AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2635, 4 December 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

■ -4 \ MASQUERADING IN KHAEI t - . j "FAKE" SOLDIERS ARRESTED. I ' 7 1 By Telegraph—Prosa Association—Copyright > _ Sydney, December 3. ' 11l the recent military raid thirty- ; eight men were captured wearing uni- • forms who were not connected with tho s military. One was on crutches; ho [ had a bandaged leg. Another claimed s to have been blinded. There was nothing wrong with either, and neither had been to the- front." EXIT THE "RED CAPS." Sydney, December 3. The State Commandant states that ho _ intends to f'bolisli the military police; each battalion will do its own police work. I PUTTING THE MEN ON THEIR HONOUR; { (Rec. December 11.40 p.m.}. s Sydney, December 3. i There is a probability that the re- > cent restivoness of the soldiers will now - disappear. The Commandant at Liver- - pool Camp announced that he proposed ; to give regular week-end leave if tho • men would give him their word that they would play the game and return .••to camp on Sunday night. The reply was a thunderous "Yes!"' ' MEN WANTED FOR SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION. Melbourne, December 3. The Navy Department is asking for applications from mechanics to proceed ' to England to learn submarine construction. THE ALIEN ENEMY VOTE. ' Adelaide, December 3, In tho Assembly, a Bill to disfranchise naturalised enemy subject.? - dur- - ing and five years after the war was negatived by twenty votes to fifteen. STRIKE AT GARDEN ISLAND NAVY SHIPYARD. S«>rtniw. TSocfimljer 3. Three hundred carpenters einnl on warship;, .uj <!. ;.-..ups at Garden Island have struck owing to a dispute with the ahipwrights. STATE BREAD MONOPOLY STRONG OPPOSITION. (Rec. December 3, 8.35 p.m.) Sydney, December. S. _ There is a strong feeling in business circles against the proposed State bread monopoly, which will involve the Government in an outlay of £400,000. Employers' associations are combining to oppose what they consider will bo a blow to business enterprises generally. HOTEL-CLOSING BELL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. A VIGOROUS DEBATE. (Rec. December 3, 8.35 p.m.) Sydney, December 3. The Hotel Bill was vigorously debated in tho New South Wales Legislative Council to-day. Members urged the necessity for controlling the traffic, particularly in the interests of the soldiers. The majority of the speakers consideied that the proposal to close at ten

o'clock was inadequate. The Govern--1 ment was charged with being afraid of i vested interests. One member declared that the only solution of the problem was to knock out vest-qd interests by a scheme of nationalisation. Tlie debate was adjourned till Tues day. ■ PRODUCE RHTPW,\ T TS HELD UP BY STRIKE. (Rec. December 5, 11.40 p.m.} Melbourne, December*3. Tlie strike of tlio storemen and packers continues. Seven hundred men are out, causing considerable dela.v in the shipment of wool and other products. • ANOTHER HEAT WAVE. Sydney, December S. Then) is a recurrence of the hot weather. Bush fires and drought conditions continue to bo severe in a greater portion of tlie State. BIG FIRE IN MELBOURNE. Melbourne, December 3. , Lyall and Son's produco store .was destroj-ed by fire. Tlie damage is estimated at £15,000. RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUES Sydney, December 3. _ Fifteen out of a total of twonty-six city councillors have pledged themselves to support rating on nnimprovod values. DEAR POTATOES IN BRISBANE. (Rcc. Decembor 3, 5.30 p.m.) Brisbane, Deoember 3. There is a scarcity of potatoes here, 245. a owt. being paid—a record for the