Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 34, 9 October 1915, Page 5

Australia

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. United Piikbs association. (Received 9.5 a.m.) Sydney, October 9. A Soldier's letter says that the New Zeaknders made a charge, -ami when, they took the trenches tliey found that .the Turks had their machine 'gunners chained .to the guns, so that theyi could not retreat. • "(Received a.m.) Sydney, October-9. The Cabinet deliberated on the early closing bf hotels, and the Ministers decided amongst themselves that the hotels must close at ten o'clpck. A caucus is, to be asked to decide whether the hour be nine or ten. The Government proposed to open the (hotels two hours later'and close an hour earlier, making the trading hours eight to ten. Such 'amendment of the Liquor Act vHll prevail during the currency of the war. and automatically cease on the declaration of peace. The annual reports of the swimming association states that 269 swimmers enlisted. A provisional committee for the establishment of a metal exchange m Sydney lias been formed. The publication of Mr Anderson's remarks at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce regarding German trade monopoly at Tonga and Samoa have attracted wide atteution in shipping circles. Representatives prefer to say nothing respecting the supplying of' goods to the firm mentioned, and they agree that if Australia and New Zealand refused to maintain flie supplies America would readily fill the breach. One representative adds: "America is probably getting a share of the import trade already, and is

certainly getting a greater share <>l the exports than all the other nations put together. For the last six months there has been i,il average of one

schooner per month arriving* at Samoa from San Francisco, carrying font" to six hundred tons. Taking copra, it i s fairly certain the vessels do not come empty." Melbourne, October 0. Replying to the Government's enquiry regarding the control of liquor to the military and the morality in Egypt, the Commanding Officer cables tliafc the reports were much exaggerated. A step had been taken to control the sale of liquor. Mr Spence has given the railway departments in all the State., twelve months' notice of the termination of the agreement for the carriage of mails owing to the excessive rates. The latest hospital ship arrivals have been instructed not to give any account of their experiences to the press. Melbourne. October 3. During the meningitis outbreak there eight beini/ males mid forty-six lemnie.s died.