AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 199, 1 May 1915, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. NEW ZEALAND CRITICISED. Press Association —Copyright. (Reed. 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Th?s Day. The Daily Telegraph referring to the New Zealand League’s decision to adhere to the tour, says that the action of New South Wales sporting bodies, in cancelling ordinary engagements, is not a sentimental desire to repress recreation, but to enable members to drill and ,go to the front. If Now Zealanders persist in coming, they have to take the chance of the bulk of the public sympathy being with the course New South Wales is taking. AUSTRALIA WAITING FOR NEWS. CENSOR'S RETICENT CAUSES RESENTMENT. i THIRD BRIGADE TAKE SOME TURKISH PRISONERS. A FEW AUSTRALIANS LOST. SYDNEY, April 20. Definite news of the Australians' do. ings at the Dardanelles is anxiously awaited. There is a general feeling of subdued excitement. MELBOURNE, April 29. In Ijhe House, Mr Anstey Holly protested that the Deputy Chief Censor, acting on the instructions of the Chief Censor in London, had for three days suppressed cables relating to the landing of the Australians at the Dardanelles. He complained that the Censor gave information to the Governor-Gen. era] fend withhold it from Mr Anstey and the public. Mr Fisher subsequently announced that seme days ago the Australian expeditionary forces were transferred Corn Egypt to the Dardanelles, and had since been in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The action was proceeding satisfactorily.. The Government had no clear information as to which f rees were at tire Dardanelles,though, they had twice asked, for full pa.ri.icu2is. R understood that the Third Brigade made some Turkish prisoners and lest a few men to the Turks. In the Senate, Senator Pearce (Min. i.t'-v for Defence) said, that the bulk of the First Expedite nary Force were j now in Turkey. The Government, in view of the improved rrnNhn has decided to diew the enlistment of garrison artillerymen and permanent officers. The Governor-General Sir Ronald Irlunrc-Fevgusc n) received a cable from th.p Se.-retary cf State as follows: Warmest congratulations on tine splendid gallantry and magnificent achievement of the Australian contingent in the successful progress cf the operations at the Dardanelles, * The Governor replied ihat Australia was confident that her troops would carry the King's colours to further victory. PEIiNCH COLONIAL SOLLIS2(3., ARRIVE IN (SYDNEY. (Rec. 0 a .in.) SYDNEY. Tins Day. Seven hundred French colonial soldiers have arrived. They mot with a great reception. All are natives of the islands: 95 per cent, never previously had been outside the islands. I 1