CONSCRIPTION AND THE I.W.W.
CHARGE OF FOMENTING LABOUR OPPOSITION By Telegraph-Press AssociaUori-.Copyiiftht Hobart, October 14. Mr. W. M. Hughes has announced that'with the declaration of peace conscription will.automatioally cease. With reference to anti-con scriptionists, lie said ho had proof' that the I.AV.W. was chiefly responsible for the attitude of the Labour organisations towards the Government's proposals. Melbourne, October 14. - Victorian modical men who have been to tho front havo issued a manifesto appealing to tho peoplo to vote "Yes" at tho referendum. THE TREASON TRIALS " MORE REVELATIONS. Sydney, October 14. Another witness in the treason case gave evidence that Fagin, hearing that the police were investigating the causes of the recent fires, said ho proposed to give them a change by using gelignite covered with a solution of soap, with time fuse attached, which would produce a mild explosion. COMPUWOrFeNR6LMENT THE OFFICIAL RETURNS. (Rec. October 15, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, October 15. The official figures regarding compulsory enrolment for services' show that 149,190 reported, and that 56,518 claimed exemption; 34,802 were declared as unfit, and 60,301 as fit. POOR LOOK-OUT FOR GERMAN POTATOES CROP OVER-ESTIMATED. Australian-New ZcaJand Cable Association. (Rec. October 15, 5.5 p.m.)
Amsterdam, October 14. The Reichstag has discussed complaints concerning the potato supply. Hon- voir Batocki (the German Food Dictator) admitted that tho forthcoming crop would bo unfavourable, ' and had previously been over-estimated. ENGLAND MUST BE .PUNISHED. (Beuter's Teleitrani.) (Rec. October. 14, --3A5 p.m.) London, October 13. After hearing Vice-Admiral Kirchapp, a crowded meeting at Plauen, in Saxony, resolved that England must speedily bo punished by the deprivation of her foodstuffs and raw materials, and the destruction of important buildings. In the Saxon Chamber of Deputies, the Minister for the Interior, referring to the food supply, said: "Although wo can hold out, it should publicly bo admitted that wo are confronted by a bad winter. ■
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2903, 16 October 1916, Page 6
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