AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 16 June 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VAGARIES OF WAR. (Reed 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, T2;is Day. Memorial services were he id for soldiers, officially reported killed wire subsequently were officially reported wounded. WESTRAUAN TURF CLUB. A BIG DEFICIT. A#- ■ PERTH, This Day. Starting with a credit of £3.955, the Westralian Turf Club ended the year with a debit of £3,550. It is largely ; attributed to over-rating. The Club voted £4OOO to war funds. SHELL FACTORIES. ; •- IN QUEENSLAND. ? ' ■ BRISBANE, This Day. Information has been collected showing that many factories in Queensland are able to produce shells. AUSTRALIAN FOOD PRICES. ADVANCE IN 10 MONTHS. (Reed 10 a.m.) This Day. The Federal Statistician states that the cost of food In 10 months of war advanced IS.B per cent. BANQUET TO JAPANESE. WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE. THE SCRAP OF PAPER, (Reed 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE This Day. Mr Pearce, speaking at a civil banquet to Admiral Chiska said the Japanese Navy had rendered Australia greater service than most people were aware. Australia recognised that in all things the Japanese had kept both the letter and the spirit of the scrap of .paper which was the basis of her friendship with Britain. ENEMY SUBJECT EMPLOYEES. AN ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE. ; SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL. CRocd 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. ■V Tbe Crty DbhiiMUaCnmomously ; d©- ‘ bste<i the yecommehda- . it&tnktlfat ; sts ~d>aloya \iy- to-'tfiai-lSaipir>ei' : ’Ah am ?n<!-r irmni- Wfw>mbv«U that 'all eachft€*» Ve £{*iai&3ed whether they''’-were ftattfralise-d c-r not. The affieiKfeent was kiji i? xf 4. • >. ; y. ... -p