SHOALS OF OFFERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 186, 6 August 1914, Page 6

SHOALS OF OFFERS.

FOR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. ALL DEFENCES MANNED. (Received 10.50 aon.) SYDNEY, this day. There has been a great rush of volunteers for the proposed expeditionary force. Thousands ot men are offering from all parts of the Commonwealth. A complete brigade of infantry is being mobilised to act as a mobile reserve to support the Sydney coast-defences. It is not expected that a general mobilisation will be ordered, at least at present.

An ex-gunner named Hell Chambers, who was on a visit to the barracks, on hearing that war had been declared, dropped dead, the cause of death being heart failure.

The censors are using every possible means to minimise the effect of tbe censorship of news. Every foTt along the coast if. now fully manned. The Council of tlie llitle Association has offered the military authorities the services of its members for the purpose of training the volunteers of tlie expeditionary force in the use of the rifle.

Sir G. Strickland, the Governor, in a speech at a banquet to the High Court judges, said it was no secret that tho Power with which tlie Empire was now at war had been seeking domination for some years. The incidents of a few days seemed to combine to give sure relief to the Powers which were seeking to develop their interests by fair means as against the Power which sought advancement by the aid of the iron-mailed list, and with no consideration 'or international law or any other law. After making a reference to the solidity of the Empire, he added that be locked forward to the war ushering in iong days of peace. Banking business is generally about its normal condition. Tho Musicians' Union ha*, offered the Government 2,000 trained raeu for defence purposes within Au-stralia.