Australia

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1915, Page 5

Australia

APPROACHING A CLIMAX. SPEECH BY MR. HOLMAX. Received July 25, 3.35 p.m. Sydney, July 24. Speaking at the commercial travellers' annual dinner, Mr. Holman. said tle'y were, approaching a climax in the war. There had been a race between Britain and Germany to bring into existence new armies. The German authorities muit know that they will be outnumberal, but they had still another choice of bringing up a reserve force before Britain could. Apparently Germany, had been beaten by Britain in the race tor the moment, and she was holding greater forces than ever. The Allies had been reinforced, and Italy was able to place another force in the field when the moment arrived. German generalship was falling back on the last hope, and a trial would now be made with th» utmost tensity and. concentration of the German Empire. ..The struggle our men have to make will entirely eclipse anything that has yet occurred. The hour of the crisis is upon us, and is not past, as some optimists tell us. He was confident of the ultimate result, but if there was any doubt it was better for us all to perish in the trenches than to contemplate succumbing in the struggle. Sir Gerald Strickland, who presided, declared that those who did not go to the war had a continuous duty to perform; that was to forward the interests of the Empire. Senator Gardiner, responding -to the toast of the Federal Government, said people should not be led away by rumors. The Government knew no more than the public did.

Mr. Cook said he hoped that when the war was over the British Empire would trade with the Allies only. KILLED IN ACTION. / Received July 25. 3.35 p.m. ' Sydney, July 24. Corporal Hill, a prominent Rugby Union footballer, and brother to tTie secretary of the Rugby Union, has been killed at Oallipoli. MANUFACTURE OF MUNITIONS. Received Julv 25, 3.35 p.m.' Melbourne, July 24. A munitions sub-committee has" been appointed to inquire into the possibilil'y of producing Toluene, which is required for high explosives in Australia. !