AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

MEDICAL HELP NOT NEEDED BY RUSSIA. Received Sept. 10, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, Sept. 10. The Rusian authorities have advised that their army medical services are adequately organised, and there is no necessity to send the proposed Australian unit. ROLL OF HONOR, Received Sept. 10, o.a p.m. Sydney, Sept. List No. 200 contains the following:— Wounded: Corporals R. M. Baker and O F. Ronaldson, Lance-Corporals <P. H. Kelleway and C. H. Bear, Privates D. Fryer and A. E. Yates. Ill: Captain J. V. Needham, Private T. E. Nemey. Returned to duty: Staff Nurse E. M. Guthrie, Sergeant S. A. Dailey, Private K. Elder. THE CONSCRIPTION QUESTION. Sydney, September 0. The State caucus has decided to allow members of the party to take whatever attitude they choose on the conscription issue and will make strong representations to Mr. Hughes for full freedom of speech on the referendum. Melbourne, September 9. The Returned Soldiers' Association passed 'a motion asking Mr. Hughes to permit soldiers under twenty-one at the front to vote for conscription in,'the referendum. I ' HOWITZER BATTERIEi. Melbourne, September a. A military order approves the raising and dispatch on active service of five howitzer batteries.