AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

MILITARY MYSTERIES. A BISHOP'S OPINION. fyiney, Sept. 9. The Bishop of Bathuret recently .visited the I Liverpool camp and strongly condemns the site. There are nine reasons for its condemnation to every one .which recommends it, although everyone is agreed that it is better for the expensive alterations which are proceeding.

The Bishop added: "No mysteries are so profound as military mysteries."

| HEAVY CASUALTY LIST. j TOTAL TO DATE. Received Sept. 9, 7.8® pan. Sydney, Sept. 9. The Australian casualties to date to.tal 17,805, made up as follows:—Dead: Officers 259, men 3474, Wounded: Officers 559, men 12,<08. Missing: Oncers 44, men 1067. A son of ex-Premier McGowen has, been killed at the front. | SMALL ARMS FACTORIES. ! Received Sept. 9, 9.6 p.m. Melbourne, Sept. 9. Mr. Hughes has announced that while the war is continued a small arms factory will remain at Lithgow, but the ■building of a factoiy at Canberra, will proceed. TRAINING OF RECRUITS. Melbourne, Sept. 9. Mr. Pearce has announced that the training of citizen forces and senior cadets will be suspended for three months from October Ist, in order that the instructional staff may ibe available for training recruits for the expeditionary forces. THE RED CROSS. Adelaide, Sept. 9. Referring to Colonel Sprinjgthorpe'e statement that there is no depot at the front, Lady Munro-Ferguson states that she recently received a letter from Birdwood to Colonel Barrett in reply to the latter's request that Red Cross goods might be sent to the Dardanelles, that it was impossible to start a depot under the present circumstances as no corner of the position was available. Since the letter was written goods have been landed on the beach, and the soldiers will get them if the cases are not blown to pieces. MANUFACTURE OF SHELL CASES. Sydney, Sept. 9. Mr. Holman announced that the State Government is tendering for the manufacture of shell cases. Firms are prepared to co-operate and receive a portion of whatever work is allotted by the Defence Committee. THE METAL INDUSTRY. Melbourne, Sept. 9. Mr. Hughes, commenting on the London zinc judgment, said that although unable to say how far it is capable of general application to enemy contracts, even in the most limited form it will help materially in freeing the industry from the grip of the enemy.