Australia

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1915, Page 5

Australia

LIVERPOOL CAMP. IXQt-IRV CONTINUED. > Kereivf-d July 27, ]<) .Vft p. m , Sydney, July 27. Inptain Harrison, otticev in charge of works, g*vo evidence that he intended •• to provide- ciicK hat;;.iion |witli> lowcompany (ouk.'io'.ises, uiso a.septic tank Kt«rili>:njt i>lant u costing J&000. Privates tvstiiied to tlin excellent treatment :it the lio-jiital. Sir ihoir.a-, Stuart t-itwl hj.: visited the '•amp hospital and luund thb site, of" ganisation and jidministration good. liobert McAnderson, who is conducting an iikjii; y into the working of various Federal department":, recommended giving greater powers to -State - com* mandants. 'j be chief difficulty was that permanent stii'; men were it oiling - to get to the front.

AUSTRALIAN V.C. . JAI KA'S EXPUfIT. I 1 Melhonrne, July 27. ■Mr. Peat-"" has cabled to Lance- ! .Corporal Jacka congratulating him oh wing the first Australian to win the Victoria Cro<». Lance-Corporal Jacka'u .commanding officer, in a letter detailing the incident, says: "Jacka rushed- " one end of a trench whde I and a party ■ were the other end, and shot seven lurk.s who had forced a section of the trench. Jacka and fom others had previously tried u havonet msli, hut hail ' been repulsed with two casualties. I lecommended •) aeka for the medal.*' 1 - Received July liS, 1.-.Y) a .m, Melbourne, July 27. John reii. the well-known racing iinan, has presented Jacka with five hunpounds and a gold medal, in re- 11 cognition of being the first Australian to win the Victoria Cross.

SPORTSMEN' RECRUITS. Received Juhi 28, 1.25 a.m. Sydney, July 27. Rugby Union enlistments total eleven ' bundled, and many clube are closing on account of recruiting. Over one thousand cricketers have joined. The New South Wales Hockey Association lias decided to abandon jnter-State matches. \ Perth, July 27. Hie football Association has decided to close the season imnudiately, and all members who fire unable to enlist trill join rifle clubs.

AN OFFER WITHDRAWN. " Received .1 uly 27, 10.25 p.m. Sydney, July 2, Mr. Bengate, secretary of the amah'smated engineers, states that, he has been informed by the secretary of the English society of engineers that Vickers Maxim have withdrawn their offer to pay the passages of Australasian engineers to England. A SALUTARY SENTENCE. Pteceived July 27, 10.25 p.m. Melbourne. July 27.' . George Charles Bucknall, a clerk in the Russian Consulate, has boen sen- , tcnced to three months and fined £SO ' for communicating information likeljr i to be useful to the enemy. The chief of staff at Melbourne gave evidence that accused went to the Herald office in a d'unken condition, and showed secret documents. 1

ABUSE OF THE RED CROSS. 1 f' V .' Received July 27, 10.25 p.m. Melbourne, July 27, A city firm has been fined for using' the Red Cross for advertising purposes. KYARRA INQUIRY, (Melbourne, July] 2 . The Kyarra inquiry refers to the alleged neglect of proper facilities for the sick and wounded upon landing at Melbourne and during the train journey northwards, regarding which there were many complaints in the press,' MANUFACTURE. OF MUNITIONS. Melbourne, July 27. The Imperial Government has now supplied plans for the manufacture of i the high exploshes for 181b shells. These / will immediately bo distributed, enabling a start to be made. CRICKET AND WAR. ' . Sydney, . ! uly 27. The annual report of the <!ri-.!-et Associate shows tlmt it started the year with a credit of and - finished with a credit of £1220. The chairman, in his speech, said that, inespcetive, of (lie claims of sport for sport, it 'had * mi claims whatever \uj.-n the country called, lie hoped every 'hoy would enli-! where .divide, and .vheie ineligible devote liim-clf to dri'l iii the proper wav.