THE GERMAN MENAGE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3987, 21 July 1915, Page 5

THE GERMAN MENAGE.

SECRET MOVEMENT (' E TJi OBI'S. WHO IS TO BE ATTACKED? ITALY WELL PREBAR ED FDR 1N VAGION. (Received Julv 20. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 20. The “Daily Telegraph's" .Milan correspondent -states that the elo.-big «»l the Swiss frontier conceals large movements of Germans. It is believed that the entire Bavarian army is being transported either from Flanders or the Vosges to the Italian front. If it is proposed to throw three or four million Austro-Gerrnaus with a view to occupying Italy from the Adriatic to the Gulf of Genoa., the Italians arc strong enough to resist. They arc excellently equipped with guns and ammunition, and have proved themselves equal to the best soldiers in Europe. Italy does not expect a German.attack, which is also unlikely on the well-dcfeauled fortresses in the Vosges. It is - more likely that the' Bavarians are going to Belgium or Northern Eranee. WAR QUESTION, FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND. ENGINES FOR AEROPLANES. (Received Julv 20. 3.1 d p.m.) LONDON, July 20.

Mr Tennant (Under-Secretary to the War Office) speaking in the House of Commons in response to a request for the views of the Government on football, replied that although the measures taken in 1914 had not realised all the desired results, thev were, in the main, satisfactory. the Government looked confidently to those responsible to restrict matches in accordance with strong public feeling. He stated, further, that General Henderson advocated dnplicate-engm-ed aeroplanes, but the provision of single-engined machines was. more urgent. The Government did not believe multiple-engines were more Lord Robert Cecil said that tdOO.nOO had been paid for the purchase of 2d American cotton shipments. SYDNEY GAMP INQUIRY. THOUSANDS OF SICKNESS CASES DOCTOR’S UNFORTUNATE NAME. (Received Julv 20. 8.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 20. At the Liverpool Camp inquiry Dr Sclilink, who is in charge of the hospital, gave evidence that from the outset he advocated the hospital being removed to higher ground, that better accommodation should be provided. From January 19 to yesterday: there were 4000 admissions to the hospital, or at the rate of 8000 cases yeaily. In Juno alone there 946 admissions. The death rate in the field hospital was .3 per centum up to July 1. The number of men who appeared this year on sick parade was 30,000. Drink was the cause of a great- deal of the illness The class of drink distributed among file troops was awful. Dr Scblink’s counsel asked for a subpoena for Senator Millin, the object being to find out the source of charges of disloyalty allegedly made against Dr. Sclilink. Mr Justice Rich pointed out that Dr Sclilink was not charged with disloyalty. only with having a German name and German sympathies. Dr Sclilink passionately protested against the cruelty of being accused of a sympathy he did not possess, and said his name was sullied; and his professional Tionor trampled, adding: “] come here as an Australian.” Mr Justice Rich assured the doctor that there was no suggestion against Ins professional honor. Dr. Sclilink gave evidence that he did not regard the camp as unhealthy, hut thought more suitable sites \ ore available. Wherever . they had ho camp there would bo the same' amount of infectious diseases.

WAR PENSIONS SCHEME. BILL AGAIN BEFORE THE HOUSE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE INCREASED. (Press Association Teleerain.j x WELLINGTON, July 20. In the House this afternoon the Premier brought up a report by the Secret Defence Committee, which recommended that the War Pensions Bill bo allowed to proceed with amendment- made in the clauses and-dhe second schedule. The principal 'amendment was increasing the pension for disablement from twenty-five shillings per week to. thirty-five shillings, and making a slight increase in the total maximum aggregate for all classes. Mr Hannan said that personally lie regretted the committee had not seen its way to give disabled men £2 per week. We were not giving as much as Canada. Mr Ngata asked the House to seo -ghat the widows of Maori soldiers were not disqualified from receiving pensions because they had been married under Native custom.

Messrs Isitt, McCombs, Poland, Wilford, Veitch, Jennings and Glover all urged more generous treatment of the pension question. The House rose for tho dinner adjournment at 5.30 p.m.