AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

SCIENTISTS AS SPIES. STARTLING REVELATIONS. Sydney, Jan, C. In connection with the scientists' revelations, it appears that Germany sent four distinguished professors, Drs. Penck, Goldstein, Graebner, and Pringslieim. They lingered after war was declared, and approached the Government for permisison to return on the grounds that they were international scientists, and therefore neutrals. The Government assented, provided they took the oath of neutrality. Goldstein and Penck accepted these terms. The former sailed for Java and the latter for England. Graebned and Pringsheim objected, but eventually took the oath.

Suspicions being aroused, their correspondence was intercepted, and it was proved that they were spies. They were then arrested and interned, but Goldstein escaped. Penek's baggage was overhauled en route to England and was found to eontain more complete information about Australia's military preparations than that in the correspondence intercepted, also military contour maps of the country surrounding the capital cities, representing many months' work and having no vestige of use other than to serve the ends of a German army of invasion.

It lias been proved conclusively that the scientists were official German spies, repaying the hospitality of Australia by stealing defence secrets. Penclc arrived in England as a prisoner and was recognised as the leader of several scientific expeditions to the Isle of Wight, ostensibly to examine the geology of the island but really to spy upon the Portsmouth Channel.

AUSTRALIAN FLYING SQUADRON, Melbourne, Jan. 8. The authorities are sending an Australian Flying Squadron to the front. The. men will be trained in the Commonwealth, and the machines obtained in England. Colonel Reynolds will be in command. A RIFLEMEN'S BATTALION. Sydney, Jan. fi. The first instalment of Mr. Carmichael's riflemen's battalion, numbering 350 men, have gone into camp. (Mr. Carmielmel offered to raise 1000 men in a month.) Melbourne, Jan. (i. Sir Douglas Mawson is seeking acceptation for active service and will probably he appointed to command a company of engineers in the new army.

THE GERMS OF CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS are 9tated by the Director of the Bacteriological Laboratory of the University to Melbourne to be quickly destroyed by eucalyptus. SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT was proved at the Supreme Court of Victoria to possess far greater antiseptic power thsn the common eucalyptus oils and so-called extracts. Therefore, if you are not particular about your health you use any sort of eucalyptus; if you are—you use only SANDER'S EXTRACT, 3 drops on sugar. It protects you not only from meningitis, but from all other infectious diseases; scarlet fever, measles, influenza, typhoid, diphtheria, small-pox, etc. SANDER'S EXTRACT is the strongest and safest antiseptic, and its curative qualities have been demonstrated to be genuine and hinting—it not only disinfects, but stimulates and gives new vigor to diseased parts. Ulcers, poisoned wounds, chilblains, inflamed skin are quickly <"irid by SANDER'S EXTRACT,