Australia

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1915, Page 5

Australia

HELPING THE EMPIRE. 'AN OFFICER DISMISSED. Melbourne, July 8. In the Senate Mr. liakhap gave notice of tha following motion for July 15: "In order to afford the greatest and most sustained systematic assistance to tho Empire and to distrhuta the burden of sacrifice ovor the mala papulation, tho Senate is of the opinion that compulsory eerrice should immediately bo instituted, as it believes that tho inflexible determination of th 6 people wduld thus tie fully declared and pracically effected." The announced result of tli'e Attorneytleneral'n finding IB connection with the Ravcnstfvoft case, tabled on May 21, is that Ravenscroft's sorvices have ibee:n dispensed with and his commission feancelled.

(Tim previous cable stated tliat Cap- j tain Ravensc'roft was Charged with stealing and receiving a camera, ft* chronometer, and a typewriter, hut was acquitted. ftavenscroft was appointed provost marshal in Rabaul, this entailing the control of a large amount of German property. The articles were found in his possession on returning 'to Rvdnev. Ravc.nscroft, in his ffei"3ehcc, stated that tllie strictest innnirv had been made for the owner of the camera, but every effort failed. He was under the impression that he 6r any other officer or mail could .tei'l.anv property