AUSTRALIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 82, 1 September 1914, Page 8

AUSTRALIA

THE FEDERAL PREMIER'S MANIFESTO.

Sydney, August 31,

Mr. Cook't) manifesto refers to Mr Fisher's statement that Australia was facing the war calmly, and, that a financial crisis Jiad been avoided. He uses this as an argument that in order u ensure a continuance of this wise, adequate and enlightened administration in the crisis it was better to leave the present Government in office than to lace the chances and changes in a new administration. Ho enlarged on the economic and financial difficulties arising from the war and urged the need for unity without and within. He concludes: "A wrong choice this time may I be irretrievable."

The Consuls for Germany and Austria disparted on Saturday, via San Francisco. FLOUR ADVANCES IN PRIOE. 810 OVERSEAS DEMAND IN AUSTRALIA.

Received 31, 10.3 p.m Sydney, August 31,

Flour dtasi advanced by 10s, and is now £lO 10s par ton. The increase is iiue to the dearness of ■wheat, and tlhe receipt of iheaTy orders from New Zealand, Fiji, China, and Japan.

FOODSTUFFS AND TRADE. Received 31, 10.5 p.m. Metblaurne, August 31. A Federal Commission lias been appointed to inquire into the supplies ol iiodstuifs, amount available lor export, ; nd oUtasr tirade and industaiial matters

SPEECH BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL. Melbourne, August 29. Mr Millen has cabled to Lord Kitchener for a copy of his address to.the troops who were departing for the Continent. He proposes to follow the same procedure upon the departure of the expeditionary force. The Governor-General, speaking at a patriotic performance, said our losses in the war would be enormous, but the cause was worthy of the .sacrifice An arrogant, domineering and brutal military tryanny had thrown off the mask and sought to tyrannise over the civilised world The war would go on till that power for evil was broken, never to rise again.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM, Sydney, August -20.

Mr Ilolman states that the whole question of coping with the unemployment problem is now well in hand. Arrangements have been completed by the Works Department whereby the great bulk of the unemployed will be found partial employment by the end of next week.