Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 251, 1 April 1915, Page 5

Australia

ANOTHER CONTINGENT OFFERED.

RELATIONS WITH DOMINIONS.

MORE CORDIAL THAN EVER BEFORE.

Received March 31, 8.55 p.m. Sydney, March 31,

Mr. Fisher, at a luncheon, announced that he had cabled the Imperial Government to-day offering another contingent for service at the front. lie remarked that the relations of Australia and New Zealand were more cordial than ever before. New Zealand was sending a delegate to discuss matters of common interest. Mr. Fisher denied the London ntmor that he was accepting the High C«tmmissionership.

OFFER ACCEPTED, Received March 31, 9.55 p.m. Sydney, ■-March 31. ■Mr. Fisher's offer of a further contingent has been accepted.

THE AUSTRALIAN FLEET.

Melbourne, March 3T

A message received by the Navy Office reports all well aboard the cruiser Sydney. There has been one death from pneumonia aboard the Australia. Hobart, March 31.

Owing to the Imperial authorities requisitioning the steamers Clan MacArthur and Euripides for meat, fruitgrowers are unable to ship 110,000 cases of fruit. The Premier points out that this represents a quarter of the Tasmanian export. As the result thousands of cases have been dumped on the local markets.

Sydney, March 31,

Owing to the continued increase in th e price of butter it-is suggested that the Federal Government should suspend the import duty so as to enable foreign butter to be placed on the Australian markets,.

Sydney,/ March pit

Mr. Fisher, interviewed regarding the Imperial Conference, said that during his visit to New Zealand he found a feeling in> favor of holding a conference this year, but he did not dare to criticise the > action of the British Government. Nothing had since happened to alter his previous opinion as to the utility and advantage of holding a conference' during war time, but he recognised thai his first duty was to support the British Government in any action they dcitia wise in the time of stress and trial.