeax 1 aiafoa. Head, and Cap© Foulwihd. wer lit on Saturday night, and wil' continu to show till further notice.- The harbc-u lights aft, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedii and Westnort will be rolit this'ovefling.NEW ZEALANDERS IN LONDOI Thr following cablegram, dated at Lou son on August 15, has teen received b th© Pruno Minlstor:-from the High Com missioners—'A splendid and enthusiasti Slathering wis' hold for the purpose o rahdM. fund* for the New Zealand Wa Contingent Association. Lord and Lad Islington, Lord Plunlcet, Sir.Joshua Wil V amS V«% James Mills, Lady Findlav Mr. W. Pember Beeves, and many othe •epresentative Citizens hailing from Nev Sealand were on the platform. The hal iras. packed. Everything went off witl treat spirit. New Zealand may well b prond its oitizenß, both here'and-ii :ne Dominion.*' , ■- ARTILLERY HORSES The officer deputed to purohiase artillerj torses in the Wellington district state! hat owners of horses are evidently unto a misapprehension regarding 'the reight of horse required, as the horses rting brought forward for his inspection &, inmost cases, much too light for thi inrpose, and consequently great di&6ulh j.being experienced.by -Jam in obtaining ha.mimber, desired* Light horses a 'w •ladiy accepted as gifts,-but are nbt.beng bought;at pttsent, but good half to draughts are. required, and ho'.pttrehasing officer, for Wellington, Mr. lowawli Veterinorian of thd Agrioultura.l Jepartment, will be pleased to purchase * Mcept as gifts any suitable horses of hat otesV Further.. partioulai's. of' the tamp of ho«ia required for artillery pur- " Ose- appsaif.ia.'ottti advertising columns. ON MOTOR; PUTY ;Ctflohel Myers, officer Commanding the notor-transport, notifies that the follbwmg gentlemen arc detailed for motor dntv g-days-For General Godley> Mr. F. f. Newmanj for the NftvaJ Department; Mr. R. A. -Arthur,- for the Army Service 30r89, Messrs; p.p. Skewett, WMtowe, ?:.'P-js lll, for the .adks* Oominittee, Mr, 1 B.: EoraiOfe. foop supplylN WAR . AN i INTEKESTING EEPOM. V : - question of the food supply of xreat Britain in time of. war is fully ea't with in a-report recently, submitted * thoSpeoial Committee Of tta London .rhamber of- Commerce, over Which Mr. and which inluded Lord Southwark. Lord Desboreugh, Jr. *; Falthfull Begfr, Mr. h. k.~ Martin Jr. Atthui'Serena (treasurer), Sir Charles '. Owens, Sir Ernest Clarke, Admiral Sir lames Bruce, and leading Authorities in hipping,'the meat and, grain trades, etc. The most satisfactory feature in the retort is the fact that .the British importa-Joh-'df CahadiaS wheat has'quadrupled taring-the last ten yeai'si while grain, aa , "i, **" >™P*™ant food . ■ products, 'each. Great Britain from mfti)y direciohs. and-are therefore proportionately ess liable to serious interruption, esijeeiilly if national or national inlemniW is brought into operation. The /definite recommendations of the (ommitteo are. as followi-That it is ab' lolntey necessary that the Novy should * fully adequate for the 'protection of nerchant vessels carrying food supplies; i&t.tSe.home production of food should m encouraged and stimulated; thatstooks if imported food larger than ate required or immediate consumption should be namteinedj that, arrangements-ehoiild be wfeoted in timo Of pAace, wkrebv the Hstributmn and control of \ food supplies n time of war should be undertfiken bv ;he Government; that as an additional neails of assuring the ntoiuteflanco of Bdel"*te.supplies of food tho posHble cotiwnction of. the Channel tunnel should be aken into consideration, : and that a oheme for some form of national iusurince Or national indemnity should be ore>ared. ■-.."'■' . t The committee points out that the. situa;ion has become far more serious than Then the Koyal Commiitffnn of IiMS i«mi<>d ts .report, and regrets .that nothing hhs xsh done M earW oiit the" fecommenda;ions contained therein. ''.',': . OfIMCH SBBVICBS. ' in _ nearly' all the ohurches yesterday illusions were made to the war'in the sernons, and usually also' in speoial prayers md hymns. Particular reference was made w tho part that is being taken by New sealand soldiers. Dalmatia. sends eleven members tb ;ho Austrian Parliument, and, accordJig to tho cablegrams, most of them inve been shot by Austrian soldiers. Probably the reason whioh will lie ad,'aneed for such an aot will be lircotiOn of connecting the Parliamentarians with the movement. Fully 96 per cent, of the peopl6 of Dalnatia are Morlaohs, a Serfc-Croatian branch of the Slavonic race. They wear picturesque costumes much like those Wrn in Servia, and in appearanoe they 3losely resemble the Montenegrins. Thev ire a strong Tace physically, of undoubtad courage, and devoted to their national traditions. In Servia it was contended hat in the event of a war with Austria mo people of Dnlmatia Wonld riso against their Austrian rulers, and perhaps these Bxecutions hav o been made to prevent any movortent in that direction. Tho defeotion of Dalmatia would seriouslv the Dual Monarchy, for from ilong its coasts Austria draws her best recruits for tho navy. It Was announced at the Town Hall last jvenmg-that the New Zealand Natives' Association had undertaken to look after tho mothers 6isters, and dependents oi its members who had volunteered for wtivo service. This was in. addition to helping'to provide its members with a suitable' outfit. • Nothing like "NAZOL" for relieving colds, just as there's nbthing like the sun for making daylight. "NAZOL" ig a sound, natural remedy, easy to take, and pei'feotly harmless. 60 doses, is. od.Adyt. Messrs, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Dalgoty artd Co., Ltd., and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd,, announce that the following •took 'sales are meanwhile postponed;— yVaikonao, Upper Hurl, and Otaki. Got a sore throat? Tako a few drops of "tyAZOL" on a piece of sugar. Soothes and Oases.- No cough or cold can withstand "NAZOL." Is. 6d. buys 60 dosca.Advt.