Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 23, 27 May 1915, Page 8

Australia.

A BISHOP'S CONDEMNATION GERMANY'S GREAT CRIME. REPRISALS JUSTIFIED. United Peeks Association. (Received 10.50 a.m.) Sydney, May 27. The Bishop of Riverina. referring to the Germau atrocities, said he knew that if the Germans discovered anything more fiendish than corrosive gases they would employ them. In dealing with such infamy, reprisals were consistent with the Christian calling. They had, incidentally, to preserve their existence, and also to punish the great, great crime of Germany. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. Melbourne, May 22. Jn connection .with the defence contracts allegations, High Court indictments have been issued by the At-torney-General, Mr. Hughes, against Arthur Kidman, of Sydney, alleging forgery and uttering certain documents, i.e., tenders for military supplies; and against the same defendant, together with Major Arthur George O'Donnell and Sergeant Leslie, of Sydney, alleging conspiracy to cheat and defraud the Commonwealth of huge sums of money in connection with the supplies of goods for the defence forces of the Commonwealth, and by procuring that the Commonwealth should pay excessive prices for such goods. The indictments allege tour conspiracy ofren.ees.f- and against Arthur Kidman two charges of forgery and uttering between August, 1911, and the current month. Sidney, May 2(5. Sergeant-Major Poole was convicted on two charges of stealing, and was sentenced to two years' hard labor. OFFER OF AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN (Received 9.20 a.m.) Sydney, May 27. Mr Lebbeus Hordern, brother of Mr Anthony Hordern, expert aeroplanist, departs by the outgoing mad steamer and will offer the services of himself and a Vickers machine, which he will purchase on arrival in England, to the Royal Aerial Club for either naval or military aerial work. FATAL EPIDEMIC AMONG REMOUNTS. (Received 9:20 a.m.) Sydney, May 27. Of four hundred remounts shipped from Sydney by the steamer Upada, W,i died mysteriously owing to an epidemic breaking out while en route to .Madras. . THE CHILDREN'S EFFORT. FINE RESPONSE MADE. (Received 10.50 a.m.) Sydney, May 27. The first list of the Children's Empire Day collections; totals £2350 from 2.11 schools. There are three thousand schools in the State. (On the loth inst. it was cabled that a movement was on foot in the State Schools for an organised effort to raise £IOOO on Empire Day for Belgian orphans).