Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 92, 19 August 1915, Page 5

Australia

MENINGITIS IN TASMANIA. ■ j United Press Association. (Received 9.dd a.m.) I Hobart, August 19. A ease of meningitis has occurred at the Claremont military camp. N.S.W. WAR RELIEF FUNDS. (Received 9.5 a.m.) Sydney, August 19. To 31st duly, a sum of £1,451,982 was contributed to the war relief funds of New South Wales, compared to £829,074 in Victoria,

AWAY WITRIpA RTY J P,O LITI OS J,

... (Received 9.d a.m.) Sydney, August 19. A large meetjng jiir tjje TmCrt Ifall made a protest against the .forthcoming ycfereiiduni.j aiyl, canned a ' resdliltion ; prging the. iabamaoinweiit of! party warfare. Sir William AfacAl ii 1 0 • pointed to New Zealainl’sj/vxjf tuple;.! Australia and New jZeahin.d} '■ hy,;; thqpght. should he expected to do more than the other jDomiiyyjyR J; :TOj|.,mpst| purely British. He said fie- was sorry to state that polities would not permit a Natiipiml,.Government in Australia. ,

The meeting carried motions appealing to the Federal Government to postpone the creferenditm \ mid j also IT I rain front introducing contentions legislation.j ... ~ ~f ; fk ..

HITTING BELOW THE BELT.

(Received 9.5 a.m.) j Sydney, August 19

-Mr Holman (Premier) in answer to ,;i gjjl«?fifcion il there was a possibility of the hostility evinced towards 1 inin in the rlqniir/ing meetings being due to (fennaij jtlood in Jtiin 'op* in Mrs'Ho)maii, said there, Was absolutely,.,, no foundation for the rumour. Neither Mrs Holman nor himself had a strain of German hioyd in them.

TRANSPORTS RUN “DRY."

(Received 9.5 a.m.) Melbourne, August 19

.Mr Pearce stated that for months past beer had not been allowed on any transports leaving Australia.