COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 44, 27 January 1916, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

United Press Association. (Received 6.50 a.m.) Svdnev. January 27

List 136.—Wounded: Private A, -J. Potter (hospitalled at Heliopolis). Ill: Private ,1. B. Moray (hospitalled at Heliopolis), Sergeant I). Corporal B. Miles, Lance-Corporal L. C. H. Ward, Private A. Comport (hospitalled at Cairo). The City Council objects to the words Kindergarten and Liedertaiel, and have agreed to discard all German terms.

Justice Higgins refused the request to arbitrate upon the Broken Hill dispute. Anniversary Day was celebrated by a regatta and sports at Bourne. The committee’s report on the land settlement schelne for returned soldiers suggests that the Federal Government loan ten to twenty million to provide advances through the banks against improvements effected by the settlors, either soldiers or their dependents. The first section of fifteen blocks for thirty-eight farmers designed for soldier settlers at French’s Forest is available for applicants.

The new regulations empower the authorities to stop the sale of liquor within five miles of a military camp it the welfare of the troops is endangered.

The Barrier strike committee is appealing to the American, South African, and English unions for immediate assistance.

Melbourne, January 27. Mr Mahon has received particulars of an affray at Papua. The Natives attacked the police while the lattei were endeavouring to arrest a muideier, and one constable was fatally speared and two were wounded. One of the remaining police gallantly went to his comrades’ assistance and killed five of their assailants. Next ( iay the party attacked Patrol-officer Blyth,. who shot three of them.