AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

GERMAN PATENT MEDICINES ADVERTISEMENTS PROHIBITED. By Telegraph—Press. Association—Copyright Melbourne, September 3. The Government has decided not' to permit newspapers publishing advertisements of; German .patent-medicines, to pass through the 'Post Office. The At-torney-General. (Hon. W: M. Hugbes)Js satisfied thai. .Ssnatogen is German, and that other preparations are undoubtedly German, the profits goiiig to Germans. PREFERENCE.TO RETURNED ( SOLDIERS. . ' ; : 'Melbourne, September 3. ' : In the House the Public Service Bill, giving preference; to -returned.-soldiers," was passed through■ all stages; PRICE OF FLOUR REDUCED, Brisbane, September 3. " A Proclamation has.been'issued reducing by £2 6d. the price of flour other than that hiade ; from wheat'imported by the Government. WHOLESALE/ PRICE OF PORK. (Rec. September 4, 1.5, i.a.m.) — Sydney, September 3. ■ -The wholesale price of; pork has been refixed at 7d.;to Bd. per lb. ' "v..'.: : - DECLINE IN RECRUITING, AND THE CAUSE OF IT. ■ •; ■ (Rec. ; Septcnibor 3,' 10.55 p.in.) v ■ Sydney,' September 3. This week's recruiting wiis quiet. ; One. of the causes assigned for tho Uecline is the want of action oil the part ot the Government to dispense with the Germans" employed;in the Public; Service. : Many letters in reference to the subject have appeared in the Press. GOVERNMENT AND IMPORTED BUTTER. "(Rec. -September. 3, :10;55 p.m.)., / Sydney, September 3. The ■ Government:' lias ; 4000 boxes : of American butter "which wero. imported tb. relieve, the recent shortage/'- left on< its hands, and is shipping the lot to London: for resale. : : CONSPIRING; TO DEFRAUD. -" ; INDICTMENT NOT QUASHED. (Rec. September 3, 10.55 p.m.) i ' Sydney, September 3. : The, High' Court;has refused to quash the indictment :,cha-rging: Mr. ArtlmrKidnian, Majors O'Donnell and Page, and: Sergeant Leslie with "conspiring to defraud' the Commonwealth in; connecwith. supply of ; goods to tho military. V:-' -■ ' ; ' RECRUITING STATISTICS DIS* PUTED. SYDNEY V7-MELBOURNE, . 'Sydney, September 2. The military authorities consider-that tho Melbournerecruiting.' figures ;.-are wrong.' 'New South .' Wales has enlisted at -least 48,000 ; this ; year, instead "of 40,882 altogether; as 'stated. -. The authorities say that; if the truth was known New . South Wales: has'doho more'.than all tile other States' put together.''; "■ A. , [A report 'from Melbourne statpd that the total enlistments iii all the,' States to August 44' are':—Victoria, 46,179; New South Wales, 40,882: 'Queensland, 12,420;: South Australia, 10,202; West Australia, 9953; Tasmania,'44oß.: 'These figures .make allowances, for. New South, •Welshmen enlisting, over the borders of other. States.].