IN THE DOMINIONS

Southland Times, Issue 17630, 15 January 1916, Page 6

IN THE DOMINIONS

! COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS. | SPLENDID RESPONSE. i (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) | SVDXKV, January H. j 1 emparisun of Hie patriotic funds of t X’eu South "Wales and Victoria, shows | that Xew south Wales’ total e.ontrihnj lions have been t L’, JO 1,1 liti. and those of I Victoria tI.J'u.v.TSJ, ui> to December Cl. | IN NEW CALEDONIA. | EVERY ELIGIBLE AT THE FRONT. | SVDXIjy, January 14. I Reeeived January 11. !>. 1.1 p.m. 1 A visitor from Xew Caledonia states :!;ai every man capable of doing anyj Ibing whatever has gone to the war. > There arc only women, children, and old j men in the streets. .Pleasures and sports : of all kinds have been laid aside. There ; is considerable depression owing to the lulling oil in commerce and shipping, but tl;e mining industry has been well maintained. The demand for nickel is I greater than ever for the manufacture of : munitions. | LABOUR AND RECRUITING. FOUL PARASITES CASTIGATED. .M KLI I( iUit.XK. January M. Ib-reived January I I. D.tr. p.m. .Mr W. M. Ilnglies, Premier, at a reern ili ug meeting, passionately denounced ; tin- fmi; parasites wlm attached them--1 selves to tin- vitals of the I.ahonr Party. (Tin re is between syndicalism and union- ' ism a gulf as Wide as hell. In the name ' id unionism and labourism I would pass - them out like I lie devils from out of i Die SV. ille. Ib-f-'i'i ing in union enlistments ,Mr l.ughcs slated that the waterside workms sent JOiif.t, and tin- Australian vvorki r.-J union, L'lminii.