AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 143, 19 February 1915, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TASMANIAN NEWS,

SUCCESSFUL WOOL SALES. j MUCH DAMAGE BY FIRES. ] F_e*« Association—Copyright. / HOBART, Feb 18. i At the Hcbart wool sales there was keen competition and-the prices were j frcm two pence to threepence better j than at the January series. ; Bush fires are raging in the East; and North-west Coasts. Many home-1 steads and much cattle and stock have j been destroyed. ! FIRE IN MELBOURNE. • MELBOURNE, Feb 18. . The top floor of Gayland Greer wood j and Cooking's premises, Flinders Court, were gutted by Are. The damage is estimated at several I thousand pounds. ! EXCESSIVE DRINKING. j ; i MELBOURNE, Feb 18. j A large deputation petitioned the, State Premier to restrict the sale of intoxicating liquor to members cf the expeditionary forces by the earlier. closing of hotels. Mr Peacock replied that he had no power to alter the closing time, and added,, he thought the abolition of wet canteens had a good deal to do with drinking in the city. AUSTRALIAN LOANS SYDNEY, This Day. Mr Cann states that the NortonGriffiths Company underwrote the sec end New South Wales two million loan. He understands a firm of under, writers wiH take up a further two million. This is quite apart from the scheme whereby the firm undertake? reproductive work in New South Wales to the extent of ten millions.

GERMAN TEN COMMANDMENTS. These are the new German Ten in"': "Germany is standing against a world of enemies who would destroy

I". They will not succeed in defeating our glorious troops, but they wish to starve us out like a besieged fortress. They will also fail in tluifbeeause w> have enough breadstuff's in the country to nourish our population until the next harvest. But nothing must be wasted.

11. Breadstuffs must not be used a fodder.

111. Therefore be economical with bread in order that the hopes of our foes may be confounded.

IV. Respect the daily bread. Then thou wilt have it always, may the war last ever so long.

V. Teach these maxims to thy children.

VI. Do not despise even a single piece of bread because it is no longer fresh.

VII. Do not cat off a slice more than thou wishest to cat. Think always of our soldiers in the field, who. in. fur-off exposed positions, would rejoice to. have the bread which thou wastest.

VIII. Eat war bread (Kriegsbroi). ft is recognisable by the letter K. It jatis'fics and nourishes as thoroughly as any other kind. If all cat it, we do not need to be anxious as to whether we shall always have bread.

IX. Whoever first' peels potatoes before cooking tkem wastes much. Therefore, cook p tatoes with their jackets on. Thou savest thereby.

X. Le.'.vings of potatoes, meat, vegetables, etc.; which thou eanst not use throw not away, but collect them a? food for cafctle. Such food will gladly be callo* f*'' by the farmers.