MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 6 September 1915, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

MORE AID PROPOSED BY JAPAN

GERMAN WASTE OF LIFE

DIFFICULTY IN SUPPLY OF

EFIECTIVES

TROUBLE WITH INDIAN TRIBES-

MEN

GERMAN FINANCE

HEAVY SALES OF FOREIGN

SECURITIES.

LONDON, Sept. 5

Japanese newspapers are discussing means of more effectively combatting Germany. The Japanese Emperor recently gave an audience to the Premier and the Russian Ambassador, and later the War Council assembled. PARIS, Sept. o.

• Official: A communique states: German officer casualties • latterly have greatly increased. They reached on i June 1, 43,972; and o?i July 16, 52,041.' '.Germany is now making a return of, mer. from forty-six to fifty years of j age. There are indications that s.he is. preoccupied with the difficult question \ of effectives after twelve months' war,! and her prodigality in the waste of human life. The only men at her dis-i posal, according to the Journal de Geneva, are the 1917 class less those who have volunteered. ! LONDON, Sept. 5. Official: Twelve thousand Bunerwals occupied the passes in the Peshawur region. A British column from Rustak took the offensive in the direction of i Malandri Pass .and inflicted severe losses. The l?unerw.ils are now completely disheartened, and are scattering. Meanwhile a hostile column from the Upper Swat moved down the river and attacked Sandal-.i, but were repulsed with heavy losses, and are disparting. The Germans are showing activity in selling foreign sei-nritie*. and the heavy liquidation has caused son.c embarrassment on the Geneva Bourse, where there is much Gorman selling. At Amsterdam, where the Bourse is stronger, selline is encouius^ed by the exchange position. Reports from Berlin state that the first day's subscription to the war loan was heavy from industrial companies, savings blanks, and patriotic societies, hut the poorer classes wer§ apathetic.