Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 42, 25 January 1916, Page 6

Australia.

NOTHING GERMAN WANTED. [United Press Association.] (Received 9.25 a.m.) Melbourne, January 25. Senator Pearce (Minister of tdefence) has refused sanction lor the employment rtf German prisoners in the preparation of settlement farms for returned) soldiers. ■ r ■ NEW ZEALANDER S DEATH. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Sydney, January 25. Lieutenant Malley. Lodgell, who was killed at the Dardanelles on December 19, was educated in New Zealand jind was a prominent athlete. • ANZACS ENTERTAINED AT V MALTA. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Sydney, January 25. The Secretary to the Governor of Malta, in a letter of appreciation of the War Chest Fund, states that 20,250 Anzacs were entertained at Malta in six months. TORPEDOING of the orteric. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Sydney, January 25. Two officers,, survivors of the Orteric, which was torpedoed off Alexandria on December 10,, have arrived. They relate that the Orteric carried 10,000 tons of nitrate of soda, the ship and cargo being valued at hall a million. A submarine was sighted in tlieafternoon and the captain attempted to outmanoeuvre the submarine, which commenced to. fire. Immediately the wireless was shot away, the captain decided to surrender, ami the white flag was hoisted, but this was ignored, and the enemy continued to tiro moi e vigorously. Four boats were launched. and a shell destroyed one, killing and wounding several Chinese. The other three boats escaped, and the submarine approached and fired a torpedo, and the'Orteric sank in five minutes after a terrific explosion. Ihe gtirvivors were picked «M> by a hospital ship, which later picked no the crew of the Bisunis that was torpedoed previously.