AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 15 September 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

v THE RABAUL RISING. r MOST SERIOUS AFFAIR. * ' TRADE WITH ENEMY. ! (Reed 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. H. Y. Elraddon. speaking on the subject of after war problems, pointed out the danger 'a prohibitive 'tariff against German goods. If we prohibit Germany from selling in cur Empire markets sjhe would refuse to buy, and •would also concentrate her energies on capturing our trade in neutral markets, which she would be enabled to do owing to low wages and the cheap cost of production. Instead of a prohibitive tariff he advocated a fairly stiff one for protecting manufacturers, favouring Britain and the Allies. '

The solution of Australia's problem lay in th e 'encouragement of primary production and big exports' and the discouragement of imports of a luxurious character. It was tjhe duty of the Government to postpone all works noi absolutely necessrjry. On e of Australia's handicaps was in the fact that she did l not get an adequate day's T,vork for a day's pay.

Speaking at Broken Hall, Mr Munro Ferguson congratulated the- workmen of Australia on having had no strike interfering with the manufacture cf munitions such as those in England.

Frenchmen of military afee, in.'luding those previously rejected as unfit, are being called up for a second examination. . : F. K. Dickson, killed in action, was a grandson of Mr James Dickson, of Auckland. MELBOURNE, This Day. Private advices show that the German attempt to [recapture Rabaul was xncß-e formidable than supposed. All Germans at liberty on parCle, whlich, St appears, deliberately violated. A most careful preparation for rebellion Vas made; stojres of rifles and ammunition, and large quantities of -dynamite were discovered. German housed werja secretJy connected by telephones, and systematic attempts were made to stir up th e natives against the British. The plot was discovered just in time to prevent a general Jrisini? and all Germans were yarded up. Wthen the proposed treachery was authorities appear to have acted »v ! th promptitude.