MEAT FOR FRENCH ARMY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 16 March 1915, Page 8

MEAT FOR FRENCH ARMY.

BELGIAN RELIEF MEASURES

ANTI-GERMAN TRADE PRECATJ- , TIONS.

(Received March 16, 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 16. During the next fortnight 109,000 carcases oi mutton will be forwarded for the Imperial Government and it is anticipated that the whole consignment will be sent direct to France. The increased demand for .mutton is unofficially explained as due to the fact that the French Army, whose rations, hitherto included meat once a week, lias, since it has been fighting alongside fjbs British Allies, acquired a desire for more meat, and every endeavor is being made to forward supplies at the earliest moment. Mr Holman has cabled to Sir T. Coghlan a further £40,000, as the eighth instalment from the Belgian relief fund contributions. ; The New South Wales, Auckland, and Christchurch Chambers of Commerce •cabled to the London Chamber asking whether, irs view of the Belgian Commission's appeal, it would be advisable to concentrate their fund on Belgium. TiOndon replied that requirements were still urgent and it was desirable that the foodstuffs fund should continue to tjenefit Wounded soldiers, refugees and distressed poor have a perfect organisation, and help should now concentrate on Belgium under present circumstances, i The fund exceeds £100,000, and all T>ut £3500 has already been allocated foT the purchase of supplies. Sergeaiitr-Major Gribble, SergeantMajor. Poole, and three civilians have been committed for trial on a charge of stealing 12 i* pairs of ;military hats, 12 drums of oil and'll,ooo cartridges, the property. of tie Defence Department. Bail of £200 each was allowed. HOBART, March 16. . Mr Ashbelt, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce Congress, said that bodies such as theirs should endeavor to make it impossible for. Germany again to "acquire that wealth ■without which she could«never have -embarked*', on war. In a few years a new generation which had not experienced the miseries and cruelty of this war would quickly revert to buying in the cheapest market, and steps could not too quickly be taken to produce some form of preferential trading within the Empire. 'Referring to the White Australia policy he said it was a beautiful ideal, but in his opinion was doomed to be an ideal only.