AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 December 1918, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SYDN :Y. Dccomb'*r IM. Arriv'd ('■> p.u . : M•'knr?. and Arm*. | from Auckland. Both wore quarantined I Therfc were eleven cases of influenza aboard the Makur.a but none on the Atua. The position in the quarantine is highlv favourable. There were no deaths during - , the week, and no new eases were reported. Only fifty-three are in hospital. MELBOURNE, Doc. 13. The Government is devoting £.‘15.000 to combat the hookworm disease in J Queensland. i It is understood Hon. Jensen agreed ! to withdraw his refusal to resign upon ; learning that Cabinet would resign if ! o ho persisted. In the House, .Senator Pearce, reply- j j ing to questions, said the weekly cost jof the maintenance of Australian i troops aboard was stated approximately, at £870,000. Full co-operation between the Federal and Imperial Govj ermnonts is to bo maintained regard's ing the expediting of repatriation. The question of using surrendered ■ German warships and suitable British j war vessels for this purpose has been I forwarded to the Navy Department for ( consideration.