Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 79, 2 August 1915, Page 3

Australia

the recruiting campaign, disgraceful scenes. United Press Association. Sydney. August 1Disgraceful scenes characterised the opening of the recruiting campaign at the Exhibition Building. Sections ot the audience, continually interrupted the speakers, and the climax was reached when the crowd turned upon Mr Holman, who replied: “If it happens that we are to be coni routed with demonstrations like this, there can be no alternative but to take young loafers and compel them to perform the duty they are leaving to braver and better men.” The meeting resulted in only ten recruits.

More pronounced opposition occurred at the Stadium, where Mr Holman and M-r Wade were invited to address the crowds. Seventeen thousand had gathered to witness the Darcy-McOoorty contest for the middle-ieight championship. Several of the Dardanelles wounded men accompanied the speakers, and received a tremendous ovation. Immediately Mr Henman attempted to speak, he was again counted out and howled down. One ot the wounded soldiers vainly appealed to the mob to be sports, but they were, apparently, determined not to ■listen. Messrs Holman and Wade left the ring amid desisive cheers, but when the wounded men vacated the arena they were greeted with genuine cheers.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Sydney, .July 31. Australia Day collections readied £1172,000 iu New South Wales, and in Victoria £200.000. The Australian Jockey Club proposes to vote a further £IO,OOO. making £20,000 the club has given to patriotic funds. Melbourne, July 31. After interviewing the chairman of the Mount Morgan and Electrolytic Companies, Mr Hughes stated that the latter had cabled to the company’s London house instructing them not to make any transactions through, or with Mortons or George Smith and Son. While not admitting they had done anything they ought not to have done in the present crisis, the companies have decided to support the Government in any action taken to free the industry from German control.

Brisbane, Julv 31

A proclamation lives the price of Hour at £lB 10s, and bran and pollard at £9 10s per ton; butter (other than best) at £9 Ids per cut; frozen beef, lid per lb; mutton I\d per lb.

News from New Guinea indicates the natives in German territory murdered a white man and four natives at Cape I’eeehy on March M A punitive expedition shot three of the murderers, and an expedition was also necessary to quell several native lights.

Perth, July 31. A further 500 wounded Australians arrived hv the steamer Ballarat.