AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 17 September 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

INCREASED TELEPHONE .*A TES. ,;.-.■ (Reed 9.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Tpie Federal Executive has authorised increased telephone rates. STREET AND SHOP BETTING. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. The Select Committee on horse racing has Med an interim report recommending immediate legislation to ?top street and shop betting and giving powers of arre'St. FODDER UNDER CONTROL OF TRADE ACT. ;•' pm.CLAMATiqN ISSUED. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Diy. A proclamation is issued briigiig dodder under- the contrdi of the Trade Act. BIG FIRE IN BRISBANE. • DAMAGE £50,000 [ ' BRISBANE, This Day The,\main business portion ot" 5-t. was destroyed by fivo. Fiftem. buildings were destroyed the damage fteing £50.000.

ELECTORAL BILL COMMITTEE

MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY IN-

CREASED.

(Reed 9.30 a.m.)

HOBART, This Day.

Tine Electoral Bill Committee reported in favour of the number of members of the Assembly being increased from thirty to thlirty-one, in order to anake an odd number.

TROUBLE AT LITHGOW.

(Reed 8.25 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This Day

Owing to a dispute regarding the discharge of an employee at Lithgow small arms factory, a section of work-

men having struck.

WHEAT PURCHASING CEASED %

* a (Reed. 8.25 a.m.) SYDjNEY, This Day. The Government ceases to purchase -Wheat from farmers on the 30th.

A GALLANT CLERGYMAN.

KILLED IN ACTION.

SYDNEY, Sept. 16.

The Rev. R. H. Pittendrigh, a Methodist, has been killed at the Dirdanelels. FaiJing to obtain an appointment as chaplain, ho enlisted as a private and fought right through.

UNNATURALISED GERMANS. 3NONE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC SERVICE. f. SYDNEY, This Day. M«* Hclman stated that no unnaturalt3il Gt?mans were employed in the pub 'c Kerreies and only 25 naturalised GeimaDS were employed in positions ;where they could do little harm, even if so disposed. Inquiries about each individual wa,s proceeding and Mr Holman promised to furnish men to volunteer when Germans were employed in the public service? Mr Holman promised to make a atatrcent on Tuesday; he said that ever since the irecngiting icampajign startec! thoie had been a lot of young for excuses, of which the German cry was one. Did any one think there wtre 25,000 Germans in positions. An interjection: There are not many Australians holding office in Berlin.' I'.his caused another upheaval thrbngliGut the meeting, a strong sesti'n of which, was unmistakably hostile to Hclman.

*Mr Ho-lmaD. speaking at an election leeting at Crow's Nest, was howled own, and was never able to proceed

nore than three minutes at a time iwing to intersections. Mr Hoßman reaarked that it was the Stadium trciide over again. His statements in connection with Government work in the srheat areas si£>d munition manufacure by the milder ection of the audience.

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