AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

STOPPING THE SHIRKER. STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S ACTION. Received Nov, 30, 12.1,') E.m, Sydney, Nov, 29. The TTuddart-Parkor Company notify that all intending passengers to New Zealand, of military age, must be armed with the necessary passports. CASUALTIES. 117 th LIST Received Nov. 20, 9 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 29. Ill—Sapper P. M. Wartiin. 11l in hospital at Helipolis: Lanee-Corporal W. R. Harvey. At Woolwich: Sapper C. J. Vauss, Privates H. Thomas, H. Goodwin. Previously reported ill, now reported wounded: (Private G. Cole. In hospital at Oxford: Private P. Turley. From Malta, returned to duty: Sapper W. McCrucken. RIOTOUS SOLDIERS. Received Nov. 20, 9.50 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 2fl. In connection with Saturday's disturbances a soldier was sentenced to throe months' imprisonment, seven were. fined, and others were remanded. STRIKE AT MUNITION WORKS. Sydney, Nov, 20. Six hundred engineers at the Cockatoo Dock are idle owing to a dispute as to whether the engineers should do certain detail work. The men allege that it is a lock-out of engineers. The blacksmiths at the Broken Hill steel works are also out, claiming time and a quarter for night work. There are severe criticisms of the patriotism of the strikers for holding up the ' manufacture of munitions. SAMOAN EXILES. Sydney, Nov. 20. Sixty Samoans have arrived from exile on Saipin Island. They probably will be sent to New Zealand for repatriation. CENSUS OP WOMEN. Sydney, Nov. 20. The National Council of women w taking a voluntary census of women in New South Wales with a view to obtaining definite information with regard to the work possible for women. BEER GARDEN SCHEME. V Sydney, Nov. 20. The Government's beer gaarden schema has been cancelled.