AUSTRALIAN NEWS
THE NEW RECRUITING SCHEM™ MR. HUGHES SPEAKS OUT. fa TdesraDh-Prcas Aesociatkm-CoDyrlgbl ' (Rec. December 10; 8.5 p>.m.) - Brisbane, December io. ;■ ./Clio Federal Premier (Mr. W. M. Hughes), replying tp the. Industrial' Council's demand for $16 withdrawal of tho recruiting'. * scheme, said,, that he • strongly resented auytliing in the shape of a threat He was afraid that'they , did not realise the gravity of the issues ,/'at, stake. . They spoke as if there were . some.meaiis, of preserving their liberty by an attitude of indifference and aloofness' to the -war. Mr. Fisher (his pre- . decessor)'had, pledged the'Lafcom ; Party ; to support ;the Empire to the., last, man ' and the,last shilling.) Ho had. been . . . elected to power on that polic\y, and lie .was "going to carry' it out': ' After further' straight tfilk, Mr. Hughes- said. that he- could • hot .under- . - stmdjthfem'mistaking the Govettment's ..present action for conscription. No scheme of conscription could bie intro-duced--ivithput Parliament bein« given ,an opportunity-of stating, its. opinion. . Govei^ent 'fully -wairanted--the v'steps" "tho Government had ial;en to incfre-ase .'the strength.of the Australian Force,s at ■ .tho front. • A MARRIAGE BOOM IN AUSTRALIA . COINCTDENT - ( WITH ■ --PtECRUITI JTG*: : , -, - Sydney, December-l(^ t : 1 The New. Zealand -.message referring ■ to ..the the marriage - rate finds a re-echo in the' Oommori- . ■wealth. Coincident:with recruiting,' th'ti' . Biarriaga market has been abnormally' ■/: gctive. . 1 ■ ■: "i MASQUERADERS IN UNIFORM. . SEVENTY-FIVE ROUNDED UP ; ' ri . 1 MelbOumß,. December 10 X military raid in the city captured 75 men who had no right to wear a uniform. . ... IMPORT OF ENEMY. GOODS. iIESTRIOHVE ■...•■.'V; Melliburne, Deoeiiiber : 10. proclsunation has-beehrissuedj if-ur- , ther, .restricting, the importation' ,of -.' enemy , goods, even, those imported ! ; through-neutrals.'-. The proclamation is ■ . niore rigid'than tholaw: in England, ■: . mid will even affect goods imported from .' England under. license .and exportcd to ' Australia. . - •• •. ...... QUEENSLAND UPPER HOUSE., i '' BILL FOR ABOLITION THROWN ' ' OOT. . . Brisbane, December 10., ] . The Bill for the abolition of the Legis- : i , lative.Council received short shrift when ] .' rea'clied the Tho',latter body, I '. : : by 25 votes to 3, carried an amendment disagreeing with'; the-principles of, the' Bui. It w-as decided to forward the re- ■ ■ solution to tho King. / THE VEILED PLAGUES. FALSE DELICACY HAMPERS ACTION. ,1 .. Molbourne, December 10. • -In the Assembly, Mr.:Elmslie M3um- . plained of the inadequateprovision for 1 , : . dealing with venerpal Vliseases in the -. Health.' Department'sestimates. K - .: He ' said that " a'-false" delicacy hampered all :' : attempts ,to. cope with the disease. -■ ■' / The' Minister of Health (the Hon. D. ' M'Le«l) said that tho amouiit of ,money ' which had been earmarked for tile purr 1 pose-shocked him with its insignificance! > The Cliief Health ,Officer, had reported that patients and-nurses were shunned. 1 „• The'difficulty was .to make the disease 1 ~ : ?■.: one, and' the preparation * . J Known as "6C6" was not tho specific it was supposed to be. He' proposed to ' deal ivith the matter in an amending 1 Health.Bill shortly. 1
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 6
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467AUSTRALIAN NEWS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 6
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