AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 6 August 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN.

SYDNEY, August 4

Mr Fisher stated thai investors who were holding out for bigger :interest on the next instalment of th e War Loan would not get it. It was ni.schevious to suggest othctr\vis e

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS.

(Reed 9.25 a.m.) PERTH, Thsi Day. In the Assembly the Premier'stated that State controllet enterprises, taken as a whole, made a net profit of £20,000. On steamers fchdre,.. was a loss of £7OOO, while on sawmills there wa s a gain of £27,000

MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr Pearce, referring to rumours of the sale of Red Cross goods in Egypt, said it wsa impossible; to obtain tangible evidence in support of statements. Theire was not a single instanc e of a complaint submitted, which would variably stating the complaints wejre founded on' hearsay. MELBOURNE, This Day.

Wheat is quoted at 8/1; flour, £l7; oats, 4/9;'(Chili) 4/3; Japanese,' 3/3 to 4/; maize. 4/6; barn, £lO 5/; pollard, £ll 5-/; potatoes, £7 10/ to £3; onions, 7 5/ to £7 15/.

(Reed 10.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE This Day

A caucus decided, to submit another Reforendu Bill, dealing with the o?> tens'.OTi of the life of th e present Parliament. Mr Hughes, referring to the me ( tal industries, said the only way to deal with the situation was to destroy all German influence \vhere ; ver it existed. This was th e Government's policy, which would bo pursued unflinchingly. Referring to the cable with, regard to. the Australasian .sceti'on of- the London 'Chamber cf Commerce relative to the trading with ejiemy countries after w#, Mr Hughes said tbey were not averse to patriotism if it means no loss. Patriotism which lags behind profits is a which must be cut out at all hazards. This Day. The Treasurer announced that black labour would be abolished in canafields; the Government was determined to make sugafr- a white man's industry. Employers were required to make the change by the loth September. A QUESTIONABLE COMPLIMENT

ON CAMP MANAGEMENT. SYDNEY. This Day

The Herald, commenting on camp administration, says: We lag far behind otheir, states, and New Zealand 1 , our sister dominion, could teach us many raluablfe lessons in this connection.