Australia.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 295, 22 May 1915, Page 5

Australia.

AWOTrtER COURT-MARTIAL. O-. V.:,..\ 'is AT UAItACL. Sw'.iry, Ma;i •>]. -> :-;:-v.<,rk meeting of the Coal J'..«jer. I „:„„ ( |,,..i ( i,, (1 „ ot t() wor ,. Mil (.'iriiinns, Austrian-, „r Tink.s. -Man, (iei-mans haw wutten to the papers denouncing {J,. rm jin war methods and some repudiating their nationality. .. , Melbourne, Alav 'il.' In the Senate Mr. Penreo, rvplviiK. to questions reyuriliiiff a»i-««ii misappropriations „f o„„,u ilt yMll ' ( , u , .private who made tile charge had sine, signed an admission that the eharg •: were untrue. The editor of the newspaper which pnblislied tlie charge; stated t.'at lie had no evidence in support or re.hutbl of them, anil added that the charges were of a weak character. Jlv (I'd not appear to realise the >erionsnc-s oi the statements. The sole punishment h,> received was a reprimand. Sydney, May 21. The court-martial on Captain Lionel BaUibington Kanvenseroft on three charges of three counts each of stealing and receiving a camera, chronometer, and typewriter, the property of persons unknown, ha; closed. Ravcnscroft was appointed provost marshal at Rabaul, this entailing fie control of a large amount of (,'ermans' property. The articles were discovered in Kavenscroft's possession upon returning to Sydney. The court dismissed the charges regarding the typewriter ami the chronometer. Ranvenscroft, in his defence, stated that tli« strictest inquiry had been made fo: the owner of tin' camera, but every effort failed to find him. He was under the belief that he or nny| other office, or man could ta«> property they found in a private house if the "owner could not he found. The court's verdict was not guilty on all charges. '

AX INTERNED STEAMER. Received May 21, 8.5 p.m. Melbourne, May 21. In connection with tlit- steamer Adelaide, interned at London,'the GermanAuslraliaii Steamship Company demands that consignees shall undertake tile delivery of the cargo in Australia, and fixes the. contribution nt 4 p?r cent, oi a lump sum of £3OOO. The company declines responsibility for damages or short-landed cargo, and requires all accounts to he paid prior to delivery. A committee dealing with the matter decided that in view of the terms nothing should he done at present.

AUSTRALIA EVER READY. Received May 21, 8.5 p.m. Melbourne, Hay 21. Mr. Fisher says that Mr. Asquitli discerned correctly the feeling of the people of the dominions when he said they preferred death to the loss of liberty "under the British flag. "It was a fine'idea of Mr. Aisquith's to refer to us as comrades in arms-, saying so truthfully, concisely anoYc.vplieitly "who touches them touches us." We do not choose places where to serve the Empire, but were ever ready to follow the call of the nation in the path of duty."