Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 315, 15 June 1915, Page 5

Australia

PRODUCTION OF SHELLS. WHAT AUSTRALIA IS DOING. Sydney, June 14. Numbers of crack shots from rifle clubs are recruiting. Their services will be utilised as sharpshooters. Railwaymen and tramwaymcn on tlieir own initiative Jiave provided an aid for the wounded fund. The finest patriotic displays witnessed in Sydney were two miles of splendidly clever emblematic Jcsigns. An official, writing from Alexandria, sifter describing the cheerfulness and the impatience to return to the firing line of the Australian wounded, says: "But you should hear their opinion of seaside campers, football wasters and iucli tripe. It would blister your cars." He finishes: "AH maintain everywhere that one trained Australian is equal to three of any other trained men." Melbourne, June 14. It is stated that the Australian production of important parts of shells is in sight. The Broken (Hill Company's London manager by direct application to the War Office obtained the formula of the special steel needed, wTiile the Sunshine Harvester Company, worlonf independently, obtained the requisiti machinery and arranged to supply tin Imperial authorities with numbers o: phell cases monthly. Working in conjunction with th< Broken Hill Company, the (Waratal Steel Works will turn out shell cases fo the 181b British artillery. It is antici pated that the shell? will foe in use be fore Christmas. Melbourne, June 14. In the manufacture of shells the Sun shine Harvester Company will act upoi information obtained by the bead of th firm in England and, the chief enginee in Canada and America, where he apon three months investigating. The infoi niation has been placed at the disposa sf Mr. Pearce. AMERICAN STEEL WORKS. Received June 15 12,55 a.m. Melbourne, .lune 14. It is authoritatively stated tha Charles Schwab, the American stet master, intends to establish woiks l Australia ait an early date. ECHO OF WHEAT SEIZURES. Eeeeived June 14, 11.5 p.m. Sydney, June A Commission is investigating 201 claims for compensation m regard 1 wheat seizures. IIOME EOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS .Received June 14, Nyd Mr. Dibbs, general msimgor of tl Commercial Banking Company, has c fcred the Government the fee simple his residence at Craythwnite and tl of OS acres as a convalesce home, primarily for the use of worn, cd soldiers. The estate is valued £15,000.