AUSTRALIAN DOINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 31 July 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN DOINGS.

THE METALS CONTROVERSY. KILLING GERMAN OCTOPUS. ; BRITISH APPRECIATION. MELBOURNE, July 30. The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. i Hughes), returiiing to the atUek on tin-! metals question. says that the replies j nf the companies l<> his statements,where : they lire relevant, are evasive. Regard- | ing the Associated Smeller Company's ] contriil ion ttint I" , wrongly charged the* j Hroken Hill Proprietary fompany with certain net*. Mr. Hughes declares that up j to .lime I the Broken Hill proprietary handled the si mc lend which (lie Assn- | i-inteil Smelters liniiillftl. iiiul the senile- j men who nriginnted Dip new cmiipiiny are j those who wen- parties to the old arrange- |. nieiit. Mr. Utilities concludes: "Lot these j companies, nnil nil of us. try every means j In Imok Hip coils of. the (lerman oetoptis from the limlis of Aiiotrnlinn and British . industries." I.ON'DiIN. .Inly 30. The "Morning Post" remarks that the Merton Company, which i~ the Covertimenfs metal brokers, is hirjjply associated with the Frankfurt Metall|nwll«*hnft. wlmsp Auiprinin itimpaniea are mrnerin;: spelter. The |«i|ier compliineuta Aus trtlli 11 oil her effort- to ilcstrov Ihis (ierman monopoly. IMPERIAL SMELTER. AMBITIOUS SCHEME. TO COST A MILLION. I Received !..'> p.m. I LONDON', Inly .10. A propomil has lieen initiated in iiilluen- I ti.il Ant;lti-AuHtniliaii i|uarters to enlist j the co-operation of the Imperial (iovern- | ment in it /mr smelt iiiL , enterprise. The , M-heine is not vet fully developed, and the I npnotintioiiK are in the tentative stapeJ but then- are reason' to h.ipo that the! chemical dyes precedent may innke it |*is I >ibl.- for 'the Imperil linvernment to (avniirnlily consider the scheme, which in- | volves a smelting plant in tJrcat lirituin lOstirifr £!.(» 10.'lii.) It will luive a capiicitv of treating a hundred thousand tons uf conrontrntesi iiiinimlly. NO FEAR FOR WAR LOAN. EXPERT ADVICE. SYDNEY, July .10. The -Sydney Daily Telegraph" ronv mvnts on the augmented depression of the investment market resulting from the flotation of the British and Australian war loans. ll stales that one of the largest nnd liest known companies nays that Australia has no reason to !*■ nor vous over the loan, which represents! not much above 1 |>or cent of the wealth of the country. PEACE TALK. TRADES HALL SUPPLIANT. MELROfRNK. .Inly 30. The Trades Hall louneil has pn.«od a motion to the effect that while recognising the need for complete national unity in tlie present crisis, knowing the loss nliicli the war means to the working < las.-c*. it requests the Federal party to the lm[iorial (ioverninent in the minie of biifJcriiig humanity to npenly ileelare to the world the terms upon which the Allies should negotiate for peace. NURSES AND UNIFORMS. SYDNEY, July 30. Statements appear in the Press from linns concerned denying the alleged over <'har-.'in<; of nurses for uniforms. The firms invite the .strictest investigation. GENERAL McCAT WOUNDED. SYDNEY, July :!0. j .A cable messiipp from Malta states that I nriiiadior-denerul McCay. of the Austrai lisin Force, is in hospital with h broken thiph. This is the second time ho luis. Ik>pii wounded. H is anticipated tlial l.c will In- sent to England.