THE WAR OE WARS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 4

THE WAR OE WARS.

AMERICA'S PEACEFUL METHODS EXPLAINED, # CORNERING Til U WORLD'S GOLD. THE I'RICE OF NEUTRALITY. (Per C»ljle—Press Association—Copyriglit.) (Australian and N.Z. CaWe'Association). Received August 24, H.iiO p.m. XKW YORK, August 24. Arrangements have been made for a second commercial credit to Prance of £5,01)11,0111]. Tills will, bring France's, borowings with the United-States since the wiir to iiearlyj;ioo,ooo,ooo.; An analysis sliows that before the war Hie, Hanks of England, Erancc, Russia,'and Germany held 1)80,000,000 dol-' lars more,gold than the.United States, ,Xow _ the United States holds within ji..000,11111l of the.combined holdings, CONTROL OF METALS. rTfITHKK PROHIBITIONS (Australian.and X;Z. Cable Association). LOXnO.N, August 211. Owing to,the shortage of pig ''on, the Government think. Hint over-many tin jdates are being manufactured, and the-.Ministry of .Munitions has notified manufacturers that the export Of tinplates will be entirely prohibited except under license, 'file Minister will also.permit Hie manufacture of plates required ,for Government contracts only, and particulars of these must lie furnished. • ' ■ At |lie shippers'"reijuost, the Hon. Sir John McCall (Agent-General for Tasmania).is makfng'representations to the authorities'urging' that the .Dominions lie placed on a different foot-, ing to the, neutrals,'pointing-but .the hardships imposed . hy-the. restrictions now that Dominion suppliers have, completed the Government contracts" for 1016.. WORIjERS IN FRENCH FACTORIES. CHINESE AND PORTUGUESE , .EMPLOYED. (Australian and.N.Z. Cable Association,) / § _ PARIS, August 23. In addition to the Chinese now employed! n munition works; 1,0,000 Portuguese workmen above thirty-two years of age, will take up .work in French factories. Those below this age were mobilising to .go to the j. rout, v