GENERAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 61, 9 September 1914, Page 7

GENERAL ITEMS

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LEADER URGES SOCIALISTS TO FIGHT FOR ENGLAND. LONDON, Bth September. Air. Poutsma, the South African Labour Icador, argos English Socialists to fight for England, civilisation, and democracy. He declares that it was difficult for Dutch soldiers to refrain from assailing Germans when they, heard of the outrages in Belgium. GERMAN SOCIALIST LEADER KILLED. (Received September 9, 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Bth September. The Vorwacrts states that Dr. Lud- j wig Frank, a leader of the Socialists, was killed during the fighting near Lone- i ville. DEATH DUTIES BILL. (Received September 9, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Bth September. The Death Duties Bill remits .tho duty for those killed in war whose estate does not exceed £5000. EXPORTATION OF MEAT. (Received September 9, 11.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. An amended proclamation prohibiting the exportation of meat substitutes British Dominions for the United Kingdom. GERMAN TRADE IN ITALY. (HUES AND SYDNKY SON SEtItICES.) (Received September 9, 8 a.m.) ROME, Bth September., Germany is flooding Italy with commercial travellers, in an endeavour to retain the trade which Britain threatens to capture. (PREPS ASSOCIAIION.) - STEAMERS TO CARRY JUTE. (Received September 9, 8.20 a.m.) , CALCUTTA, Btlf September. Owing to the release <>!' tt earners, it i

appears certain, that there will be ample tonnage available for the thipment o£ jute. ENEMY'S CONSULS TO LEAVE EGYPT. LONDON, 7th September. Britain has ordered tlio German and Austrian Consuls to leave Egypt immediately. England iB determined to end the pro-German propaganda theße officers have been circulating the world ove» since hostilities commenced. AN APPEAL TO POLES. , PETROGRAD, 7th September. Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Polish hove* hst, and author of "Quo Vadis?" haa appealed to the Poles in Austria to fight for Russia. CHINESE IN BERLIN. (TIMES AND BTDNEY BUN SERYIOSS.) BERLIN, 7th September. •The Chinese are wearing flags to in» , dicate that they are not Japanese. ' beveral were maltreated by mistake. NO DISTRESS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY. Bth September. The State Assembly met and ad» journed for a week, after hearing a, , statement by Mr. Holman, the Premier, regarding the steps taken by the Government to meet unemployment caused ' by the war. Mr. Holman declared that' there was no distress; only unemployment in the mining districts and Sydney. 4