AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

THE WAR PENSIONS. MORE GENEROUS ALLOWANCE. Received May 23, 9.10 p.m. Melbourne, May 23. Tn the House of Representatives the War Pensions Bill was amended to include widowed mothers of unmarried soldiers, irrespective of their financial position, ; while instead of 10s a fortnight for each child of deceased soldiers the allowance is made 20s a fortnight for the first child, 15s for the second child, and 10s for each succeeding child.

SOLDIERS' REPATRIATION. Received May 23, 10.10 p.m. 'Melbourne, May 23. The House of Representatives passed the Soldiers' Repatriation Bill. SETTLEMENT OF RETURNED MEN. Received May 23, 10.10 p.m. Adelaide, May 23. The Premiers' conference discussed the settlement of returned soldiers, including ther non-disbandng until opportunities had been given them by opening r.vemies of employment and adjusting industrial conditions. A committee was appointed to report upon the question. CONSCRIPTION QUESTION. Sydney, May 23. A meeting of the Universal Service League decided to resume its activities for the introduction of conscription. Senator Miller addressed a gathering ■and said that if they were 'Germans sitting in Berlin running their fingers over the map of Europe they would bo entitled to say that to date Germany (had won. The present position was that unless the war ended in six months at the end of that time Australia would be unable to the necessary reinforcements. ~ BULGARIANS IN MINES; Sydney, May 23. The Broken Hill unionists have pledged themselves to retard recruiting until the Bulgarians are removed from tihe mines. WAR IPROFITS BILL POSTPONED. Melbourne, May 23. The House of Representatives postponed passing the War Profits'Bill until the House meets in August.