AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2560, 7 September 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

9 THE NEED FOR MEN A VOICE FROM THE DARDANELLES. By Tolcßraph—rroßß Association—Copyright, Hobart, Soptoinbor G. Colonel Cameron, who has boon invalided from thn Dardanelles, is eulogistic concerning tlio exploits of tlio Australians and Now Zenlandcrs. Ho considers that Germany is capable of carrying on the war for thirty years. Australia, ho says, should load- tho Empire in adopting compulsory sorvico, ami send a quarter of a million moil to tho front. Thcro is_ great need for moro men if tlio war is to bo brought to all early conclusion. VOLUNTEER. OR CONSCRIPT (Rec. September 6 ,9.85 p.m.) sydnay, Soptomber 6. Mr. H. C. Hoylo (honorary Minister), speaking at a recruiting mooting, warned his audicnco that unless men volunteered thoy, would ha-vo to go-as conscripts. JAPAN AND THE PACIFIC DOMINIONS. PARTICIPATION IN COMMERCIAL TREATY'. Brisbane, Septombor 6. Passengers by the Hitochi Maru, from Japan, state that tho Japan Trade Association has requested tlio Japanese Ministers to include Australia and New Zealand in tho Anglo-Japanoso com-, mercial treaty. (Roc. Soptember 6, 9.35 p.m.) Brisbane, Soptember 6. Japanese files show that-early in. August tho Japanese Trade Association naked tho Minister of Foreign Affairs , to secure tlio inclusion of Australia and New Zealaiid in tlio .Anglo-Japaneso commercial treaty, and improvo relar t-iohs with European and American countries in conncction with immigrar Lion. ' In connection with, the expulsion of German residents, and the prohibition of further dealing with German firms, the Hong-Kong businesses of a number of Gorman firms have been acquired and re-operied by British' merchants. BRAN AND POLLARD PRICES. FIXED BY PROCLAMATION. Sydney, September 6. A proclamation fixes ■ the prices of fcran and pollard in agreement with those fixed by the Millers' Association. In tho Counties of Cumberland and Northumberland, bran will be £5 and pollard £5 10s. a ton; ' elsewhere bran will be £1 and pollard 10s. below tho price in the same districts in, September, 1914. TO CAPTURE GERMAN TRADE. EMPIRE MOVEMENT IN SYDNEY. . (Rec. September 6, 9.35 p.m.) Sydney, Sept-ember 6. In connection with the Empire movement for the capture of the trade formerly held by tlio Germans,- and also to develop'' local manufactures, over three thousand ihops are displaying this week Australian-manufactured goods. During 1913 and last year, for which the figures are. available, Australia imported £7,000,000 worth: of German manufactures. . ,