AMERICA'S PART

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17328, 30 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICA'S PART

BROWNING MACHINE-GUNS. A SUCCESSFUL TEST. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. rnu ™ WASHINGTON. May 28. Ihe War Department announces that the heavy Browning machine-gun tests for ueo in army aircraft were successful. JOIN THE COLOURS. APPEAL TO ALL SUBJECTS. WASHINGTON, May 28. President Wilson gave audience to a number of distinguished Australian visitors. The British and Canadian Recruiting Missions at Washington appealed to all subjects of the realm to join the colours, saying that this is the supreme crisis of ■ the war. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. ' PROVIDING SHIPPING. WASHINGTON, May 28. . Australia is negotiating with the' United : SI 6 ( , lu , estlc i n A of tonna ge to move 10,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat. ; RED CROSS CAMPAIGN. Tlio R P ri r " NEW T ORI S> 28 Ihe Ked Cross campaign closed with a total subscription of more than 143 milISuio„°dSrs. B °*' ' tadrod ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES. FAST VERSUS SLOWER VESSELS. . WASHINGTON, May 28 (Received May 30, at 0.50 a.m.) Xii© Government is considering "proposes by Australia for the shipment of Australia s surplus wheat to America. The Government is anxious to obtain w heat if shipping is securable. The nresent prospects of the American harvest are good, but adverse weather mav unfavourably affect the prospects. Whether the harvest be good or unfavourable, however, the Australian surplus will be most acceptable, and will enable America to make larger shipments to the Allies One proposal is the utilisation of ships ordered from Japan when the vessels are * A ™erica Another scheme submitted by Australia provides for the adjustment of shipping, whereby practically al. the fast Pacific ships would be diverted from the Atlantic, while the s.ower vessels in the Atlantic would be used on the safe Pacific routes. It is recognised that speedy ships are the greatest protection against submarines whereas an, increased number of slow ships to AmSS Gflectlvd y corLve y wheat It is be'.ieved that certain shipping interest* are disinclined to support the latter scheme. The American Govern! ment has not yet declared its attitude. |