AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2545, 20 August 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

1 — PARTY WARFARE CONDEMNED NEW ZEALAND'S EXAMPLE TO AUSTRALIA. By Megmph-Press Association-Copyright Sydney, August 19. A large meeting in the Town Hall to protest against the forthcoming referendum carried a resolution urging tha abandonment of party-warfare. Sir William Macmillan pointed to New Zealand's example. Australia and New ■ Zealand, ho said, should be ei« pected to do more than the other Dominions because they were most purely British. He was sorry to state that politics did not permit of a National Government in Australia. The meeting carried motions appeal.) ing to tho Federal Government to post, pone the referendum, also to refrais . from introducing contentious legislation. NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT ACT;' EXTENDED FOR THREE. MONTHS, Sydney, August 19. In the Assembly, Mr. _D. R. Hall (Minister of Agriculture) introduced a Bill amending the -Wheat Acquisition Act by extending the period of its operation for a further threo months,- m the holders of last year's crop were releasing supplies which the Government ivished to acquire. Though the Act had not worked out just as he wanted it do do, it had saved a penny per loaf for many months. He had no intcntion of touching the new harvest. '' The Bill was read ai first time. REJECTED TINNED MEAT FROM AUSTRALIA. , 'AN INSPECTION IN LONDON. ' London, August 18. Mr. M'Cann, oil behalf of the Com«, monwealth, is inspecting all tinned meatf rejected by the War Office; also tha! War Office standardised samples. Ha' .frill report on the subject! MR. HOLMAN'S ANCESTRY. AND THE RECENT STADIUM SCENE. Sydney, August 19, The Premier (Mr. Holman), in'answef to a, question if thero was a. possibility, of the hostility evinced towards him'at recruiting meetings being due to' German blood in him or Mrs. Holman, saacl' there was obsolutely no foundation fort tho rumour. Neither he iior hisrwif* had a strain of German blood in 'them* RECRUITING IN NEW SOUTH • ' WALES. CALL FOR INSTRUCTIONAL . OFFICERS. (Reo. August 19. 10.45 p.m.) Sydney, August 19. Recruiting is progressing steadily. Owing to the large numbers who are in 4 training senior officers of the Citizen; Forces have been mobilised to assist/ and niumbers of men over the fighting age 'are offering their services. Thef, authorities are considering the do', sirability of their acceptance, v; . . ITEMS IN BRIEF. . ■MENINGITIS IN TASMANIAN ' CAMP.. Hobart, 'August 19. '■ A case of meningitis has occurred afl the Claremont military campl NO. BEER ON THE TROOPSHIPS/ ! Melbourne, August 19; ; Senator Pearce (Minister of states that' for months past beer had not. been allowed on any transport leaving Australia. ANOTHER STATE FISH SHOP. Sydney, August 19.' Mr. G. Blaok (Oiiief Secretary of Public Health) has decided to open a second State-owned fish shop. WAR RELIEF FUNDS IN NEW . SOUTH WALES. , Sydney, August 19, '■ To July 31 £1,451,982 has been con* tributed to war relief funds in New South Wales, compared witli £826,074' in Victoria. . .