Australia.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 293, 20 May 1915, Page 8

Australia.

INCIDENTS AT RABAUL. j AXOTUEU COURT-MARTIAL, i fciydney, May 19. At ii court-martial, .'-econu-LicuUuaiii George Williams Moore was charged oi> two counts of disobeying ins supuritii (ilViccrV orders. Moore was appuintc.l postmaster at Rabaul. Captain Holmes oi'tiu'ed that mi person should he allowed to jjurfiiii.se. over ten shillings worth of each denomination surcharged German New Guinea stumps, which became of high philatelic value. LMooro was charged wita selling Captain Kaveuscroi't over ten shillings worth, and further with similarly purchasing himself. The Customs discovered a package in Aioore's baggage which .Moore admitted contained stamps of the face value oi ,XI(JU. Moore'.s defence was that ut no time were administrative orders issued restricting the sale of stamps, though there was an order restricting their sale to collectors and dealers, lie considered, the order applied only in the case of persons other than troops. In crossexamination he admitted writing to a dealer offering for sale stamps worth l.'is sil in Rabaul for £3O, and telling the dealer they were hard to get, hecause administrative orders had been issued arainst the sale to dealers. The court-martial did not announce its decision.

Melbourne, April 10. Mr Pearee announced that Mr. Wright, manager of the Commonwealth small arms luetory, had resigned, lie had accepted an offer to take charge of rifle works for an ally of liritain, with whom an enormous order for rillcs had been placed. Arrangements were being made to appoint a successor to Mr. AVright. In t'lo Assembly the Premier gave notice of the introduction of a Hill making the hotel hours from 0 a.m. till 0.30 p.m. during the war period, instead of U a.m. till 11 p.m. as at present. liV reply to a question lie said tVGov'eninicnt did not intend to submit the question of early closing to a refcreiidugj. Sydney, May 10. The City Council has decided to oiltain a report regarding Germans an» in its employ. The continued employment of certain employees has been adversely criticised. The Coal Lumpers' Union will hold a stop-work m eting to consider whether, in view of recent happenings, they will continue to work alongside Germans, Austrians, and Turks. NEW GUINEA STILL GERMAN. Receded May 20, 12.4S a.m. Sydney, May 10. Colonel Holmes, giving evidence in the court-martial case, stated that he received specific instruction'.} to merely occupy and not to annex New Cuinea, which was still German and under tin Kaiser's jurisdiction, IMPORTANT LEGAL POINT. Received May 20, 12.45 a.m. Sydney, May lf>. Mr. Justice Harvey, in the Equity Court, decided that no one can legally hold and .execute the power of attorney for an enemy subject. Any person making a payment of money on behalf of an enemy subject ig really trading with the enemy.