GRIM HINT FROM GERMAN SOCIALISTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2387, 17 February 1915, Page 5

GRIM HINT FROM GERMAN SOCIALISTS

VICTORY OR REVOLUTION (Rec. February 16, 10.40 p.m.) .. Amsterdam, February 16. A Berlin telegram states that a meeting of Socialists decided not to support peace until Germany is victorious on at least one' front. Government circles recently rn/iuired whether the . Social Democratic Party favoured peace. The leaders replied that the workers had been the chief • losers in the war, and they would« rather start a revolution than not re--' ceive compensation for tMr' sacrifices. RECRUITING FOR BRITISH TERRITORIALS GREAT BOOM IN ENLISTMENTS. (Rec. February 16, 5'.20 p.m.) - • London, February 15, Recruiting for tht! Territorials is brisk. Eighty par cent, have volunteered for foreign service, and several units are engaged in the fighting line, while many others have replaced the Kegulars who were on garrison dutjb at- • Gibraltar, Malta; Egypt, and India, a duty of paramount'importance, though likely to be uneventful. The, battalions are undergoing extend ve training. These include many • professional men—doctors, architects, and engineers—who are giving up-, assured incomes to strengthen England's! urr? ~f ellco "gainst a possible raid. 1 - Times and Sydney "Sun." services^! DARING ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE BRITISH OFFICER'S DESPERATE , LEAP. (Rec. February 16, 5.20 p.m.) London, February 15. , becond-Lieutenaut Gore Browne, o?i the Field Artillery, and Lieutenant Gillespie, of Gordon. Highlanders, pris-' oners, jumped off the wall of a fortress J a distance of fifty feet. Browne's leg was broken. Gillespiai was not hurt, and regained his friend. I Both were recaptured.—"Times" aw# Sydney ''Sun" services. ■ — : ' j . THE ECONOMIC WAR \ : VOIDING OF ENEMY PATENTS.'/ Sydney, February 16i ' The Attorney-General (Mr. W. Hughes) has announced respecting ..the application submitted regarding the voidance of two enemy patents, ferro prism and thermit, aud two trade marks, Lysol and Dovinia, that it has' been decided to grant a license to manufacture ferro prism for seveni years, subject to wrtain conditions. No<i decision has been reached regarding J thermit. The application regarding j : Dovinia was refused, and the Lyeol ; application granted subject 'to conditions. . . , v - ALL-BRITISH SUPPLIES ;FOR EDUCATION. : Melbourne, February 16, : v Mr. Livingstone, Minister of Educa-i fcion, in order to prevent:the importation of German and Austrian goods after fne war, has determined to give all the Education Department's trade to British and Australian. manufacturers. '■•>■> : I. ADVERTISING AUSTRALIAN GOODS, Sydriwi'-;PefirtiMT''ig!'* The proposal by the Millions .Club to inaugurate a' travelling exhibition of Australian manufactures' and industries to tour tho centres-of. the-Common-wealth and finally go to England for the purpose of stimulating trade within the Empire, is receiving consideration from the Chambers of ; Commerce, and Manufacture; ; BELGIAN RELIEF FUND , . AUSTRALASIAN , CONTRIBUTIONS, • (Rec: February 16, 10,30 p.m.) Sydney, February 16. j The State Premier,' (Mr. W. "AVTjf6l-«j man,) has received' the thanks' of the / Belgian Ministry for the latest Austral-' 1 j asian instalment to the Belgian Relief 1 Fund, including " the _ Auckland and /j Christchurch contributions. ' 'J

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. SYDNEY FIRM FINED. Sydney, February 16. The firm of August Blumenthals, Limited, lias been fined oil a first charge £25, with 30 guineas costs, and on a second charge £50, for trading with the enemy. The Magistrate was inclined to view the first charge as a purely technical offence, but no such excuse could Vg advanced, he said, for the second, when, the company was warned by a director that it was treasonable to supply or. obtain goods for the Herman Empire. > Notwithstanding the warning, the com-f pariy : persisted in its' efforts'to effecE : further • business with the enemy in Germany by forwarding orders and indents which had already been obtained.

MISCELLANEOUS EXCHANGE OF CIVILIAN PRISONERS. ' . London, February 15. The Hon. N. Primrose (Under-Secro-tary for Foreign Affairs), in reply to a question, said that it had been arranged with Germany to exchange civilians over the ago of fifty-five. 'AUSTRALIAN-MADE BOOTS FOR TROOPS, " j. Melbourne, February 16.-. In regard to a suggestion mado at the outbreak of the war that the British Government should get boots for troops made in Australia, tho War Office now replies that all supplies have, been provided. If more are needed tho suggestion will receive consideration. The proposal will be laid before the Allies' Commission.