AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13235, 5 March 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Vit Oablo.—Proas AsßOolAtlOn.-Cowrlgln)/, r '' )9 ' < AWritALI ISSUtIi. \ '£§ IteccivcirMnicTr'l/ittSijVpin. A '- '" J> 4 JMELBOimNH, Mt(ich 1 rttt ' Executive has decided, \[l Ito uiby'tlfe noto issue fiom twenty''* 1 *« ti\e*tojtiiiity millioa stcjjuig. ' <p MJTUBNLD TBOOPURS. - v^ \ I'HBMANTLE, March I ' } A hospital ship has .nincd iioili i L'gjpt, convejing ajaigc numbei of P tioops sulteiing tiom ceitain diseases* j also many who ha\e been dischaigod toi liisuboidiniitioii. " < i ' ' i ' MEAT TOR BRITAIN. , '.« f ' V Rccencd Maich I, at 1010 pm. , Si'DNI]V, M,aich 1 ,

Hon. V Tlowcib stated tint ncgotia«' tiona aic pioceeding with the l'Vleuil j GoNcriimciit to scuue scvciul ldlff stpatncia to «o»\c) nip.it to JJnglnii'l IB , the Meat Boaul "sweeeds m obtaining / , loans of ships, tlu\ will possiblv des- / patch 130,000 caiuisis within the. no\Llew di\s The Bond is also nig whethei uuj pti/e ships aic a\ail«' able.

PfIICLS Ol' AUSTRALIAN MEAT,

lteccncd Mauh ">, at I "> mi SYDNEY, Minih 1 >

'lhe Clow i iiim nt has lixcd the pi ices of mutton for Imperial uses, the Imperial sanction .thereto' having been roj.' col'ved.•• ""VJflie-prices 'apply to the.; •143,000' ciircascjjnlccti avci* brivWal*}licsday, and liofd.good on all purchases', (lifting March,, after.which, .time a readjustiiieut is possible. ' Sheep, hatami second ijualities 4|d, and thirif quality 4Jd; ewes 4iVl;I tillrtls •Idpuinb.' s|d, thirds. lii'Jil; beef prices unsettled;;