CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

i ♦ Lblbctbic tklbqbaph—copy eight] lpbr fukßß association.] t (Received This Day 9.5 a.m.) DEMAND FOB SEED WHEAT. > Sydney, This Day. : Owing to the beneficial raina the ; demand for seed wheat lias increased ) bo greatly- that the Government fears • that it will Tie unable to fully meet it. . A GOOD PROFIT. For eight months the State bakery [ made a profit of £2783. ALCOHOL AND AVAR. Sir Thomas Stuart counsels all those valuing individual and national efficiency to avoid alcohol in any form; even in the smallest quantities. The war had proved that alcohol was the most soul and body of a nation destroying substance ever known. Since the inauguration of the Commonwealth in 191TX TE Tias spent £28,000,000 on defence and £180,000,000 on alcohol. He advocates c the closing of hotels at thn enme Uour as other shops and that they really be shut on Sundays witTi no back doors. TN SOUTH^AFRTCA. The captain of a steamer from South Africa report* that the indications of the fighting in German West Africa wore soon over. The war resulted in the wholesale curtailment of the bar hours, and liquor was sold only "between eight in the morning and nine at night. HOW SCANDINAVIA VIEWS THE WAR. Premantle. fins Day. A prominent Norwegian who arrived by the Omarah states that Norwegians hope that the Allies will be victorious. They recognise that a German victory would menn the ultimate absorption of Scandinavia. Feeling runs high against Germany's wanton use of mines and in sinking neutral ships. Norway's navy and army were all ready mobilised in anticipation of participation in order to retain the country's self-respect. Sweden previously was pro-German, but hacl undergone a change and a majority of the people wore now in favour of the Allies. tjght ciftrmm m«3utred\ Melbourne, This Day. In view of the recent cable that no more warm clothing is required for the troops at the front, the Red Crow Society has decided that the largo stock of clothing now on linnd and en route should be handed over to the French Red Cross Society. As Sir George Reid has advised that light summer clothing is required the Society will now turn its attention to that. WANT OF CONFIDENCE. When the 'State Parliament opens next wcok the leader of the Labour Party wil Isnbmit a want of confidence motion based on aTTeged errors of administration, particularly regarding the control of the prices of commodities under special* war legislation.