AUSTRALIA.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 203, 12 August 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

A FSEFI'L ARMY GOING. Melbourne. Aug. 11. The Expedition ary Force comprise?. one light horse brigade and one division. Volunteers tire flocking to the barracks eeerywhere. Victoria and New South Wales contribute brigade and each of the other States a battalion of luott men to form the third brigade. , SOLID WAR Fl ND. Sydney, A.us. 11. The chairman of the Australian Jockey Club submits at the annual meeting a proposition to donate £IO,OW to patriotic put poses. Dixon’s tobacco trust has offered £5OOO as the nucleus of a fund to purchase ami send floi-r to the Imperial Government. The Mayors of Melbourne Perth, and Adelaide have opened war funds. The Adelaide Racing Club has decided to contribute half the profits of the Grand National meeting to the war fund. The Messageries Company’s sailings are all deferred. WAR NEWS BUREAF.

(Received 12, 10.0 a.m.) Melbourne, Aug. 12.

The Premiers’ Conference considered the circulation of authentic news unsatisfactory and is securing their own budget of news for distribution. Steps will he taken to secure as much information as possible from the High Commissioner with the view of making it available to the public through the usual channels. LUTHERAN LOYALTY. (Received 12. 10.0 a.m.) Perth, Aug. 12. The President of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod has written to the Governor-General assuring him of the loyalty of their congregations in all the States belonging to Britain. They are prepared to defend King George and. the country with their goods, bodies and lives.