Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 31 May 1915, Page 5

Australia.

MISCELLANEOUS. UNITED P»IM ABSOOUnOS. Sydney, May 30. A man named Richmond was discussing the war with a German when the latter became enraged and fired a revolver, seriously wounding Richmond. The German escaped. Sydney, May 30i The children’s Empire T)av collections for Belgian children, which aimed at £IO,OOO, are already over CIT--000, with over a thousand schooU still to come. ,

Melbourne, May 30

A Bill will he introduced in the House next week commandeering the States’ wheat supplies, i The Government is importing whe*t. Poultry-keepers have secured a consignment at a cost of 7g 6d per bushel landed.

(Received 10 a.m.) Sydney, May 81.

The Government allotted the disused Trial Bay prison buildings as a hoivse for the increasing number of detained Germans.

Two thousand footballers attended the memorial service for Major B. J. Swunnell.

THE EMDEN WRECK.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) Melbourne, May 31

The Defence Department is inviting tenders for salving the Emden. They provide for handing over to the Navy all war material, money, and confidential documents found aboard. The Government will have the first clan® to purchase the* salved hull.

VICTORIA’S ARMY MEAT CONTRACTS. , ...

(Received 9.15 a.m.) Melbourne, May 31

Mr Hagelthorn states that owing to exporters failing to supply the meat required to fill Victoria’s contracts, the Imperial authorities commandeered what was necessary.