Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 54, 20 October 1914, Page 5

Australia.

ENEMY BLOCKED AT SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Sydney, October 20. At to-day's wool auctions Germans and Austrians are not allowed to operate. WIRELESS CABLE CENSORSHIP. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Sydney, October 20. The postal authorities notify' that wireless communication with Rabaul, via Thursday Island and Port Moresby, over public correspondence and press messages is not permitted. THE DISORGANISED SHIPPINC ARRANGEMENTS. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Sydney, October 20. The Chamber of Commerce and a meeting of consignees discussed the position arising out of the internment of German steamers at neutral ports. Legal advice Btates that they had no claim on the underwriters for assistance, and the Government refused to be a party to any proposal to bring the steamers from Batavia and would not consent to lay the suggestion before the Admiralty. The meeting resolved to cable Messrs Burns, Philip and Co., agents in Batavia, to ascertain the extent of the requirements of the Norddeutscher cloyd, and German and Australian Companies respecting the transhipment'of cargoes from the Roon, Stallbcrg, Luneberg, Lubeck and other steamers sheltering in Java ports. DRASTIC MEASURES FOR SYP EVIL. (Received 10.2 a.m.) Melbourne, October 20. The Federal Crimes Bill, which has been introduced, contains drastic measures for dealing with spies, the penalties ranging from one to seven yearsimprisonment. NEWS' FROM OCEAN ISLAND. (Received 10.25 a.m.) Brisbane, October 20. A Canadian transport which has arrived from Ocean Island reports that while there a vessel arrived with provisions and ammunition for the Germans at Nauru. The provisions were commandeered and the ammunition thrown overboard. Ifc transpired that the bullets were made of wood. Residents of Ocean Island have formed a strong defence force. 1