AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 3 January 1918, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

QUEENSLAND’S REVENUE, Received 10 a.m. BRISBANE, this day. The half-year’s revenue has decreased by £37,176, compared with, the corresponding half of last year. ENLISTMENTS AND PENSIONS. Received 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, this day. The enlistments for 1917 totalled'. 46,729. Up to date 17,597 war sions have been granted in the Commonwealth, involving an annual expenditure of £2,541,323^

DECREASE IN FEDERAL REVENUE. Received 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, this day. For the half-year the Federal rev*enue has decreased by £1,4,47,860* compared with the correspondingperiod of last year. WAR NEWS HEAVILY DELAYED, SYDNEY, Jan 2. War news is heavily delayed. Non thing from London is available, PASSING OF ANZAC. A NEW ORDER. SYDNEY, Jan 2. Senator Pearce has disposed of existing doubt reorgaxuisation of the first arjpsecond New Zealand army corps, Avhich originally included one New Zealand and fiveiAustralian divisions All five Australian divisions have been concentrated into what will be known from January--Ist as the Australian Army Corps] % What was the old second Australian- t New Zealand army corps will now; consist of New Zealand and BVitish troops. It will no longer be kuowflt by the former name of Anzac, whicht ceases to have significance.