AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 June 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

‘REPORTED POISONING Ol‘ TIN NED ‘ mops; _ ‘ MELBOURNE, ‘June 27. The House. diiscussod reports -of German agents in Ainerica poisoning canlicd foods shipped to Dominions. The Misnisted ffior Custoujs. promised .the :~:tri«:test immstigation. ‘STRANDED NEW ZEALANDERS. ~ RIGT~I.’I‘EOiUS INDIGNATION. SYDNEY, Julio 27. in a" cable replying to Sir_James Allen, stranded New‘ Zca'L:ln(l_el's!é' ex-' I)I'CSS strong I'eseilt"lllclli.' at Mr Russcll’s statemenf pu'olii‘slled iii Sydllo‘y papers, that storic's:of distress among them form liil'i't of propagaiula. in Sydney to force the positi(m _a't the New Zcaland end. The :bfl‘i-':indd'ci,s" ‘.;ll~e'}S% sage adds: Cases broiight. to the notice of our executive were fully and carefully invostigated. Distress is not only real, but acute in many cases, and the fact tliatz the New Zoaland Gvovernment agent has :111'cady disbursed over £2OO i(_7s pt-I"<?cnf "to 'munition workgrs) 21('.(:(‘I1i'1li1T(‘S the hood }fim- v;:ddi’rioil-.11 help. The ll1(‘SF:1g‘(‘ p'c‘rn'.*'s oiffhat the .'\'.tl'andods c-x"oZ’.utivo, wishing to pro- ! toct. the Dominion public in ovoigx} way. lagrcod af tho ‘ClliS(‘i‘ t.o'’§llb|Hil‘ 10 1111)’ ldiirntion of qll2u:alil‘il'm New Zealand imposed. It profosfs that under the cxistiiig,‘ distrcssfiil conditions, efforts at ropati-iarion should not b'o"characterliqod ‘as }\1‘()p1l§1':)fid:l. All is due toithe iiogioct of the health authorities to ‘provide a.<]c<i_ua.’ro accolnmotiafion. l '1')“: T'~,~=nn Comgpany has advised fitilzlt ah (‘,l'C.\V is available from the lsh-andod New Zoaiam]Cl'_q to man the ,Miool'aki. The -company {is awaiting i‘dC(’(‘pl'-'.H)(’(‘ by H‘.-0 Dunedin offico.