AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I LEGISLATIXG ACAIN'ST UXDBSIIf i ABLKS. - 'I Australian-N.Z. Cable AssodatlonA' * Melbourne, Die. In the House of Representative* speaking on the Unlawful Association* Bill, Mr. Hughes said it'looked M'W Germany was taking, advantage of T.vVAV., which was bringing (lisc-ase iflS to the economic and social body. Ti|j measure provided for the deportatioijl of any foreigner lound guilty fl| FREXCHMEX CALLED UP. "• Sydney, Dec. 19, > , A proclamation calls up all Freacfil - men born in 1898, -I I LOOKING AHEAD, Melbourne, Dee, If, V-; In the Senate, Mr, Bokhap gave a<H v J tiee to introduce a motion for the osMh-'J j lishment of a professional army in tralia, after the war, of not less tind ■ 1 15,000, recruiting veterans from till) ra i peditionary Forces. . i DAYLIGHT SAVING. % [ Melbourne, Dec, 19>- Ni; The Daylight Saving Bill has puKfln all stages. The date of the 'chango on, * timfr has been altered to the last day in September. |ft| IABOR AND RECRUITING, Received Dec. 11), sj> p.m. ■ ■vrflj , Sydney Dae. 11l X'. The Political anl Labor Itague &8< cided to actively support the new-HW, fj eruiting campaign, so long as it vral confined purely to voluntary •"* WORLD'S PRESS CONGRESS,; , :} Sydney, Dec. i#i :] The Institute of Journalists is seeEt <i ing the postponement of the I Press Congress, fix*! to oe Held at ncy in WIS, on the groun.i rf the ptcH ' liability of the war nit being endedr i therefore the conf.vencii W( itl(i not tully representative. -■>s THE AOEXT-GEXERALSSIP, ' J Received Dee. Ift, 1-1.35 p.m, . ' j , . Sydney, Dec. !9i '/• At a farewell luncheon, Mr. , Wad# j announced his probable acceptance 0$ the Agent' Generalship within eight (A ten weeks. * ~ - .

A CONSULAR APPOINTMENT, ! M. Le llippcau arrived by the Sonodft en route to Xew Zealand, to take ug French Consular appointment. ' •> t WAXTOX DESTRUCTION BY 1.W.W1, The I.W-W. are suspected of the waS< '< ton destruction at the Government grain . shed at .'lH'rmont. Wheat sackft were \ cut open, and the grain allowed to run. •' to waste, and the fire-horse was cot,. " thi> water hero}? turned on, with tha » object of flooding the sheds.. y