Australia

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1915, Page 5

Australia

WAR LOAN BILL. , VAItIOL'S ITKi[ ,^ I Mr IT 1 . Mt '" JoUl ' n ''. J»IV 23. ',],';,.,"",'" s ro,,ort on «»' "K'^mi K in. i tro « s «<>»<<». It .stuns 1 1 ( "" reaso " t0 doubt the justice ( >f the sentences passed in ]>., J*" 1 ' «■'"'■>' "ere for i™ £ peace lu ,.on n ,,u,ied by physiw,] vi„le m ,, Jn oik case a Uunaman was robbed bv our member. of the militarv policed!,llnslns J,n,ls 110 f ault wU| - t { (o ; _'; eourt-uiartial, unci confirms the dHm^ul of (aptam Kavcnscroft and die (\,e,r'\ 1 Hiding in L. .Moore's ease . The scheme for the disposal of metal:, includes the com:nundeerin<r of all 5,,,,. Hi" »f metals and metallic product,, l.ovcrnmeiit control, the proceeds, lc.s eharjies, to be paid .to the owners' Retore shipments are allowed the leave the lioverniiient requires satisfactory 'evi<ience that it is in-possible for the shinincut to reach the enemy. in the House the War Loan Hill passeil all its stages. Mr. Fiaher explained that when he borrowed is millions and saw the amount wai inadequate he approached the British Covormncnt for a hirthcr 10 millions, of which lie oh. tained tii millions, without thc'*authon ty of Parliament, which he hoped would ■he condoned. The Australian Cencral Hospital in f.njjland has been extended to two thousand, beds. A new hospital unit is required in consequence, and will consist of thirty-six officer's, fifteen non-coms., and Km of other ranks, also IS nurse.. Arrangements are beiiij? made to send l.) 0 mechanics to England in answer to the appeal. -Mr. Jensen stales that the fiovornmeiit transport has earned a million hv carrying freight. Sydney, July 23. _Xe>v jSouth Wales has contributed £1,007.7i'4 to the war funds, compared with £(UB,J74 from Victoria. The (iovernment is paying the eountrv poliee ten shillings for each successful recruit forwarded.

| TRADE WITH THE ENEMY. A SENSATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Received July 2:!, 11.5 p.m. Melbourne, Julv 2.1. In Hie Federal House, Mr. referring to the metul positions, said tint locently the agent of Metallgesellsehaft and Mertons, which was declared n.i enemy firm, was forbidden to trade with the Herman metal group, who thus lost the service of the agent, and it- became necessary, if German interests were noc to be sacrificed, to secure other agents These, of course, could not be German, and it became necessary to obtain an Australian-born person to act as agent for the great German metal combine during the war, wherein Britain arid Germany were locked in death-grips, and British control of metals was essential lor victory. - This was not found impossible, as an Australian firm had applied to act as sole agent for Mertons, the linn lately represented in Australia by the Australian Metal Co, The agent o'f Metallgesellsehaft and two directors of this firm arc also directors of the Mining Co. These facts demanded action, and the Government had decided to act. Mr. Greene pressed Mr. Hughs to give names. Mr. Hughes said he would give names, but his questioners would have to accept the responsibility. He then stated that the companies involved were the Mount Morgan Co., both directly and through, its refining agency; the .Electrolytic Co..

SYDNEY RAILWAYS. By Cable—Prcs9 Association—Copyright. Received Jnly 23, 8 p.m. Sydney, July 23. The Assembly ngrertMo the'second reading of the City Railway Bill. Air. Cann, explaining the measure, said they were adopting a uniform electrified underground system, which would meet :.ll demands for the nexty forty or fifty years, with the provision for expansion". It was also proposed to electrify suburban railways. The total estimated eo-a was seven million pounds, whereon the annual interest will be £31.">,000. MELBOURNE ROYAL SHOW. Received July 23, 8 p.m. Melbourne, July 23. Owing to the Defence authorities taking over the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds, the show has been abandoned.