AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2624, 20 November 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

>DIRTY INSINUATIONS" ' : MR. HOLMAN INCENSED. Sr Telezraph—Press Association-Copyright ' ;(Rec. November 19, 11.10 p.m.) * Sydpoy, November 19. In the State Assembly, incensed at ji oharge by' Mr. Gardiner that the policy of the Government appeared to bo to increase tho salaries of highly-paid' officials and ignore the lower grade, Mr. Holman (State Premier) said that in. the event of another similar speech he would have the speaker expelled frpm the Labour Party—or _ leave it himself. It was quite conceivable that the loss of Mr, Gardiner's vote, and the votes of others who felt like him, would mean the otherthrow of' the Government. That contingency he was quite prepared readily -to face. The Gov-* ernment would not have insulting support handed to it with dirty insinua--fcsqns against its sincerity. ALLIES'DAY IN SYDNEY •■■-.' BIG BID FOR £150,000, • (Req. November 19, 10.40 p.m.) Sydney, November 19. The 'weather was'fine for the. Allies Day effort. The city was lavishly' beflagged and decorated. Moore Street and" Martin Place were transformed to- an avenue of booths representative of the various Allied nations. Sis thousand lady 'collectors ..took possession of the city and suburban streets. Features of the day were the grand procession, and the . coronation and illuminations. _ r The committee aims at a total of £150,000. . ■i "MEN OF THE ANZAC BREED" M. APPEAL FROM .GALLIPOLI. Sydney, November 19. The secretary of . the : New ' South Wales Rugby Union has received a letter from Dr. Moran, who captained the "Wallaby" team. that' toured Britain, . aiid who is now convalescing after service at Gallipoli, embodying the following characteristic footballers's' appeal: ".You must- all come if! we'want to win ■tfhe war; —every man; Jack. ' -Slackers and shirkers merit only the rioose of a rope. "It is the only gaine worth.playing now. They are in our tw'eiityfive. Send us men, men, ' men, more men I It is the best game'in history. .There axe no rules, and only the referee Posterity Has the whistle, which cannot bo heard. Yes, they're in our twenty? five at present, biit when we heel out our' ammunition' more cleanly ; wo shall move-forward. Meanwhile, we want men of the Anzac breed." '■:.. THE EMIGRANT,SHIRKER.' Melbourne, November 19: ' The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M: ' Hughes), referring to -New ; Zealand's embargo on shirkers; said'that no representations had, been ,made> justifying similar, action .in, - Australia. If required, the Government will take whatever action is necessary. ..'•'■'• ALLEGED NEGLECT OP RETURNED WOUNDED MEN. ' '• 7 ' '■'■' Hobart, November 19.' '■'■'Mr. J.;T. H. WhitsitV member for Darwin, in alleging mistreatment of returned wounded soldiers, said dhey were forced to do'sailors' work aboard the hospital ship. When they arrived they were not admitted to the hospital without an order," and were told they could Bleep in the,-Domain.,,.,. ... ',-... >;An-i has been/ordered. , ■ROUTE MARCHES DISAPPROVED OP.- =.'•"' '■ '■; -Sydney,' November 19. ";' The military■ authorities have disapproved of route marching, on the ground that the time wanted for route marching is better spent in drilling. DELAYS. CIRCUMLOCUTION; AND MUTILA- ■ TION." . (Rec. November 19, 10.45 p.m.) Sydney, November 19. . Prominent officials of the Telegraph Department urge the-necessity •in the public interest for an-exhaustive inquiry into the unconsoionable delays in the.' telegraphic business arising from the circumlocution and mutilations inseparable from the present system ,of mechanical telegraphy. ' . NEARLY '"Si MILLIONS. " : l COMMON WEALTH WAR FUNDS., ,' : ..-. . : Sydney, November 19. ..The Government Statistician has prepared a table of all war funds in the Commonwealth to October'3l showing a total of £4,492,737, New South Wales leading with £1,995,119. On the per capita basis New South Wales has contributed £1 Is. 4d., Victoria 16s, Id., Queensland £1 os. 6d., South Australia 16s. lid.,' West Australia Bs. 10d., and Tasmania lis. lid. ITEMS IN BRIEF. l NATURALISED ALIENS TO LOSE THEIR VOTES. • Adelaide, November 19. 4n the Assembly a Bill was introduced withdrawing the franchise from all naturalised enemy aliens during-and for five years after the war. ENEMY TRADE MARK SUSPENDED Melbourne, November 19. ' The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has announced the suspension of all enemy trade marks. An organisation of women has been formed .to combat German trade after the war. ;.' : . SENTENCED TO DEATH. Melbourne, November 19.' Maria Black has been sentenced to death for tho murder of Mrs. Weston on October 14. [When arrosted Black told the police tha-t Weston was trying to estrange her from a man named Pinzack.] THE BEER STRIKE AND POLICE ; COURT CONVICTIONS. , . Sydney, November 19. During the beer strike there were 126 convictions for drunkenness in the city, compared with 211 for-tho same period of the previous year.