ANTI-GERMAN MOVEMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2467, 21 May 1915, Page 6

ANTI-GERMAN MOVEMENT

SYDNEY CORPORATION TAKES ACTION. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Sydney, May 19. The City Council has decided to obtain a report regarding Germans and Austrians in its employ. Tlis continued employment of certain employees lias been adversely criticised. The Coal Lumpers' Union liolds a stop-work mooting to consider whether, in view of recent happenings, members should continue working alongside Germans, Austrians, and Turks. Tho present shortage in England of synthetic yclloiv dyes has put considerable difficulties in the way ol manufacturers of khaki cloth. A temporary way out of tho difficulty was found, however, by tho increased use of fustic, a natural yellow dyostuff consisting of the wood of a tree (chloropliora tincloria), which grows freely in Jamaica, and also in British Honduras. When tho shortage at first became apparent, tlm Imperial Institute took steps to placo llritisli dye linns in touch with exporters of fustic in Jamaica. Only a moderate amount of cut fustic wood was, as it, happened, then availablo in I lie island, but, as a. result of the institute's action tho Government of Jamaica have offered to purchase from the growers further supplies and carry flu *so at Government cost to Kingston, llie purl, of shipment. The Government, of Uritish Honduras is also taki"i! notion in this matter, and a further supply of Hie wood may |mss'!hly lie I'orlhroming from Hint colony.

Mr. D. Walls Morgm, tin* Welsh miners' leader, has received a commission in the Ist Rhoiulda i! Battalion (mainly miners) of the AVrlsli Army ('orpsi ami the miners in his district are piwntins him with u sword and i'avolvar,