SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16433, 12 July 1915, Page 5

SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS

MILLIONS OF MEN,

KEPT FROM THE FIRING LINE.

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.)

. LONDON, July 9. The Times military contributor (Colonel Repmgton) writes : " Owing to the failure to provide an adequate supply of munitions, millions of British and Russians available for the fight are not in the firing line, though Russia is being invaded and the allied Qffensive in the west is paralysed.

"By their administrative failure from first to last, and their errors, the membeis of the late Cabinet have proved themselves men without a genius for war. Yet most of these remain in office, heaven alone knows why. Everywhere else blunderers are removed."

AUSTRALIAN METAL.

DOMINATION OF GERMAN

INFLUENCE.

GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO

TAKE STEPS,

MELBOURNE, July 10. The Federal Attorney-general (Mr W. M. Hughes) states that though Australian metals were needed for the manufacture of munitions, the agencies whereby they might find their way to the world's markets were still dominated by German influence. 1 hough he had done everything to free the Australian companies, lie had not had the support necessary to ensure success. Not a single company had availed itself of the Enemy's Contract Annulment Act. If the British Government indicated any desire to utilise the Australian metal output the Federal Government was prepared to do whatever was necessary in that direction.

(Received July 11, at 4 p.m.) The Executive lias ordered the posses sors of stocks of metal t-o notify the autho rities of the fact.

FACTORY AT MOSCOW.

CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE GENEROUSLY.

PETROGRAD, Julv 10. (Received July 11, at 3.20 p.m.) A munitions factory, costing £1,000,000 sterling, is being opened at Moscow, the citizens generously contributing to its establishment.