AUSTRALIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 106, 28 September 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS. ASSISTING AUSTRALIAN TRADE. Received 28, 1.35 a.m. Sydney, September 27. lime. Melba's patriotic concert realised £IBOO. Tiie war funds of New South Wales total £250,000, Victoria £183,000, South Australia £IB,OOO, West Australia £14,000, Tasmania £SOOO. Melbourne, September 27. The Commission is asking chambers of commerce and trade organisations to supply information regarding articles usually imported from Germany and Austria, with a view to obtaining substitutes in Australasia or the British Dominions; also as to whether the cancellation of patent rights held by the enemy'* subjects will assist in their production or supply by Australasia.

AUSTRALIA'S WORK PRAISED. Received 27, 5.20 p.m. London, September 20. The Pall Mail Gazette, commenting on the capture of German New Guinea,, and the official reports of the magnificent Australasian contingents, says: "London will read of these things with deepest emotion, and so will Berlin." KAHSHR WHiHEUM LAND. SURRENDERS TO AUSTRALIANS Melbourne!, -September 20. It la officially announced that th« troops occupied Kaiser W'illiclm Lamd on titie 84th without opposition. Hhfl British flag -wae immediately hoisted. The j>rineipu!l officers of the Gamma administration "were aibscmfc. Four officers and thirteen others surrendered and subscribed to the oath of neutrality. Some of those oll'iciafe will be teuvpontwiiy engaged to osnfafc in dlhe aiilmiinistaution'. The others who mi<nmid'i*red are Iplantera, missionaries an<l ta&iess m-n. Forty German fighting men left i. fortnight ago for the jmnpose of ran.forciitti; llbe German troops in New Britain, tot arrived after its capitulation. They aire now prisoners at Siuii]»sor.n--haven, Tho health of oar tiroops is excellent. The message was decayed by t' '• censor. STOMACH TROUBLES. Laxo-Tonic Pills are tli" most effectmi remedy for Billiousness ami all irregularities of the stomach and bowels. Tiier act quickly and effectively, without! weakening the system at in the case with moat medicines need for Jhew jirposcs. \jj.. f W •