Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 24, 28 May 1915, Page 5

Australia.

A RED CROSS SCHEME. AUSTRALIA’S SICK AND WOUNDED. United Fauna Association. (Received 8.35 a.m.) Sydney, May 28. An influential committee has been appointed to carry out a Red Cross scheme to meet the needs of the sick and wounded.

Mr. Hugh Ward is organising a public appeal, whereby he aims at raising £200,000.

The Premier (Mr. Holman), referring to the announcement that an endeavour* would he made to raise Red Cross funds in America, said there was no need for that. Austialia. could not afford to have it said she was not prepared to buy comforts for her own soldiers. The charity of her own people, was unlimited. Ihe Go\ernment had already undertaken to inaugurate a combined movement throughout Australia for the sick and

wounded, and he was negotiating with the Premiers of other States in the matter. THE CENSOR CRITICISED. STRONG LANGUAGE USED. (Received 11.10 a.m.) Melbourne, May 28. In the House, Mr Sampson asked what the attitude of the censor was towards the speeches of members. Mr Booth said the censorship was u:i'satisfactory. restricting, awkward and irksome. It seemed as if a Minister, - through the censor, could save himself from criticism. Anything more ludicrous than the censorship in Australia was impossible. Mr Jensen replied that there was no censoring of criticism unless it contained anything it was not good for the public to know. INTERNED ALIENS. (Received 11.16 a.m.) Melbourne, May 28. In the Senate, Mr Pearce stated that 2940 enemy subjects were interned in Australia. THE LITHCOW ARMS FACTORY. (Received 11-16 a.m.) Melbourne, May 28. The committee inquiring into the Lithnow Small Arms Factory output reports that the only reasonable way of increasing the output of the works was a second shift. No difficulty is anticipated in obtaining the labor required. They had sufficient steel to enable double the present output for a year without exhausting the stock. Die Committee has been assured that recognising the national importance of the matter, Mr Ready would assist the Government in every possible way. He stated that over-time which was now being worked had increased the output. 1 RESTRICTING HOTEL HOURS. (Received 11.10 a.m.) Melbourne, May 28. In the Assembly, during a discussion on the Temporary Restriction Bill, the Premier said it seemed there was general agreement that some curtailment of hotel hours was required. If those imurs were curtailed the people should be unable l<> get drunk elsewhere when the hotels were closed. The Government therefore would submit an amendment prohibiting anyone, except the occupiers, family or servants, drinking on unlicensed premises between the hours of nine-thirty at night and nine in the morning.