IN THE COMMONWEALTH

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 22 September 1914, Page 8

IN THE COMMONWEALTH

(Received Sep. 22, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sep. 22. Replying to Mr Holman's cable enquiring whethei* there is any foundation for the report that Germany is endeavoring to make a separate peace with Belgium, Sir T. A. Coglan (Agent-General) cables that nothing is known of the matter at the Foreign Office or Belgian Embassy. The rumor, is .bettered to have emanated from a French source. Tlie Belgian Embassy states that Belgium would not consider peace overtures without consulting the Allies.

. MELBOURNE, Sep. 22. The Food Supplies Commission recommends legislation for the suspension of enemy, patents. The Minister^ of Agriculture conferred with the shipping companies' representatives, whose explanation of increased freight charges was that they wevp due to altered routes "and the control fhe Admiralty exercised over vessels. Cabinet considered the matter and decided to postpone action pending further information from New Zealand. The Australian navy office has, received messages of sympathy from oil quarters on the loss of the submarine.