MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2270, 2 October 1914, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

ITALIAN TRAWLER BLOWN UP. (Rec. October 2, 0.20 a.m.) Reme, September 30. A gale washed an Austrian mine towards tho, Italian coast. The mine blew up an Italian trawler and killed nino of the'crew. M. CLEMENCEAU SUPPRESSED. (Rec. October 1, 9 p.m.) Paris, September 30. M. 'Clemenceau's' paper,. "L'Homme Librae," has heen temiwrarily suspended for refusing to recognise the censor. M. Olemenceau, who is an ex-Prime Minister of France, in. the early stages of the war made vigorous protests against tlio severity of the censorship.

• GERMAN BANKS IN BRITAIN. (Rec. October 1, 6.30 p.m.) ' London, September 30. Sir William Plender,' reporting on the German and Austrian banks in London, stater tho ..assets if collected ,wpul<|

probably recompense the collectors in full, but specially states that holders of cheques issued by the customers of the banks cannot be regarded as creditors.— ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) Sir William Plender, chartered accountant, was appointed bv the Treasury to supervise and control all transactions of the British establishments of tho Deutsche Bank, the Dresdner.Bank, and the Disconto-Gesollschaft, in tho ternsof tho Government permission given to -isnq Snqireq no ,{jjno 0} s;[iißq i[ons ness in the United Kingdom, subject to certain limitations, conditions, supervision and requirements. ' TURKEY'S CHOICE. (Rec. October li 6.30 p.m.) London, September 80. , Tlio "Times," in' a leading article, says there are many circumstances leading tho Allies to mistrust Turkey. There is still time for explanation, and for Turkey to turn to the path of peace, whither the Allies ,invite her. Upon her prompt decision rests-her future as an Empire and people. —("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) ,

THE COTTON MARKET. (Rec. October 2, 1.10 a.m.) Washington, October 1. A telegram from New Orleans states tho Southern Cotton Conference decided to abandon cotton planting for 1915, as the liest means of bolstering the mar-, ket. ; I SPEECH BY Mil. LLOYD GEORGE. September 30. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at Cardiff, said the Empire had declared war on a barbarous and' brutal doctrine. It was cynically avowed, by the Germans that nations had no rights unless powerful enough to enforce them. It was incumbent on Wales. to. raise 50,000 men for tho new army. *- \ "This war," he said, "to be successfully waged, must be a national war." FEW UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN. London, September 30. • The percentage of unemployed in Britain because of tho war is very small. Recruiting has greatly relieved tW! congestion, of tho labour market, while the demands of the Government for war matorial aijd the invasion of German markets has necessitated -the engage.ment of extra hands in manp factories. * CANADIAN. WOMEN'S.GIFT. Ottawa, September 30. Tho women 'of. Canada have' given £37,000 to the Admiralty to establish a hospital'at Portsmouth, and £20,000 has been placed at Lord Kitchener's disposal tor tlio' army. ■ ' SALVATIONISTS AT THE FRONT. London, (September 30. The income of the London chanties is decreasing in consequence of the public support to the war 'funds." The ordinary income at the Salvation Army headquarters lias almost ceased. The officers are working at-a rwinced salary.- Ten. thousand Salvationists are serving with the colours,—("Times" and Sydney "Sun". Services.),