Latest Cables

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 82, 3 November 1916, Page 2

Latest Cables

Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Renter. (Received 11. no a.in.)

London, November 2

The King conferred the Order of C.M.G. upon Major Phillip Davy, and the D.S.O. on Captains Augustus Williams and Arthur Drown, of the Army .Medicals, for service n the epidemic at Gardelcgon. A telegram from Christiania states that steamship shares rose sharply owing to reports of the prospect of a Germano-Nonvegian settlement. Pi ess Association-Copyright. (Received ! 2.30 p.m.) Sydney, November 3.

Two men were sentenced to s x months’ imprisonment with hard labour for failing to report under the enlistment proclamation. The Legislative Council amended the Liquor Bill so as to permit puolicans to sell non-intoxicating Links from six o’clock to eleven.

Mr H. E. Pratten, ex-president of the Chamber of Commerce, wlio has returned after a year’s munition campaign in England, said that in addition to the immense new Governmen arsenals, over four thousand State-controlled munition fad nines and many thousands of others, employing nearly four million workers, were directly engaged in munition-making One arsenal employed 30,000 women in its organisation. Such a shortage would never again bo experienced. Referring to the statement that dining the war Germany would he nominally self-contained, he said he did not think the end would be brought about by the shortage of food, but ;;y miliary operations alone. The general opinion in England was that Kitchener’s estimate of three years of war would not be exceeded.

A meeting of the Anti-Conscription League of Australasia passed a motion demanding the cancellation of tlie proclamation, and urging purely voluntary recruiting. A New Zealand Soldiers’ Reception Association has been formed, with the object of entertaining re turned Now Zealanders as they pass through Sydney.

All prospects of a speedy termination of the coal strike have been dissipated. It is expected to-day that every colliery in the Eastern States will be idle. Already shipping at Newcastle is paralysed, and the tiouble has spread to Lithgow, where LOGO men are idle. A gratifying feature is that the transports will rot suffer, as the authorities anticipator! the trouble and secured large supplies.

Brisbane, November

Senator Pearce (Minister of Do fenc) announced that the Governn on; has no intention of stopping compulsory training.

The Crown law authorities have altered the t treason charges against twelve members of the I.WAV. to “a conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice, commit arson, and sedition.” Tlie State coal-miners ceased work in sympathy with the other strikers.