AUSTRALIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 97, 19 September 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

THE ENTENTE AT LUNCH. A GATHERING OF CONSULS. Sydney, September 18. At tho Allies' luncheon at the Million dub tho Consuls <c<i France, Rub«i«>, Belgium and Ja-pan were present *b4 spoke appreciatively of England's action and the need of countering Gernaa pretensions. Tho French Consul declared that the •fruggle wad inevitable. It was caused ■oi only by tho ambition of Pan-Gcr-■anifcts, (but by Germany's economic situationTho Russian Consul said Russia did not want war. Tho only reason she ent«ed the struggle wag the blood tie*? ; of fifty million of Slavs, whose sympathies were with Servia. The Japanese Consul pledged Japan faithfully and honorably to fulfil her treaty obligations. Japan had not muck to do at present, but would do l.er Jure.

OTHER ITEMS. Sydney, September 18. fW'i more members of Parliament (Laborites) are seeking enrolment in (Jie expeditionary force. A Government proclioiation reduces the price of gas from 3s lOd to lis Cd per thousand feet.

Thfl Commodities Commission report itttw that inuncdia/tely war was declared wholesale grocers raistd tie prices of imjwrt«d commodities to BO per cent., and in one case 100 per cent. The commißsion discla-imfj any intention to interfere with routino sales •f periahaMe products, so long as no attempt is made to corner the market. Th« fooileimaiere' shrike has been settled,

Melbourne, September IS. Three more German reesels have leea released amd 'will prcceed to Ryd-nov U> luaload oargo for New Zealand and eWjwbcre. .