AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2857, 23 August 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

NEW COMMONWEALTH BANK BUILDING THE OPENING CEREMONY. By Telwaph-Prcss Ansociation-Oopyriglifc (Rec. August 22, 10.55 p.m.) Sydney, August 22. The Governor-Genoral (Sir . Ronald Munro- Ferguson), Mr. W. M. Hughes (Federal Prime Minister), and other Ministers participated in the opening ceremony of the new ten-storied headquarters of the Commonwealth Bank, at the corner of Pitt and Moore Streets I —one of the finest buildings in the city. Suites are provided in the building for the Governor-General, the Prime Minister, and members of the Ministry. VEILED DISEASES. AMAZING STATISTICS FROM CAIRO. (Rec. August 22, 10.55 p.m.) Sydney, August 22. Dr. Bray, recently in charge of the Military Hospital at Cairo, giving evidence before tho Parliamentary Committee which is investigating venereal disease, stated that during a period of seven months the hospital treated nine thousand cases of venereal disease, among British, Australian, and NewZealand troops. HOME RULE DEMONSTRATION AT PERTH. SYMPATHETIC RESOLUTIONS. (Rec. August 22, 10.55 p.m.) Perth, August 22. A great Home Rule demonstration, the members of which included Mr. Scaddan (ex-Premier), and a number of ex-Ministers, carried resolutions sympathising with the deplorablo con- j dition of Ireland owing to the suspeu- | sion of the Home Rule Act, requesting the British Government to extend clemency to the Sinn Fein prisoners, and urging a relaxation of tho censorship of news concerning Irish affairs. '| |TEMS IN BRIEF. NORTHERN TERRITORY CHARGES BREAK DOWN. (Rec. August 22, 10.55 p.m.) Melbourne, August 22. All tho forty-three charges preferred by Dr. Jansen against Dr. Gilruth's administration of the Northern Territory proved to be groundless. • QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT. (Rec. August 22, 10.55 p.m.) \ Brisbane, August 22. Tho Stato Governor has opened tho second session of the Queensland Parliament.