Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 12 February 1915, Page 5

Australia

APPEAL TO SPORTSMEN. ! THEIIi DUTY TO ENLIST. Received 11, 7,45 p.m. Sydney, February 11. A meeting of representatives of all sporting organisations resolved that steps be taken to impress on i.portsliien their duiy in immediately respond in."' to the Empire's call and enlisting into acti Y(. training. A committeo vas formed, aml public meetings will be arranged.

A SIGNIFICANT REQUEST. Deceived 11, 030 p.m. Sydney, February IX. The Imperial authorities have cabled the Government, suggesting the requisitioning of stock and supplies in the State on behalf of the Imperial Government. Details of the proposal are not disclosed, but it- is presumed that it is similar to the action recently adopted in Queensland, It was anticipated that Mr Holman would inform the Houso to-night, .

AN ADVERTISING SCHEME. MANY RIFLE CLUBS FORMED. NO TOLERANCE OF ALIENS. London, February 10. Sir George Reiil is issuing 50,000 pamphlets to schools and libraries in Britain, summarising Australia's share towards the war in troops and subscriptions.

Sydney, February 11, Many rifle clubs are being formed in the city and suburbs anil great enthusiasm is evinced.

At a meeting of the Wharf Labourers' Union, to reconsider the employment of alien enemies on the wharves, the chairman urged an amendment that the men should work alongside Germans, in conformity with Mr Justice Street's Supreme Court judgment. The men threw out the amendment, upholding the previous decision not to work with enemy subjects. |

The Broken Hill mining figures sho-v that only 4459 men were working in December, 1014, compared with 8788 at the same period in the previous year. The manager of the Colonial Meat Export Company gave evidence before the Commodities Commission that the better class of meat was not exported; only the unsuitable and fatter meat. He did not believe that the war Was responsible for high prices: drought conditions were the mai n factor.

THE DISTRESS IX SEKVIA. Received 11, 7.30 p.m. Sydney, February 11 p Mr Holinan has promised to inquire into the cabled repoiis of distress in Servia. If these were found to be correct lie would do all possible to render assistance.