EUROPE IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2245, 3 September 1914, Page 6

EUROPE IN WAR TIME

- BRITAIN'S NEW ARMIES SATISFACTORY RECRUITING London, September 1. Chci four thousand recruits joined the coloursin London yesterday. Satisfactory retains are coming from the rprovincesl ■ .;"...'..' "■t ; Camerpn,,of; Lochiel and Lord Lovat are raising a'.corps for the front. '•"-■•Birhiihgliarinuis offered to raiso and equip a -city battalion, for service. Jfr:"Mob*bs, -a: footballer, is raising 850 #neu foe Lord Kifohener,,

' BIRMINGHAM'S RESPONSE. ■ (Rec. September 2, 7.50 p.m.) London. September 1, evening. At Birmingham, on the first ,day of recruiting, 1293 recruite were secured. The Lord Mayor of Birniingham, Colonol Martinoau, has resigned and has volunteered for . service. • GERMANS AS SPECIAL CONSTABLES. (Rec. Septembor 2, 6.40 p.m.) London, September 1, ■evening. Two special constables in London havo been remanded for failing to re'gister as Germans. KING. EDWARD'S HORSE. ; (Rec. September 2, 11.55 p.m.) .. ' London, September 2. Lord Lonsdale, after inspecting ■ the Second-King Edward's Horse, addressed .the men. He said they were as good a lot of men as ho had over seen on parade. He admired the patriotic spirit prompting them to eetsuch a good example, to the manhood of the country at a time cf unexampled crisis and he hoped they would soon go to tho front. THE PRINCE OF WALES FUND. . London, September 1. South Wales miners , delegates, representing 200,000 miners, have decreed a weekly levy of 6d. per man and 3d. per boy to be contributed to the Prince of Wales'. Fund. - The Victoria Club bookmakers collect- i ed £2000 in a few minutes for the Fund. Tho Prince of Wales Fund now stands at £2,000,000. ' MORATORIUM EXTENDED. London, September 1. Mr. Lloyd George has announced that the moratorium has been extended for a month. Confidence was being gradually re-established, and he. hoped prao tically to abolish the moratorium within a few weeks. ' COMPANY DIVIDENDS. London, September 1. The Board of Trade has waraed joint stock companies against paying dividends declared or interest due since the outbreak of the war to persons resident in: the enemy's territory, and also I against registering the transfer of shares or debentures from such persons. Dividends and interest should be paid into a separate aocount during the' war. APPEAL TO IMPORTERS. ! London, September 1. ' Manufacturers t ' of proteid foods, who are prevented by the Government from exporting their products to Australasiai express tflie hope,. that Australasians will not fill their orders in foreign countries, but will await the removal of the embargo, which is expected to take place shortly.—("Times" and Sydney' "Sun" Services) -. . MINERS INDIGNANT. London, September 1. The statements that the_ Germans at Oharleroi destroyed the winding machinery at the mines, thus entombing the miners,' has aroused horror in mining circles in the North of England, 'and is stimulating the recruiting of minors' to the regiments which are being formed. SOLDIERS AND DEATH DUTIES. ■■.-'.. London, September 1. The House of Commons has passed a Bill remitting death.duties on estates of those who are killed in the war, or who may-die of wounds or disease within, a year. BELGIAN REFUGEES. •'•' l '■':' London, September. 1. Several committees havo been organised in London for the relief of Belgian refugees, who are arriving in large numbers/ BOULOGNE SERVICE RESUMED. .: ,'•. Paris, September 1. THe 'Steamship service from Folkestone to Boulogne has been resumed. GIVES £25,000. London, September 1. It is reported that Mr.' William Waldorf Aetor has given ■ £25,000 to the Prince of, Wales's Fund. ■ GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS '.;.";■■ FINED.' London, September 1. - The Magistrates are daily fining many careless Germans and Austrians who neglect to register or who travel beyond' the' five-mile limit. ■■ FOOTBALL TO CONTINUE. '...'••■ .•' ■ London, September 1.. The English Football League will carry out its programme, tho War Office raising no objection. •"■-■"•"• CERMANY."""""""'"' ALLIES , ART COLLECTIONS BURNT ; (Reo. September 2, 11.80 p.m.) Rome, September 2, Travellers arriving in Italy state the English; R.ussian, and French pavilions at the Printing Exhibition at Leipzig containing remarkable art .collections were burnt,, and the city lent.no ;assistance to stop tho fire. : GOODS TRANSPORT SUSPENDED. . (Rec. September 2, 7.50 p.m.) ' Copenhagen, September 1. ; The railway companies in Berlin announce that goods /transport will be suspended for some days owing to military measures. FRANCE. CROPS HARVESTED' EVERYWHERE. ','•.■ Paris, September 1. The Board of Agriculture reports that the crops are normal, and. Have been harvested everywhere without difficulty. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG RENAMED. St. Petersburg, September 1. . An Imperial" order states that St. Petersburg has been renamed Pctrograd. This eliminates the German word. . IN THE UNITED STATES WOMEN'S SILENT PROTEST. '. New York, September 1. Thousands of women.i garbed in black, representing the nations of the world, marched along Fifth Avenue in silent protest against the war. The'only music was the funereal thud of'muffled drums.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Ser/ices.) WAR TAX EXPECTED. New York, September 1. With a view to offsetting the lose of Customs receipts, the Government is expected to levy a war tax of twenty million dollars upon luxuries.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) BERLIN AND OLYMPIC GAMES. New York. September 1. Cincinnati has applied to have the Olympic. 1916 events at Berlin barred. —('Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA • Gape Town, September 1. Mr. Scotland, Manager of the South African Territories, who was imprisoned by the Germans in South-West Africa, on a charge of instigating the Berseba Hottentots to rise against the Germans, jjas beeu ■

THE OVERSEAS EMPIRE INDIA. A WAVE OF LOYALTY. London,' September 1. iA wave of ardent loyalty is sweeping over India, in consequoncb of Lorn Kitchener's announcement that he will employ Indian troops. The country is enthusiastically making preparations for war.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) CANADA. FARMERS URGED TO SOW MORE WHEAT. (Rec. September 2, 5.50 p.m.) Ottawa, September 1. The Government is appealing to farmers to enlarge wheat acreage owing to the decrease in cultivation in Europe, thus strengthening the .Empire in tho day of trial.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) SOUTH AFRICA. ■Capo Town, September 1. The Zulus, Basutos, and Swazis havo given assurances of loyalty. The leading chiefs have placed their forces at the Government's disposal. An.enthusiastic meeting of Indians at Cape Town passed a resolution of unewerving loyalty. Dr. Abdurahman declared that the Indians had no grievances when the Empire was endangered. He announced that three thousand had enrolled_ _ and were training with a view to military 6ervice. ' . The Indians havo opened a relief fund. MAURITIUS. BIG PURCHASE OF SUGAR. Port Louis, Mauritius, Sept/1. The Imperial Government has purohased one hundred thousand tens of Mauritius sugar. AUSTRALIA. HOMES IN AUSTRALIA FOR ARMY WIDOWS. London, September 1. Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, and the' Agents for the various States, had an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and submitted proposals sanctioned by the Governments regarding, the emigration to Australia of widows of'soldiers killed during the war and single women deprived of eniplojinent. The Queen expressed great pleasure at Australia's response to the war call. RELIEF BOARD APPOINTED.. Sydney, September 2. The Government has appointed a Relief Board to deal with unemployment. Mr. Estell 'estimates : that there are 20,000 unemployed in the State; Five thousand' men made a demonstration at Broken Hill, demanding tho starting of the works in place of the present issue'of relief coupons.• I ' PRIZES TAKEN OVER. ' _ Sydney, September 2. ■ Marshals appointed by .the Prize Court have taken charge of the seized German steamers TAKING OF SAMOA BRITISH PRAISE FOR NEW ZEALAND. (Rec. September 2, 5.50 p.m.) London, September 1. All the newspapers warmly praise New Zealand' for the capture of Samoa.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" I Services.) • ■