AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL CONDITION ALARMING

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2588, 9 October 1915, Page 5

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL CONDITION ALARMING

By. Telegraph—Press Association—ConyrfeM (Reo. October 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, Ootober 7. X report from Rome states, that tho Emperor of Austria is seriously ill. His heir, and Counts Burian (Austrian Foreign Minister), and Count Tisza, (Premier of Hungary), have been summoned to his bedside. His condition is alarming. [Early in the war reports were circulated that the Emperor Franz Joseph was dead—others asserted that he war on his deathbed.] WELL SUPPLIED FOR WINTER ■ CAMPAIGN FRENCH STORES FULLY, > EQUIPPED. By Teleßrauh—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)] (Rcc. October 8, 5.5 p.m.) London,, October 7. 'A! report from Paris states that thei Senatorial Committee has inspected tho amy stores, and is satisfied that whatever the rigours of the winter campaign the Army will not bo short of supplies < BRITAIN'S CALL FOR MEN v LABOUR LEADERS', 'APPEAL TO THE MINERS. 0 By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrisllt ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)! , , London, October 7. At the annual conference of the Miners' Federation at Nottingham, Mr.Robert Smillie presided. In-his opening address*he opposed compulsory service being used- as s-cover to bring in industrial compulsion. - ; "Tho War Office," he said, "has iny. structed the Recruiting Committees to take whatever steps they consider most effective to induce men,, required for Home services to enlist, and the assistance of local authorities has been promised. You should see that no man is able to complain that lie is not wanted because he has not been fetched. - You should report men refusing to enlist in the Army, where they are so muchl needed.'' GREAT CAMPAIGN PLANNED . CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, (Rec. October 8,'10.10 .p.m.) :V ; . 1 London, October 8. \ The Trades Union Congress, _ thß General Federation of the Trade Unions, and: the Labour Party are elaborating an extensive plan-of campaign to secure recruits m a .last effort to prove the pos-. sibility of retaining the voluntary principle. _ The scheme includes conferences witK tlocal t-rado unionists hi various parts'of the ' country, in which the "responsi-' bility of Labour in the present enier-: gency will be forcibly also a series of mass meetings ;in Hhe great industrial centres. . . The Labour, leaders express the opinion that tho .Government should furnish more information to enable' the country to grasp tho seriousness of the situation. ■ ' - .'. '