AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2543, 18 August 1915, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

WORK FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS 'AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, August 17. Cabinet has agreed to the War Committee's recommendations regarding returned soldiers. An executive is being formed -consisting of the War Committee, also Stato Councils, consisting of two Federal members, members ot tho State Parliament, ■ municipal, commercial, and industrial men., These will superintend l returned sodiors' employment and assist the disabled. RECRUITING BOOM IN QUEENSLAND.. Brisbane, August 17. Last woek was a, record in the State's recruiting, 744 being accepted. FIVE MORE DEATHS FROM . MENINGITIS. Melbourne, August 17. A further five deaths from meningitis are reported. The total number of deaths is now thirty-five. ORATOR FINED FOR PREJUDICING RECRUITING. (Rec. August 17, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, August 17. A Domain orator named Quinton waS sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment 1 on a charge of ipakihg statements prejudicial to recruiting, and ordered to J find sureties of £100 to refrainTroin ; similar statements during the war. } A DISLOYAL SPEECH. j BY A GRANDSON OF PETER ] LALOR. ■ Sydney. August 17. ' At Wanga, James Lalor, mine man- ! ager, a grandson of Peter Lalor, of j Eureka Stockade fame, waa remanded ; on a charge of making a statement like- ] 1.7 to prejudice -recruiting. The information alleged that accused used in a hotel i the words: "This war is a capitalist ( war. The King should 1 be shot, and the ' Queen have her throat cut." Prosecuting counsel, in securing a remand, said he was considering whether accused should not be arraigned on the more serious charge of seditious utterances. Another mndson of Peter Lalor was recently killed fighting at the front. "I AM A GERMAN, AND ALWAYS ' WILL BE." ' - ] . Pdrth, August 17. t A naturalised German was fined £5 f for saying: "Australians ought to be ( shot.- There are enough Germans ir\ 1 Australia to beat them all. I am a ' German, and always will be." t GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO LEAVE AUSTRALIA. (Rec. August 17, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, August ■X 7: ' A German named Wilhelm Bahrs, on charges, of attempting to contravene the War Precautions Act in attempting to depart by the steamer Makura without permission, and also, being an alien enemy, of having adopted an assumed name,, was sentenced to six months' i hard labour on each charge. Ernst Briemi], a Swiss, who was charged! with aiding Balirs, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. THE BRUCK CASE. (Rec. August 17, 10.30 p.m.) Sydney, August 17. A verdict of 6uicido- was returned in ; the caseof Briickl His partner, Thomp-' J son, gave evidence that a charge against " the firm for attempting to trade with the enemy,.had been pending since January,- and had worried the deceased. A PETITION TWO MILES LONG. : FOR SIX O'CLOCK/ CLOSING IN HOTELS. Sydney, August 17. 'At the New South Wales Alliance de. monstration in favour of 6 o'clock closing of hotels, a feature was the unveil- , ing of a petition two miles long containing 143,000 signatures. ITEMS IK BRIEF. AUSTRALIA' DAY FUND. 1 Perth, August 17. f The Western Australian donations to 8 the Australia Day Fund total £45,625. f HARD TO BEAR. When the back aches and pains so badly that you can't work, can't rest, can't sleep, can't eat, ifs hard to bear. Thousands-of-aching backs have been re- 1 lieved and cured. 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