AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 9 August 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS

(Rcccl l.i a m.) SYDNEY. This Day A Domain orator, deprecating cm*. I iistment and hustled by soldiers,sought , police protection. He was locked up, and charged v.ith a breach cf the WarPrecaution Act. Great preparations are being made to celebrate the Methodist Centenary. The Reverend Samuel Leigh. th e first Methodist Minister in Australia, landed on the 10th August. ISM. Delegates participating uu the; hist. r;c function include the Rev. Dawson, cf New Zealand. Members cf the Sydney branch of j Di e British Medical Association have offered to attend womidrG sdhliers free of ,charge for six months after * their discharge TrcV>' hospital. Recruiting in Sydney for the past week yiolde.d 2180. Mr Helm an i s disappointed at the result in view cf" the special -efforts .mace. Tne country campaign, Tcwcyoir, has largely increased the total.' t A soldier writing from Egypt, says this expedition, is a wMnucyful advertisement for Australia. Wo ape, so well' equipped -and paid .that, the “Tommies” say l it must rain’ money out there.. Everyonte) I s<>o: is going to “Hcrsetralyer” after this "ere brawl is settled. One chap said: “Why, you fellesrs gets, as much as cur blooming generals” '

MELBOURNE This Day Questioned whether cr not there had been compulsory military unification in Japan and China, under the; dictatorship of Japan, thus altering the balance of power in (he Pacific, Mr Mahon replied; The Government ha,s i-; no informal lon t hat the balance of pow-

er has been disturbed. He is aware that negotiations between China and Japan had been peacefully settled over a month ago, China accepting captain revised articles,' but further discussion of certain ether Japanese demands were postponed.

PgRTH, This Day

Under pressure from the Premier, racing clubs have reduced their fixtures for the remaining mc-r.thg of the

year by 25

BRISBANE This Day

A deputation of clergy representing Catholic churches' asked the Premier to establish'a Wet canteen in camp for Hi sale'of beer only, and restrict the hours of the sale of lia’.iOp to soldial's. They urged thls.td f.nnb'e the control of sale and regulate the quality of drink. ■' ‘ •

The Premier promised to subnrih to the: military adthcritios, in whose.

province it lay