AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3432, 11 March 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

NORTHERN TERR!TORY INQUIRY.

FRESH CHARGES AGAINST

GILRUTH4

Received Noon.

MELBOURNE, This Day

Before the Northern Territor_v Conrl mission, Private‘_Rh9llb€l'g Said he‘ was imprisoned in Fanny Bay gaoll for sixteen months for debt, withoutl any Court proceedings, being &I'l‘€St9d* while on his way to enlist. He further said when the recrllitiflg Cam‘ paign started, Dr Gilruth went to the Defence Department and had it stopped. Vvhile in gaol he once refused to enter the cell. when the warder drew his revolver and ordered the guard to shoot the prisoner. Concluding, the witness stated all the other prisoners in gun] for'debt were men who tried to enlist. A former manager of the Terminus Hotel, Darwin. gave evidence that he saw a. drunken policeman with a revoiver make a number of people stand in a line against a well. No action was «taken by the authorities. ITEMS FROM VARIOUS STATES. ~ Received 10.30 21.111. j MELBOURNE, This Day. ’ In the House of Representatives, speaking in Corrimittee of Supply, Mr Watt stated before long it would ‘be necessax-y to provide more loan money, either here or abroad for belated War expenses, repatriation, and shipbuilding. ' Mr McWilliams moved an amendment (cabled on the 4th) stating the reason was to bring about a, return ;of Par-liamenta.r_v control of the public

purse. Mr Cook announced the Government. in View of cable delays, was drawing attention to the necessity of the creation of a wireless service. Sailed: Mama.l'i_ for New Zealaud. NEWCASTLE. ThisVDay. Sailed:‘Waikawa f.o_r Wellington; Katoa, for Lyttelton. _ _

SYDNEY, This Day.‘

The first case set dowfi under the Returned Soldiers” and Sailors’ Employment Act is that of Captain Cohaen. who is proceeding. ag.-xinst the Millions Club. ‘for recently lappointing Frank Edwards, late <r=.cl-e----tary to Mr Holl‘lTan,. secretary to ‘the club. Edwai-as notli-Being a returned soldier.