Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 1, 19 August 1914, Page 8

Australia

THE GHEERY OPTIMISM OF THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. BV i EriKOTEid J {United Pbub* Abboou.tiow.l Sydney, August 18. Mr T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for 'New .Smith Wales' in London, lias cabled to Mi- Holuiaju-tho Premier, thai he had interviewed the Colonial Secretary, who emphatically expressed his IconvTcpTon that there need ho no'appro, ihdnsion that Britain will lose command of tho seas. ~ ' A contingent, of the expeditionary force which inarched through tho city, en route to Cockatoo Island, presented a filto spectacle There were remarkable scenes of enthusiasm, crowds lining the streets and tho bands playing patriotic airs.

GERMAN SHIPS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS.

Fremantle, August 18

The officers of the Omrah, which arrived at Fremantle to-day, report that three days ago they hoard German wireless messages between two vessels.

Melbourne, August 18. The ' German steamer Wildenfeds, from New York, was sighted off Cape Otway at 10 o’clock this morning. This vessel has no wireless, and is therefore'likely to be ignorant of the outbreak of war. ■ HUGE COUNTRY’S HUGE GIFT. “A HOT TIME IN BERLIN SOME NIGHT.” (Received 9.15 a.m.) \Sjydnoy, August 19. The Rifle Association has decided to indefinitely postpone the annual prii)o mooting, the range being utilised for other purposes. In the Assembly Mr Holman (Premier) introduced Bills providing for the regulation of prices of foodstuffs and the amalgamation of various patriotic and relief funds as agreed upon at the recent Premiers’ Concrence. The Amalgamation Bill passed the third reading and the debate on the Foodstuffs Bill was adjourned. Mr Holman stated that after careful consideration, the industrial and financial outlook of the’Commonwealth as a whole disclosed a most reassuring aspect.

Dalgety and Co. have offered fifty liorsos, tho Pasturalists’ Association fifteen thousand sheep, and a number of remounts and substantial monetary assistance to tho expeditionary force. The Trustees of tho Sydney Cricket Ground have donated £IOOO. The Master Builders’ meeting, in a few minutes, subscribed £2OOO to the 'patriotic fund. The Public Service has decided to make regular contributions. The country districts are vicing with tho cities in supporting tho movement. Similar unstinted support is shown throughout the Comomnwealth.

Some patriotic ditties were sung by the marching sections of the expeditionary force of an inspiring character, one section promising

themselves "a hot time in Berlin some night." The election campaign is proceeding quietly, the public interest being too absorbed in tho war to devote much attention to politics.