AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

STATH CO.VTTtOT, OF MEAT WOKKS. Brisbane, Sept. 21. 'Hi" Assembly ]n;.-.-ul a Bill providing for tlii' St.;' ( control of all meat WOl'Us. M'-lUoiiriU', Sept. 2!, Hrrry Hutiiiv. >•, a pawnbroker, was fined .Clfll.l mi !■ r.-i' charge.-- ill' having rur.'iiti'd assignments of allotments of solders' pay. I'lie interest in one in-blan.-'e amuiriteil to 321) per cent. liEFKRF..VI>mi DEBATE. Melbourne, Sept. 21. T:>. the llciii>e of Representatives the referendum di bate was continued. Mr. Burns nioied an amendment that conscription was inadvisable and that if the Ciovernnuu/ proposals wore carried out they would be destructive to the best ; nfereits of Australia. Mr. Archibald supports! tlie motion, Sir. Hughes sai.l the enemies here were not liennaiH, lint mii> who bad got (It'r■i.'in «old, and suggested the deportation of the I.V \V." Mr. An.stey, denouncing the measure, said there seemed to be an organised determination tr.' draw out of the country the; whole of its manhood. He claimed thai tii>' number of men asked for weekly was utterly disproportionate with the wceMy casualties. He concluded that the;, wrre going to draw up immense forces far beyond requirements so as to stretch out the line and increase the slaughter. The Amendment was negatived by 4!) vclcs to 1.2. CASUALTY LIST. Sydney, Sept. 21. T.i«t 217 contains the names of the following Xew Zeahiinlers: Wounded: Serfv.ijt 0. ii. Joiui-en, Privates I". Hcu-dtrc-on, J. Riley, J. Larsen, E. X. Lyon, Uillmtt, J. Smith (second iwrasi-.-n.