IN AUSTRALIA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2272, 5 October 1914, Page 6

IN AUSTRALIA

PATRIOTIC SPEECHES BRITAIN'S BATTLE FOR HUMANITY (Reo. October 4, 3.5 p.m.) Sydney, October 4. At the annual eight-hour celebration dinner the speeches were marked by much patriotic fervour. The Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. A. Fisher) declared that England was fighting a battle tor humanity, and for the right of little nations to live, and that Australians would give the utmost shred of their substance to assist. He trusted they would deal justly by Germans. They must remember that industrial Germany was the victim of Prussian military tyranny. He hoped that a Court of International Arbitration would be established to try to punish breakers of international law. The financial difficulties of Australia were very great, but tho Government would do nothing at such a tima to embarrass tho people nioro than they could help. Mr. O'Brien, president of the Labour, Council, said that when useless labour had been eliminated, a shorter day than eight hours would be possible, and the world's. progress and prosperity would be still faster. Sir Gerald Strickland (Governor of New South Wales) declared that ho had learned to respect tho labour movement in a manner which he hoped, when he returned Home, would add to his usefulness to the King and Empire. ' AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN.' (Rec. October 4, 3, p.m.) Melbourne, October 4. The Government is inviting . tenders for an amount' of fifteen millions sis months' Treasury bills. ALLIES' FOOD SUPPLIES. ''MAGNIFICENTLY ORGANISED." ("Times" and Sydney "Run" Services.) (Roc. October 3, 5.5 p.m.) . London, October 2. The feeding of the army in France is magnificently organised. Supplies of food and.forage which reach the base from oversea are forwarded thence by rail to the railhead station sufficiently advanced for the motor transport to carry the stuff to the lines of. communication,, where the horse-vehicles receive and distribute. _ Tho supply column of thirty-eight lorries carry sufficient • for seventeen thousand men and four thousand horses. In addition to his ordinary ration each soldier carries in his haversack a reserve of biscuits and tinned meat.

In the recent fighting the enemy's shell fire was so accurate that i the roads ,were impassahle by daylight, and the transport was only possible at night. Even then the roads were shelled periodically. A DEAL IN WHEAT. Sydney, October 3. The "Sydney Morning Herald" states that soma seized wheat 6old by tho Government at 4s. 2d. was resold at ss. 3d., the seller talcing the point that it was sold as chick wheat, which is not proclaimed. QUEENSLAND OFFERS A BUSH CONTINGENT. \ Melboumo, October 3. Senator Pearce has accepted Queensland's offer to raise a busn contingent should their services be required. ! RABBIT TRAPPERS' GIFT TO FOOD FUND. Sydney, October 3. Rabbit trappers have contributed 24,000 rabbits, valued at £800 to'the War Food Fund, which totals £52,000. The Belgian Fund totals £41,546.