AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2519, 14 July 1915, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

DISLOYAL J.P.'S IN NEW SOUTH WALES. A DOZEN STRUCK OFF THE ROLL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, July 13. The State Secretary (Hon. G. likck) has stated that a dozeD* German Justices of tho Peace have been struck off the roll for disloyalty. Naturalised loyal Germans have not been interfered with. : ■ 1 RECRUITING IN VICTORIA. • OVER 8000 Iff ONE WEEK. Melbourne, July 13. Men to the number of 8121 recjuited in Victoria, as the' result of the fast week's campaign. The Victoria Football 'Association is curtailing the season by five weeks to assist recruiting. ' CRICKETERS URGED TO IvNLIST. Sydney, July 13. The New South Wales Cricket Association is issuing an appeal to cricleters to enlist immediately. COLONIAL' PRISONERS IN GER* MANY. FORM -AN AUSTRALASI AN " 'ASSOCIATION. ' ; Brisbane, July Private advices from Australians interned at- . Ruhleben state that many Australians and New Zealanders are there. An Australasian Association has been formed, Mr. King, of i> T aj)ier. being 'president. The committee includes Mr. Tom Sullivan, the sculler. TRAGEDY NEAR BROOME. WHITE MAN MURDERED BT3. : BLACKS. , ; • Perth, July 13.; Two aboriginals have been r.rrested for the murder of a white man Mined Sorenson. near Broome, i*t tbo end of May. Tlie body of Sorenson was discovered'with the urms and ribs broken. The police are searching for other' sus-pected-.natives. . - ' AN UNCLE OF CENERAL LIMf.N •„ VON SANDERS. • FINED IN SYDNEY FOR- FAILING TO REPORT. .. ' Sydney, jvly 12. • Albert von Sanders, claiming rehtioiiship to General Liman von Saudors, commanding the.Turkish forces on'Gallipnii Peninsula, has been lined 465. fcr failing to report to tho police. ■. • [The uncle of General Liman 'onSandersj -himself an-aristocrat of Westphalia, is a resident of North Sydney (stated a Sydney "Sun" of _ lecent flak-). He is. over the age of military service ; his wife is an Australian, tiiid £-t, proseat'.tho .'two'are - 'making money by letting rooms to friends—yhieEy Australian and British —and donwstic da.t;ea might be placed against his name when his occupation needs' to be sot down. "The detectives, I know sot iiow, found out that I had not • registered as an alien," said Mr. Sanders. . "I did not think it necessary at my age,, which is ,i long-way over the military age. I have no sympathy with the military spirit of Germany or any other coun;, try."] ' , ' 1 ' 4

SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS. : .THE NEW SOUTH WALES COM- „i>; MITTEE. '.. : (Rec. July 13, 10 p.m.) : , Sydney, July 13.'v The State Munitions Committee •is to' Melbourne"'to confer with tho Federal body and place-New South Wales's resources a't the disposal of the Commonwealth. 1 : It : is understood' that: a defiilito reply has' been received from the • Imperial •authorities. • ' ' ' ITEMS IN BRIEF. SUICIDE OF A NEW ZEALAND®. Sydney, July 13. Austin James -Denny, a New Zea-. lander,, committed suicide by cuttinghis throat. "INIQUITOUS LEGISLATION;'* (Rec. July 13, 9.50 p.m.) V Sydney, July 13. At the- Farmers' Conference, the president, referring to the calamitous effect of, war and the drought; severely ■criticised the Government, for taking advantage 'of'the war and forcing iniquitous legislation, . particularly the Wheat Acquisition Act, on. the primary producers. FLOUR AND BREAD PRICES AGAIN . RAISED. (Rec. July 13, 10 p m.) Sydney, July 13. A proclamation will bo issued on Mondav increasing the price of flour from £15 7s. 6d. to £17 ss. per ton,, and of bread ono penny per loaf.