WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT.
AUSTRALIA ADOPTING DRASTIC MEASURES. Melbourne, April 22. Senator Penrce, Federal Defence Minister, has introduced in the Senate a Hill to amend the War Precautions Act, Riving the Defence authorities more stringent powers.
■Amongst other tilings it dives power to requisition any factories or workshops or their output for munition supplies.
Where a court-martial proves an offence to linve beer, committed with the inteft'ion of assisting the enemy the offender shall bo liable to tlio death penalty.
(Rec. April 23, 1.10 a.m.)
Melbourne, April 22. • The War Precautions Act Amendment Bill has passed all its stages.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2443, 23 April 1915, Page 5
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98WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT. Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2443, 23 April 1915, Page 5
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