AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 207, 12 May 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

—— —■ < HUGH WARD'S FUND. HAS REACHED £15,000. (Reed. 10 H.m.) SYDNEY. This Day Six £500. ; cheques were received I/. Hugh Ward yesterday in aid of u.y Belgian Fund, making v total of thirty, TO STIMULATE RECRUITING. I NO SINGLE MEN EMPLOYED. ? SYDNEY, This Day. In order to stimulate recruiting a number of timber firms has announced! that no single men will be employed; after Friday next. Their places *v LI be filled by married.

I AN UNPARALLELED TASK. ’ THE DARDANELLES LANDING. 1 AUSTRALASIANS FIT. (Reed. 9.25 a.in.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Lieut. Col. Simmensis, invalided from Egypt, says tliat Don. Bird wood! told him that the Australasians weio about to attempt That which he believed had never before been attempted in the history of the world, that was th e landing of a big force in (he face of a strongly, posted enemy that wa - sure to do what was asked of thenv His opinion was based on watching the, men closely for many weeks. Ho praised their keenness, and said b. had never .seen such a large body c£ men that were so. physically fit; E ' was very proud of them.