MISCELLANEOUS.

Evening Star, Issue 15913, 20 September 1915, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

TOKIO, September 17. The Minister of War has decided to create 1,200 s munition factories, with 100.000 -workmen. The QoTerament contemplate the establishment of a new arms factory. Lendon 'Times' and Sydney 'Sun' Senrioei. LONDON, September 17. - Sir G. Beid has presented M. Delcassa with a vigorous memorandum respecting Auefraliaa refrigerated meat. The American Trust, ehar&sring all French steamers with insulatea space, have obtained a monopoly over the meat supplies for the French army, and have also a right to ! deliver meat in France free of duty for ! thres years after the war. M. _ Deleasse listened sympathetically, ! Mid Sir G. Reid is hopeful of raising the embargo against Australian meats. September 18. i Baron. Von. Biasings appeal against his internment has been,disallowed. JOHANNESBURG, September 18. 'Nearly 10,000 Dutch-born subjects have been gazetted as being disqualified from holding certain offices under the Union, the provincial administrations, and other .public appointment*! SYDNEY, September 19. Major Jim M'Manamey, a prominent Rngby Union play ar, has been killed at I the Dardanelles. MELBOURNE, September 18. The total expenses in connection with the flotation of the war loan amount to £34,183, or 5» Id for each £IOO raised. Financial experts regard this as a record low flotation. The High Court dismissed the appeal of Moss and Phillips against their convic tion for attesting to trade with the enemy. A proclamation has been issued declaring the Weisbach Light Company, of Australasia, an enemy firm. ADELAIDE. September 19. A War Council has been ap minted to Act in conjunction with the Federal Council. OTACO PATRIOTIC AND CENERAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The hon. treasurers of the Otago Patriotic and General Welfare Association acknowledge the 'receipt of the following donations to the fund:

A. denotes Great Britain and Ireland relief fund; b denotes Belgian relief fund ; w denotes -wounded soldiers and their dependents' fund. NET ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. SEEN BY MR H. B. LUSK. [Spicial ro the ' Stab.'] CttRISTCHURCH, September 20. Mr H. B. Lusk, the well-known cricketer, returned yesterday after being two years on the teaching staff of Rugby School in England. "There has been some doubt," Mr Luek said, "as to the truth of the existent of the net stretched •cross the Strait of Dover, but it is absolutely true. I saw it myself, and the •hip was piloted through a very narrow passage in it. This accounts for the fact that hardly any ships have been torpedoed in the English Channel nearly all having seen eunk near the south-west of Ireland. "Regarding these submarines, the general opinion in England is that 60 or 70 submarines have been sunk since the beginning of the war, which means a tremendous loss to Germany not so much of submarine* but of "submarine crews. As a striking proof that our Navy are doing their part—-although nothing is said or published—was the sight of 60 or 70 armed trawlers at the mouth of the Thames, continually searching for mines." NORTH-EAST VALLEY WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION. The North-east Valley Women's Association met as usual for work on Thursday afternoon and evening. For the last fortnight 34 balaclavas, 60 pairs of socke, 2 scarves, 22 towels, 2 pairs bed socks. 4 dozen pair* hospital slippers, and 7 dozen handkerchiefs have been handed in. The association have packed two cases of useful clothing for the British poor, and several boxes for Red Cross, containing bed socks, quilts, shirts, hospital slippers, ■bandages, etc. The following have sent donations :— Lady Liverpool fund : Mrs Hastings. Leather waistcoat fund : Mesdames Scoular, M'Laren, Moody. D. Beath, Snowball. Belgian relief fund : For month of August the local treasurer (Mrs Blackman) reports donations to the amount of £6l. Wool work and money donations : Mrs Hastie, Mrs Stoain, Mre G. Spence, Mrs Bailey, Mrs Couston, Mrs Xannock, Mts Keys, Sister Lyabeth, and Ivy Benfell. Money will he gladly received for leather waistcoats. The executive are making arrangements to hold a garden party on Saturday, October 2, at the residence of Mrs Samson, president of the association. OTACO MOTORISTS AT THE FRONT. At the annual meeting of the Otago Motor Club on Saturday, Mr A. E. Ansel I suggested that * letter conveying Christmas greeting* an d the assurance that their fell©w-m«mber« were thinking of them with pride, should be sent to each member of the club now serving at the front. With these letter* could be sent small parcel* of tobacco and chocolate. Mr Ansell put his suggestion in the form of a motion, which, was unanimously agreed to, and a collection was taken nn with which to provide the luxuries named. !

So far 21 international Rugbyites have lost their lives in the war. Of these 11 v~rc Scots, 8 English, 1 Irish and 1 Welsh. Tom Horan, jun., has been accepted for active service with the Commonwealth Forces. His brother Jack is already in camp. They are sons of the veteran Eleven cricketer of the seventies and eighties.

Preriously acknowledged ... £46,692 18 8 Mrs Hungwford B 1 18 6 St. Clair August collection (per MrsAulrere Fenwick) B 20 14 6 Broad Bay fortnightly collection (per Miss Green)... W 1 19 0 Moa Flat, Edievale, and Dunrobin, August contribution (per Moa Flat Patriotic Committee) B 65 5 0 Collected per Mrs North— Colli* and Pullen, two months A, B 2 0 0 National E. and K. Co., one month A,B 1 11 6 Unique stores, two months B 2 0 0 Misses M'Intyre, two months B 0 18 0 Mi» Smith,"two months B 2 0 0 Esddell and Co B 1 6 0 Mr Dalglesh B 0 10 0 J. Wilkinson and staff, four weeks B 1 14 0 Kaitargata. Coal Co.'s staff B 2 0 0 Sundry collections K 1 7 0 Portobeilo branch Otago Patriotic Association B, W 21 7 6 Warehouse and office staff Glendermid Tannery, sixth monthly contribution B 5 10 0 Employees Jas. Speight a.nd Co., twenty-ninth weekly contribution ,\ B 5 5 6 August collection, per Mrs Jackson— Textile Bag Co Sundry collections B B 1 2 7 9 6 1 CaveMham August collection 1 (per Mrs Morice) B 21 18 8 August collection (per Miss Wootton) B 26 3 6 R*t. W. Dallaston vr 0 2 6 Collected per Miss K. Munro, Tarras ... B _ 4 10 0 £46,889 11 5