AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIA.

gekmaxy jjomixait-n metal MARK FT. liy Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Melbourne, .li;iv !0. Mr. Ilu-lu's slated that though Aus- i trai'an ib.'LaU wore n..,5. arc for the | manufacture of the agencies, i ami markets were still dominated bv I German influence. Though Ik- had done-' i-viTVtli:p.;j; to free Australian companies he lin.il lint hail enough siijijuirt to ensure snivel. Not a single i.impauy ha,! availed of the Km-mv Contract Annulment Act. If tin- British Government indicated a desire to utilise tlin metal output Australia was prepared to do whatever \va-, necessary. XEVY /.hi.YI.AXi) KXUSTMKXTS. ' Sydney. July 111. Several X'ow Zenlundcrs arc enlisting;. Cue stated that many more would pay ilie fare to Sydney and enlist to save time, except for the fact of detrimental reports as to the unhcalthincss of the Liverpool ramp. KXPoIIT OK SIIF.FP SKINS. Sydney. -Tulv 10. A comparative ta'ole of tile export of sliiipskin's shows an o.xu.iui.lim.rv i!i----cn-a-c since the war. Last August 200b sheepskins with wool were exported to America, rising- in October to lo7.!l(B skills. In t'ne same months of the previous year there was no export at all, ■and V.nlv :i:MI skins in the whole six month-; 'from .Tulv to l>cemher. The total --ports for th" year were ;!S!i.o!!l skins, valvied at ,C7S.-!:!:!. eomiiared with 57,."-M:l skins,- valued at Ll7.">t7. In '■"• previous Year, '["lie export of skin; wilhuut wool was cquaHv startling. From duly (o ITo-c.mber I .ili.i! !2 skins were exported, as against none in the same period of the previous year. Tt is suggested that Cerminy is 'behind tie: bu-ino-:s and a Fedora! inquire into the destination of the skins has la-en demanded. xt.yy ;';:.\L.\\i)!-".!i ixtkiixit;. Received .hi}-: 11. t [l'll. ' Scdoev. -lulv U. T. 1). MaoGa-xv. a banister, of NewZc:ihv,(l, is reverted as being interne,! in Germany. OIiXSUS TO Hi", TAKF.X. Sydney. .Tulv 11. A census of ;nx;arncd miles, from se.e;iio.m U-. Gxty years of ago. in the metr.u.ciitan ana. ci mmeiici s on Manda ;. Sydney, duly 11. Siranss. a meixhaut. was for years a be aw hover < r sinews from the legs of slue';, and cali'.r. v hieli were shipped to (icrmanv. srmio-e-dr.- for making glue. It is now'discovered thev were used as the basis for ii-tro-glyccrino and othe-- high explosives. MK/I'AL STOCKS. Melbourne. .Inly 11. The Excretive has ordered the possess.,r-\ of metal stocks to notify the uit!i..:;iie.s GFRMAXH IX'IFRXKI). Miihoui-ne. July 11. W. Aclcna, formerly (.V.-ioan Consul, and Walter Schmidt and Fran/. W'allaeh, directors of the Australian Metal Company, haw.- been interned. xo nhikkfrs for. railway. Melbourne. July 11. The Railways Commissioners have decided not to employ single men who are eligible for military service. HOSPITAL AC; OMMODA'JiON. Melbourne, duly 12. Mr. Pcarce announced that liospital accommodation for wounded at jiresent amounts to -IHII> beds in suitable places. Extensions wt-n- possible wliieii would accommodate about double that number. RiiCRLTTIXG IX VICTORIA. Mcihoiinic, J'alv 12. Yi.-to;-ia;i recruiting; make-, v. total for t'ne week of 1:182. ML'XITIOXS COMMITTLK'S UI-JIMRT. Melbourne, duly 12. Sir George P.cid cables advising caution in tile production of shells.' The slightest dillerence in any part would make, it worse than useless. The se-ond report, of the Munitions Committee suggo-i::', thai the Government ha-, (he optioi! to a.,,;';,- s>,.u.making machinery after the demand has subsided, and -I'ggcsts that the Colonial Ammunition Company erect a shell factory on these lines. It also advises that ;t tube. ( iii-e and ,-iiso a machinegun factory be erected, to he a; forwards incorporate:! with the Government arsenal. It urges the nianuiactuiv of gun cordite at the Government cordite factory .-!!!.! file i)!,:nn:'jct:-:e in Australia I-'IGIITIX!. o\" AFRii AN' I .'.A-T. r'lomamio. July 11. A -aihr.- o-i .hoard -.-.. warship which bar: "W-. have I n iilo.-hading. Oar things ■'■''r A ' v [ :A , ",',',!'; "■iih a._i. : -. r.-i-tau.e and had to aban.c!evcrl^:: oc,-c!cd'n;'cMeo;':n' t pni,','-'!