AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

1 AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. Sydney, February 10. List No. 140 contains tho names of the following New Zealanders:—lll: Captain J. Conn (serious, in hospital at Ghezireh), Lieut. A. Withem, SecondLieut. K. L. Dalkeith (in hospital at Heliopolis), Corporal IT. McNight, Privates B. O. T. Gibbes, ,J. darken, B. A. Southerwood (in hospital at Cairo), Private H, W. Bladin (in hospital at Alexandria), Private W. Geddes, J. Austin (in hospital at Malta), Sergeant E. L. Hal! (in Showbrah Hospital). Reported out of danger: Sergt. R. Woodhouse. WAR PROFITS. Melbourne, February 10. The Cabinet has requested the Interstate Commission to report on war profits, NEW AUSTRALIAN DIVISIONS. REORGANISED IN EGYPT. Melbourne, February 10, After consultation with the War Office and General Birdwood, it has been decided to organise two divisions of the new 50,000 men in Egypt, to l)c designated the 4th and sth Australian Divisions. Major-General McCay will command one; the commander of the other has not been decided.

The 3rd Division formed here, the whole of the Light Horse Brigades now in Egypt, together with the New Zealand Brigades, have been formed into a Mounted Division, commanded by Major-General Chauvcl. The units o( the new divisions have been officered by the promotion of 1000 men who served at Gallipoli.

'A SWEDISH ASSURANCE. 'Melbourne, February 10. The Swedish Consul assured Mr. Tudor that no German capital was invested in tile Swedish paper mills. Mr. Tudor stated that the Government bounty for the production of paper was still available. HOMES FOR SOLDIERS ANP WIDOWS Received Feb. 11, 1 a.m. Sydney, Feb. 10. The Governor presided at an influential gathering, which decided to form a voluntary workers association ■with the object of preparing homes for 'disabled soldiers or the widows of the ■fallen. _ PURCHASE OF WHEAT. Received Feb. 11, 1 a.m. Sydnejr, Feb. 10. Since December 1, the Government has paid farmers £2,387,000 for wheat. LESSONS IN SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION. Received Feb. 10, 11.10 p.m. Melbourne, Feb. 10. A committee is appointing six engineers to proceed to England ;to learn submarine construction. There are SCO Applicants. A PECULIAR ACTION. Received Feb 10, 11,10 p.m. Hobart, Feb. 10. When the police arrested a deserting soldier he seized an axe and deliberately chopped off a portion of his foot. THE WAR LOAN. Received Feb. 10, 11.10 p.m. Sydney, Feb. 10. New South Wales share in the war loan !. £10,378,000. and that of Victoria £7ii&2,m