MUNITION FACTORIES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14698, 1 September 1915, Page 3

MUNITION FACTORIES .

WOMEN DOING GOOD WORK. LONDON, August 31. 'The Liverpool munition factories, arc continuously , absorbing, women,, ''who quickly adapt themselves to the lathe, and do the lighter turning ’as well as men. New. factories arebeing: orcctcdy in some instances u> be manned almost

entirely bv women.—(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ASIATIC CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA. ITALIAN PRECAUTIONS. ' LONDON, August 31. Nearly a thousand cases of Asiatic, cholera have been officially reported in Austria. ’Dig Italian Government has oi dcrecl compulsory vaccination for the Array and Navy owing to the arrival of Austrian prisoners.— (Times and Sydney Sun Services;) RECRUITING IN QUEENSLANI ■ ■; BRISBANE, August 31. Tlie recruiting campaign has taken a decided fillip. As a result l of Parliament specially a-1 journiug for a week, the Government i providing special trains to convey partie of politicians .-into the country/ and th out-back districts. The shearers and othe rural woikors responded freely. FEDERAL WAR LOAN. : , SYDNEY, August'3l. ’Applications for the first 'instalment of Die rive, millions of the twenty million war loan.closed to-day. ' 'The result L. not available, hut it is understood the amount was largely over-subscribed. TEN MILLION AS FIRST InSTAL; MENT. Received September ~1;9.15 a.m. , MELBOURNE, September 1 The ,llon. A. .Fisher.-«nti(spates that ten millions will be'-subscribed as the firstiustalment of the war loan. .