AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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SYDNEY CITY ELECTIONS

(Received ThL Pav at a.m.» SYDNEY, This Day. 'Hie City Council elections resulted in a gain of three seats for Labour making the parties equal. The Lord Mayor was defeated.

REPATRIATION. SYDNEY, Nov. 14. Each country now has its own repatriation problem, and, so far as Australia is concerned, it is estimated that nearly 200,000 men will have to bo brought home. It is believed that it will take over a year to accomplish this.

So far as can he ascertained, the total of enlistments in Australia since war broke out is' 417,574. Of this number, approximately 330,000 have proceeded overseas, the majority of the remainder

having been, found unfit for active service after a period of preliminary training. The total number who volunteered. including medical rejects, is about 700,000.

Up to the end of September 78,544 soldiers had returned, wounded and invalided, of whom 08,344 have been dikcharged. A total of 55,000 have lost their lives.

While the troops are awaiting embarkation they will be given the benefit of an extensive scheme of technical instruction of various kinds, and all university men whose studies were interrupted by the war will havs an opportunity of attending some of the English universities.

CABLE NEWS DELAYED

SYDNEY, Tliis* Day. The cable news is slack and delayed