EUROPE IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2242, 31 August 1914, Page 6

EUROPE IN WAR TIME

TO CAPTURE THE ENEMY'S TRADE TARIFF REVISION SUGGESTED (Rec. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, AugUst'29. The British Empire Industrial League suggests that the Dominions should help to capture the enemy's trade by removing or reducing during. the war the tariff on British, goods competing with German and Austrian manufactures, and readjusting the tariffs after the war. ■ . *

SCAECITY OF NEWS. London, August 28. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith • was questioned regarding the scarcity of news from the front. He promised that all that was possible would be done to relieve the strain when not prejudicial to the public interests. ' - . : The Prees Bureau repudiates the Press allegations that it is unnecessarily, suppressing news. . .'•■';' WAR BILLS PASSED. > ■ London, August 28. The Currenoy, Bank Notee, Patents, and War Loans Bills have received the lloyal Assent. SIGNALMAN INJURED. London, August 28. Two men. attacked and severely injured tho signalman at Hitchin, on the Great Northern Railway Company's main line. After cutting the wires they escaped on niotor-oycles. An hour later a motorcyclist fired at a constable near Hitotiin. SIBERIAN BUTTER.' . London, August 28. There is a prospect of a shipment of Siberian butter being sent to England from Archangel, British warships guaranteeing tho safety of tho route, if Russia removes the prohibition on the export of foodstuffs. , FRANCE. . Paris, August 28. . The Sooialist Party has issued a manifesto, which authorises MM. Ren-' bat and Gresde to join the Cabinet "at a timo when the life of the nation' is at stake." It adds that Socialist Ministers will make the production of arms and ammunition proceed more actively, and will proye'tnat Republican democracy is ready to fight to a finish to ensure the welfare of the Fatherland'and the progress of humanity. , ■ NORWAY. EFFORT TO CAPTURE THE PRESS. Paris; August 28. Messages from Ohristiania state , that Germany is endeavouring to capture the .'Norwegian Press; The papers are publishing letters from German bankers offering them money if they will change their attitude. M. Bjornson's son has been compelled to abandon a Gormanphile campaign. ' CERMANY. SOCIALIST LEADERS JOIN 'ARMY. London, August 28. It is reported from Copenhagen that German Socialist papers aTe publishing extremely patriotic articles and that many Socialist leaders have' ioined the army. All French,. Russian, and British names and descriptions of foods and drinks on- sale havo been altered or are unprocurable in German restaurants.— ■'Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services. JAPANESE BALANCES SEIZED. London, August 28. An Amsterdam telegram states that the German Exchequer is seizing Japan, ese balances in German banks. THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE INDIA. • 'A' MAHARAJAH'S GREAT GIFT. Simla, August 28. The Maharajah of Mysoro has given fifty lakhs of rupees (about one-third of a/million sterling) cost of tho Indian force. CANADA. SENTRY SHOT DEAD. (Rcc. August 29, 7.20 p.m.) Montreal, August W. 'An unseen sniper shot and killed a sentry while guarding tho canal on the St., Lawrence, near Soulanges. Several attempts on the lives of Highlanders engaged in guarding tho canal had previously been made. The Soulanges Canal is fourteen miles leng, and provides a passage by which river steamers proceeding up the St. Lawrence from Montreal to Toronto may avoid a series of rapids. PROVISION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. London, August 28. Provincial Governments arc malting provision to meet all unemployment arising out of the war. AH public ?orl;<> will be continued. AUSTRALIA. ADDRESS TcTtHE TROOPS. Melbourne, August 29. Senator Milieu has cabled to Lord Kitchener for a oony of his addraw to

the troops departing for/ the Continent. Ho proposes to follow the same pro* ceduro upon the departure of the Aus« tralian Expeditionary Force. Tho Governor-General, speaking at a patriotic performance, said that our losses in the war had been enormous, but the caußO was worthy of the sacri-i fice. An arrogant, domineering and brutal military tyranny had. thrown off tho mask, and showed that it Bought to tyrannise' over the civilised worldi The war would go on till that power for evil was broken, never to rise again. wom: fob, the unemployed. Sydney, August 29. Mr. Holman, Premier.of New South Wales, states that the whole question, of coping with the unemployment prob lem is now well in. hand. Arrangements have been completed by the Workfe Department, whereby the great bulk (of the unemployed can be found partial employment by the end of next week* ' GERMAN STEAMER [SEIZED. • Fremantlo, August 29. The German cargo steamer Thuringeri' has arrived, .and has been Beized. \ The Thurrngen is a cargo iteamer o£ 494 tone, b9elonging to the NorddeuW scher-Lloyd Company,