THE MOTHER COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16665, 25 September 1914, Page 8

THE MOTHER COUNTRY

, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. MONEY FOR EMBARRASSED BUSINESSES. &? Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received September 24, 7.50 p.m.) LONDON, September 23. The Government is considering a *heme for advancing money to busilesses temporarily embarrassed by the tar. LONDON TERRITORIALS AT MALTA. ' LONDON, September 23. A message from Malta, delayed by the censor, describes the landing of a force of London Territorials on September 14. RESPECT FOR THE BRITISH. The Germans are paying flattering respect to the British. They state that 30,000 French prisoners at Maubeuge are guarded by 200 Germans, seven British hay© 30 guards.

WHEAT IN. CANADA. OTTAWA, September 23. Ontario farmers are.preparing an exceptionally large area for autumn wheat. It is anticipated that there will bo a 50 per cent increaso of yield if conditions should.be good. RETURNING TO ENGLAND. A telegram from Amsterdam states that a second batch of four hundred British, women and children have arrived from Germany en routo to England. . AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. GARIBALDI'S MISSION. LONDON, September 23. A telegram from Rome states that Giuscppi Garibaldi, with five thousand " Redshirts," is proceeding to an unknown destination.

MOTES FROM LONDON.

NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR, RUMANIA AND ITALY. " Times " and Sydney " Sun" Services. LONDON, September 23. The Rumanian mission to Rome has established perfect accord between tho two nations regarding tho political situation. AMERICAN PEACE PROPOSALS. A Washington message says that President Wilson denies that he proposes to call an international congress to interpose regarding the war. EAST INDIES SUFFERING. A gravo state of affairs exists at Singapore, where all tin .mines have closed, and also at Java, where paper money is useless. EXCESSIVE MARCHES.

Ten per cent of the British wounded are suffering from rheumatism, bronchitis, and overstrain, due to excessive marches. A VOLUNTEER.

Mr Lester Donne, son of Mr T. E. Donne, of the New Zealand Office in London, has joined the New -Zealand London Contingent. FACTORIES BUSY. ~

Factories at Leeds, Bradford end Huddersfield aro working overtime to supply Government requirements. Otherwise trade is quiet. WHEAT IN EGYPT.

The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, has decided to reduce the cotton area by a million acres and devote the land to cereals.