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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 September 1916, Page 3

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(An.- trnlia-Xew Zealand Cable Service). (Received This Day 2 p.m.) Athene. Sept. 1-3. I'ire hundred rotugees from Kavala have reached Volo. They describe the horrible proceedings when the Germiuis demanded the surrender of the town. Gorman airmen on .Saturday bombed Kavla. destroying the Stanibul and Tscharchi quarters. IM-iny officers and soldier.s wore drowned while attempting the swim to reach the Allied w;ir 'nps winch arrived; at the height of the cnVsi-. The gaol warders fled ami the prisoners and cri-iiinals were liberated and pillaged the town-. The lurkMi population co-operated and they sacked the markets and commercial and private lionises and Government depots. Order only w-:ifs restored wlic-ti 10! JO citizens were transported to 'Phases. Many Bulgarian troops waited witl'.in a few minutes' distance of Kavala and several Bulgarian officers and .soldiers entered the village of Dorlnicl7.\k. destroyed the houses, raped tall tlio young girls and took the men prisoners. Berne, Sept; 1-3. A wireles .smessage states there i.s much anxiety in Germany at the poor pros pee t« of the new war loan and the Government is resorting to extraordinary propaganda methods. Bnlgars taken prisoner in Macedonia confirm the existence of a Russopliile movement which even has reached the Bulgarian Army. German newspapers deplore tilie total ruin of the tobacco industry and point out that extravagant smokers now buy the clieai>est hwlf-peuny cigars or the poorest of pipe tobacco.

Sydney, This Day

Another fire in cotton waste was extinguished in a big city drapery store last night.

Melbourne. Thi« Day. The Assembly pawed the Six O'clock Closing Bill.

The House of Representatives continued the debate on the Conscription Referendum Bill, several Labour members pledging their support. 3IY Cli/i rltoii saw 110 objection to the referendum but there should be no half measures. If they were going to conscript life all incomes over wages should go into the common exchequer. The Rt. Hon. AV. Hughes stated if the referendum was carried the sons of naturalized Germans would be liable for service at the Governmen's discretion. Perth, 'This iDn.v. A deputation representing the chur-cre-s asked the Premier to restrict race meetings and abolish bookmakers. The Premier said he was in sympathy with the desire to, abolish bookmakers and would lay the matter before the Cabinet. London. Sept. 13. The railway cr'sis is unchanged. It is officially announced that tho Rt. Hon. W. Runeiman has arranged n conference with the railwayman's national executive this afternoon and will issue a communique later. Swiss sources report that the Aus- . trians suffered -a .further eanguinaa-y i defeat westward of Kiapul. j , Athens. Sept. 1:>. It- is confirmedjhnt M. Zaimis. prior to his resignation; last Tung Constantino's favour.

MILITARY SERVICE ACT. ■TVellincton, This Day. In t.lio swearirte in of recruit*: an important change lias been ma do in the oaths. to lie taken on en'istment. . Tho Military Service Act places upon every mail of military age (except members.of tho Expeditionary Force or men who liavc T>een discharged from that foivo

( because of disablement or ill-health r after service beyond the seas) in the re--1 serve, and into any ballot that may he < taken to make good a district jiHortage. A man who wishes to escape the ballot can only do so by voluntarily enlisting and taking the oath of allegiance and thus becoming a member . of the expeditionary force. There i ; l no other method by which he can l.e taken out of the reserve. Section i 54 of the Act gives the Governor-iu-Council power to make regulation's requiring the attestation in such form os may he desired. These regulation nre •being prepared -and it is proposed to bring them into force on Monday. 25th September. On and after that date all recruits as tluy register will be sworn in as members of the expeditionary force. The new attestation will be for general service only, each recruit however, will bo ajlowed' to express his preference for any arm of the (Service and every consideration will bo given to his preference, but 110 guarantee will be given that he will be transferred to such arm in the foreign service. This only applies to men wlr; volunteer for service on and after Monday, 25th September." The men who at that date are rcgisteredi in the sevens! group offices will be given due notice to attend at time and place, which will be stated, in order to take the oath of allegiance. Any men who fail to attend and swear in will be struck off the group office 'register and will thus remain in the reserve and will be liable to bo called: up for compulsory service in lany ballot that may bo taken to make good a shortage on and after the 25th September. The recruit will be paid the sum of 5s pay for every day or part of he occupied in travelling from his home to the nearest defence office or to tlie defence office at which he has been ordered to report, for the purpose of being sworn in. and in addition accommodation and boat and railway warrants will lie provided in all ca-es where -necessary. A recruit will not receive accommodation, boat or sail way warrants or more than one dciy's pay of 5s if be gees out ol li s district or to other than the nearest deence office or to other than he oHice at which Tie has been ordered to report for the purpose of being sworn in. He will be entitled to- pay as a soldier from tlie due date of bis departure from ; his home to undergo his training at expeditionary force camp.