One hundred years ago today a German steamer which had left Bremen one week ago was intercepted at Antwerp. The ship was bound fr Australia and included many Australians who were turned off the ship. After suffering great hardships some of them reached London, almost penniless. The Belgians are putting up a surprising resistance to the German invading troops.President Wilson has made an offer to be a mediator between the nations at war.It has been proposed that the federal election be postponed. It seems as if Australia is well stocked with food supplies. The larges gathering of army planes - 70 - has been got together in England; there is an inventory of German colonies being done - includit bit of New Guinea, the Solomons, the Marshall Islands, the Crolines and the choicest parts od the Samoa group. Of interest for us today for different reasons - Finally Germany owns Nauru - there are great deposits of phosphates there. There have been a significant number of German and Austrian folk resident in this country declaring their loyalty. There was a public announcement of such from those in the small Riverina town of Walla Walla. (At the end of the war they will erect a memorial to those who fought against Prussian militarism. it still stands) Today Farmers were advertising ladies gloves; white is the preferred colour and the fashion leader has determined that they should be elbow length, at Her Majestys Theatre Gipsy Love, t Tomorrow NSW play the touring All Blacks at the Sports Ground... there is even a player from Newcastle in the line-up; NZ will win 25-10. 3 days before the All Blacks were playing the Sydney Metropolitan team and at half time the word, War declared, were placed on the scoreboard.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:45:15 +0000
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