AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 8 February 1917, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE HOWELL-PRICE ASTOUNDING EVIDENCE. ’ I SYDNEY, Feb. 7. At the hearing of the Howell-Prico case, evidence was that the accused owned raccncides and betted heavily. He had cc-funts at different banks in various names. He forged the signature of the commanding officer to some pay lists. Accused’s bare word was often taken in connection with, these lists because he occupied a highly responsible ( ppsiticnj. Illustrative of the alleged looseness of departmental methods, it was -stated that the recent enquiry discovered that oue paymaster had 10,000 sovereigns in his safe, buS was unable to say where they came from. AUSTRALIA’S STERNAL DISGRACE SYDNEY, Fob. 7. Captain Bean (Commonwealth press porrespondont) cabling on the Ist iust, says, after describing the bitter weathen on the front: More bitter still is the thought, heard expressed on every side, that after all those men Australian politicians cannot sufficiently sink party gain or loss to represent whole-heartedly in the Imperial Coufenonce Australian ideas of right which they are fighting and dying for. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. Received D.dO. MELBOURNE, Feb. S. After the caucus meeting it was officially stated that the Labour Party were determined to retain control of the Senate. If Mr Hughes looked fori fight lie would got it to the bitter end.

The Federal Executive has sanctioned a comprehensive Australian Army Reserve, tire backbone to consist of returned soldiers.