Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 2, 4 January 1915, Page 6

Australia

SATISFACTORY RECRUITING u .. }| . I [Unitrp Press Association.] (Received 9.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 4. Sunday's intercessory \ prayers were Heed by strong appeals to the young !U of the Commonwealth to;'fespond pie calls of Einpufr and p -dnty., The iponse to the calb for troops Conines excellent. Although there was , recruiting during the holidays, my presented themselves at the barTHE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. (Reecived 10.30 a.m.) Sydney, January 4. Mr Winehcombe, president of the lamber of Commerce, reviewing the tancial position in Australia at the d of the year, said that after the st threatened panic on the outbreak war, the calm strong attitude of e banks, backed by ample cash reives, acted as a tonic to the combrcial community, and" engendered a Bhng of confidence, which' wifrh" the pvernment action, established a rpng position. The "commercial outpk for 1915 was hopeful, although would be a vfcir of dimiushoJ tine in exports and >ar money and restricted;enterprise, THE BROKEN HILL FIGHT. OLICE THEORIES OF THE AFFAIR.

(Received 10. 35 a.m.) Sydney, January ,4. The destruction of the German Club | Broken Hill was the outcome of lie belief by the majority of the crowd (at Germans were'authors of the atik on the train, though there -is phing to support this. V» r hen the S brigade started to put out the m the crowd made a inpve to stop bam, but better feelings prevailed; id they were allowed to proceed with te work. Buildings on each side of te club were considerably damaged I fire. t ■ '

!300l is a Turk and Mulla a Hindu, e police theory is that Gool was out • revenge on the British as enemies the Turks, and persuaded; Mulla, 0 is an Indian and a quiet man © is likely to suffer through being aVble to pay pi fine, that it wasbet0r to die gloriously with the certainty of happiness hereafter if he ailed as many British as possible bepre he himself was slain.' Both men ire hemp smokers. '■'■■,■ I The funeral of the victims was largely attended. Strict precautions fere taken to prevent any further plopular outbreaks. It transpires that the men in the jamel camp are all ludians and British subjects, many having served in pe British army, iand at the commencement of the war offered- their Services. were very bitter jtgainst? the perpetrators.