EUROPE IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2238, 26 August 1914, Page 5

EUROPE IN WAR TIME

ISSUE, OF TREASURY BILLS

FINANCING THE WAR

(Rec. August 25, 8 p.m.) London, August 24. The "Evening News" states the Government placed fifty millions sterling of Treasury bills last week, and will issuo another fifteen millions on Wednesday. The present war expenditure, together with the loan of £10,000,000 to Belgium, is being met in' this temporary maimer, but an issue of war stock will have to be made sooner or later.

A LABOUR M'P.'S VIEW. London, August 2-1. Mr. G. N. Barnes, Labour M.P. for Blackfriars, speaking at a meeting in London, said England had to participate in the war to maintain her international reputation. She must punish Koiserdom- and all it moant. The democratic -self-governing peoples would and -must form a league to Keep praeo on t-ho basis of right-doing, • MANY FOOD STEAMERS'RUNNING London, August 24. Forty food steamers arc running between Denmark and England. Traffin lias been resumed from Rotterdam arid Amsterdam to England. Tho Southampton cross-channel traffic has also been rosumetl. '" RED; CROSS FUNDS; ' London, August 24. Since the declaration of war tho British Red Cross Society has received £50,000, including £200 from the exEmpress Eugenie, who- was- on tho throne in Franco at tho time of the-l'rauco-Ffussiaii War of 1870. "' •' MINERS RESUMING WORK. ! j. London, August 24. The South Wales niiucrs have repudl' ated their Socialist leaders, and agreed to the Government's request- to worli r-.ine hours daily and on certain Sundays. ' . -' ~. " ' '",'.'... ..' GERMANY. , A PAN-GER-MAN DREAM: NAVAL BASE ON BELGIAN COAST. . (Rec. August 25,. 10.5 p.m.)/ London, August 24'. I lie Pan-German Press declares the territories now overrun by.,the, Germans will bo permanently incorporated iuto -the Gorman' Empire," and Britain will pay dearly for her interference by. seeing a naval base established on .tho Belgiaii coast. . . . , , HOLLAND. ALL WHEAT SEIZED. (Rec. August 25,1045 p.m.) m Ottawa, August 24, Tho Trade Commissioner at Hotter* dam cables that the Dutch Government; has seized all the wheat-.m; the ware* houses au'd in the ships in port:''