AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 270, 17 August 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. There has been a record recruiting week in New South Wales, 6,230 enlisting. The steamer Empire, recently at Hongkong, estimates that 10,000 people at Caneon perished by fire alone, including 1000 soldiers, who were engaged in rescue work, 2,500 shops were destroyed. Robbers attacked the starving e scapees, shooting them down Hike animals. When found they were destitute.

MELBOURNE, This Day. Nin e more deaths have occurred from meningitis. BRISBANE, This Day. A munitions Executive Committee ha s been appointed, consisting of Messrs Ryan, Adams and Hardacre". ADELAIDE, This Day. Enlistments in South Australia to date total 12,234. HOBART, This Day. The Premier has written to the Leader of the Opposition asking if he sees any way that the Opposition can assist. He has openly asked their assistance. In th e meantime, he asks for suggestions of improved methods of facing the difficulties. SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE. SYDNEY, This Day. James Lalcr, mine manager, grandson of Peter Lalor, ot Eureka stockade fame, was remanded "on a charge of making a statement likely to prejudice recruiting. The information alleged that accused used, in a hotel, the words, "this war was a capitalist war; the King should be shot and the Queen have her throat cut." Proscuting Counsel, in securing a remand, s aid he was. considering whether accused should not be arraigned on th e more serious charge of seditious utterances. Another grandson of Peter Lalor was recently killed in tie fighting at the front, ' : j ' J -1$