GENERAL NEWS

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13329, 31 July 1915, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS

s.. v , ; -v- vv - V-5 ,v s t 1 j 1 DURATION OP,THE WAR.-.' ' SIB GEMLD, STUICRLAJv'D'k . v, \ r , Sydney, 'Jtiiy i Sn Gerald Strickland, speaking nt'tlte itjliltmbtfl ftf GouiraClco dinner, Said Ire (lidiiiot look Con'nii cail)"*VutQiy or one not absolutely complete. !jtome asked ( Jio>v long>tlie delay uonld^last The Empno was placingjiot. fifi tcilipoinry, success, but foi tl(c,wai. 7 i Australians lmjjht be .toklVk't'bygonos! be ■■.bygones,v but it should be. ljomci:ui •mind' that Minless the . enemy was coin-', pletoly beaten more wealth, would bo amassed to enlarge itJie ol Gci mm} It might be tliaj: this space, would ho:lookedv.for in Austmli.l itself- ' ' ) ' f A ' Mi WinclicombCj President, ov piesscd tliij' opinion flint'yolunfniy',cn ■I is'tmont no longer met the. emergency,and compulsory ■scrvico was necessary, lie predicted ithat tea .times: the. .first quota .of,■ tho. war loan. .would .be obtainablcjYillioiit going.-outside our border.WAR TAXATION. THE AUSTRALIAN DEPENCE " MELBOURNE, July .10. ' • . Cabinet:is-still considering,,war- tax-. atiQii.i; It is stated that' there will be a tax on. incomes from personal > exertion above £.150 from. 3d-ito lis m the £, and on incomes from ranging from ,10(1 ro ss. These, it is estimated, would yield ]U, ooo t ooo. . '</,;

, AUSTRALIA/AND. AMERICA. , V : MELBOURNE, July SO. ' In the Senate, Mi- Balchap said Australia and America had vast interests, jn' : thi?i Pacific, andVlie .urged a, peace , Mr Lynch advocated the cultivating of the closest trade and-ot'her relations, for Australia might need America's assistance in .-the hour of .J ■ AUSTRALIA'S ARMY. The' Quartermaster-General . reports; that'rAnstralia is ready to' equip 80,000! 'men in oxen's. of the niimbeivatithorised," ■and tlmy could leave by .the. end of the', vear. • ■

RECRUITING IN, CANADA,. .. ' " ' OTTAWA, .Tuly 29, Tlio littehtion of• the military.authori* ties' hasVbeM!. called to 'in/jartuiiatory articles' pnblislied' iJjrjßoiVvassa's paper, •Le Devoir, -Bourassa takes strong.ex : ception- to the attitude of the firms who have stimulated a movement inaugurated on the Stock Exchange for encouraging iininalriod employees to enlist. He. contends that this is akin to intimidation, an(l if. it is tolerated conscription will virtually be in force in 'the-eitjv. •. Eecruits' are offering hs fhst 'as tKey caii be enrolled, • •; V. A number of Austrian's endeavoured: in": pass as naturalised' .Russians, and when .|.lie imposture was discovered they stampeded. : ' ; ■ ' '

ROUMANIAN HARVEST, ... GERMANY "REAPS THE BENEFIT. ' " BUCHAREST; July 29, • Tim liarvcsf is. very- abundant,"ntid Hie Governmentwill probably remove 'Hie embargo ; its Dn)■ (]ano] 1 q3; ai-e>e 1 osof 1 snnm fhree inil-J lion, loiis. wilj go to Gnrnmny.' '•