AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1917, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

LABORERS FOR BRITAIN, i, EARNINGS OF FEDERAL STEAMER& Received.Feb. 6/ 10.30 p.m. Melbourne, Feb. 8. At the request of the Imperial authorities, the Government is arranging t» send Hum laborers to Great Britain for constructional work in connection with. the wai. The men 'Will be regarded ds' civilians, and will be exempt from compulsory service. The Commonwealth steamers liev» earned £500,000 to date.' UNEMPLOYMENT RELIES! URGED. : Recoivcd Fob. 6, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, Feb. & A deputation, representing the labor Council, waited on the Premier, urging him to relievo unemployment. It wa« staled that there are approximately 10,000 idle in New South Wales. The Premier confessed that the shortage, of funds owing to the difficulty of entailing loans from England necessitated, I retrenchment of public works, ~ . PROVISION FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. Sydney, Feb. & '■ Inquiries in connection with the W establishing of returned soldiers ah-OW that up to the end of December, of 61;O08 concerned in New South Wales 21,435 are provided for on returning, 27,002 desire, positions, and 11,789 desire to settle-gj> the land. ' ''""•' DOCTORS FOR THEFRONTi ' Sydney, Feb, f < In view of the coming Allied offensive the Australian medical profession favor* cmcpietir mobilisation of the entire pre* fetsioii, with the object of securing all available for service abroad. NAVAL AND MILITARY TURE. Sydney , Feb. 6. On the rc-assembling of the Federal Parliament on Thursday, a' motion will be submitted for the appointment of a oo&rd to inquire into the naval end military expenditure. The motion states that the sums involved are of such magnitude, and the necessity of the olosestl control 6o urgent, that it is felt an in< qniry has become imperative. SCHEME TO AID WAR'LOAN/ Melbourne, Feb. 6. Mr. Poynton is considering a plan, to? enable a mother to convert her maternity allowance into a war loan, payment to be deferred until the child is 21 years, when the money, with compound interest at 5 per cent, per annum, will be paid. The scheme will operate until the end of tk«