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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3373, 30 December 1919, Page 6

‘i The Govel'nment is placing the Nord‘deutscher Lloyd steamer Berlin under P. and 0. Management for Australian and Indian passenger traffic. The Berilin early in the war, was equipped as a commerce raider, and later was used as a mine-‘layer. She laid a minefield, and sunk the Audacious, but subsequently ran short of coal, and was interned in Norway. Considerable interest was evinced amongst the returning “diggers” on the 'l‘ransportßuahine_. as to the progress ofuthe Licensing poll. Their votes on the issues were recorded on December 16, and consensus of opinion is that at least 75 per cent of the votes recorded were in favour of continuance. While they had ‘no vote in the selection of '3. Parliamentary candidate, they Were nevertheless surprised when on reaching Hobart they learned of'thn_ defeat of the Liberal Party and its leader, Sir Joseph Ward, Bart.