AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 212, 21 May 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DRINK SALE RESTRICTIONS * Press Association —CopyrigtitJ " J (Reed. 11.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day, The Bill restricting fop' the sale of liquor, provides severe penalties. For drunkenness a first offem der is liable to fourteen days’ impris--onment; a second offence, one month;; third offence, a fine of £lO, or threemonths’, and for any subsequent offence, a fine of £2O, or six months'. Women offenders may be sent to & reformatory. * -• A STOP WORK MEETING. V® TisSsi GERMANS,AUSTRIANS AND TURKS • OBJECTED TO. (Reed. 11.15 a,m.) " ’ 4 SYDNEY, This Day, Many Germans wrote to papers denouncing the German war methods, some repudiating their nationalities. A stop-work meeting of the Coal Lumpers' Union decided not to work with Germans, Austrians or Turks. A HIGH OFFICIAL COURTMAR- ‘ TIALLED AND DISMISSED. ■'] ;.V; ; _ “ ON CHARGES OF THEFT. { J . , ■ ——- • >i (Reed. 11.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the courtmartial on Capt. Babhington Ravoncrcft, three charges' were preferred with three counts on each: Stealing or receiving a camera, a chronometer and a typewriter, the property of persons not known. Ravenscroft was appointed Provost Marshall at Raboul, which etailed the' control of a large amount of German property. The articles were discovered in Ravenscroft’s possession upon his return to Sydney. The court dismissed the charges regarding the typewriter and chronometer. Ravenscroft’s defence stated that the strictest enquiry had been made for the owner of the camra, but failed. He was under the belief that he, or any other officer or man could take any property theyJCound in a private house if the owner was unfindable. The Court’s verdict was not guilty on all charges. In the Melbourne Senate, Mr Pearce, replying to questions regarding alleged misappropriations of goods at Rabaul, said the private who made the charge, had since signed an admission that the charges were untrue. The editor of the newspaper which published the charges stated he had noi evidence to support rebuttal of them,. and added that the charges were those of a weak character who did not appear to realise the seriousness of hie? statements. Th e sole punishment h&r received was a reprimand.

GENERAL BRIDGES SUCCUMB^A RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION: HIS SUCCESSOR APPOINTED.’. (Reed. 11.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day.In the House, at a late hour, MrFisher announced that General Bridges , had succumbed to his wounds. Messrs Fisher, Cook and Peai'ce paid high tributes to his memory, as a, man and a soldier. A adopted expressing a deep-sense of' the loss the Commonwealth had sus--tained, and placing on record appreciation of his great services in the pf scheme, admiration of his organisation and leadership of the forces ■at t)hte Dardandlie's, 'and tendering respectful sympathy to his family- in • tireless of so distinguished -an officer. Mr Pearce announced that GeneralLegge had left Australia the previous; day to take up the duties. He said it was a gratifying fact-that-the command was to remain, in thehands of an Australian officer.-. Her was unable to say who was commanding the forces in the meantime. new commander has seen tary service; he served in the Smith£ African war and commanded Aastr*» lian infantry. Later he was miiita*i* f Secretary to the Board- of MUlta* y Administration. At the time of’ I t j s Dardanelles appointment- he was-, ($ jgf of the Commonwealth General! gt