THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2237, 25 August 1914, Page 6

THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE

SPIRIT; OF THE, DOMMONS. ■ ■-;'. -.; (Rec! August; p.m.) ....'■ ■'" ;;K<,r .A ~;'-London,;;August.;23./; : I: .The?;:"Times,";;in ■ a.leading -article, ' eays: ■ 'The'spirit of the Dominions mils-' tering'.'to our-hid'fills-the nation with, thankfulness - and .quiet > exultation , al.moSt;:Wp';;'ideei)'.' for' vvords:—("Times"' and Sydney "Sun"' Services.),;:'",:' ~y; ■->- ; h/'">'-v';'CANADA. : ;:: ; -;v ■■•'::.■' : GREAT; PATRiOTiC ' FERVOUR. \. '. ■'■;''■ :^x-V ■;'"- Pttawai;August23. - . , A thrilling demonstration .of patriotic 'fervour by all; parties, marked the pass-ing-of, the. war vote in the- House .of Cdmmbiis.' ."-...i:;.;. ; V.^ '.'. '-LCS> ; "'■ '..Vr''-'.'/■■. ; It".is ; announced that Ontario .has a hundred thousand' sterling to Great Britain. '■ ; '.;' ■ . ~',

.;, .Nova- Scotia;..is' providing a-.-'hundred thousand tons of coal for the Admiralty, ■"';! M. J. Eaton, of Toronto, is donating •'-$20;00.0' to equip a battery, of' Vickers' ! ..quick-firers : . on';;. armoured ; trucks ;fpr ■ the Canadian I '■■ Contingent.-'■ j'VThe,*JDuie , Gcneral, in proroguing- the House, said '.he hoped the mercy;' of Divine .Providence would.be favourable^, to an. ;honyourabls "issue> of the'wari. '■''■:■' ■}'-.

AUSTRALIA. TEN THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES (Reo. August 25, 050 am.) '' Sydney," August 24 Up to last Friday 10,780 mon had volunteered in Now South Wales for the Expeditionary Force, and 6100 have been passed for service. Only the best jnen are being chosen.

lECKLESS RUMOURS ABOUT THE FLEET. i Melbourne, August 24 With reference to reckless rumours regarding the safety of the Australian fleet,. Senator Millen (Minister for Defence) emphatically demos them as wicked inventions Ho sajs that no trustworthy hews leaching the Department is withheld from tho public. STOCK EXCHANGES CLOSED. (Rec August 24, 8 40 p.m.) 'Sydney, August 24. , Meetings of stock and sharebrokers held m S\dney and Melbourno have decided that tho Stock Exchanges shall remain closed for an indefinite period. FOREIGN WOOL BUYERS DEPART. (Rec August 24, 810 p.m.) Sydney, August 21 Recent' departures include numbers of Belgian and Fiench nool buyers en route to join tho colours.