AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE FREEMAN CASE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, July 2S. Paul Freeman appears before the Aliens Board to-day. SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMME. Melbourne, July 25. Mr- Roynton has announced that the new Mhipbuilding programme provides for 14 steel ships, some to be built in Australia and others in Britain. SPORT AND WAR SUBSCRIPTIONS. Melbourne, July 25. The annual report of the Victoria Racing Club shows that the total amount subscribed by the club for war purposes amounts ,to £84,614. FRANCE'S DAY. Sydney, July 25. The State Government is subsidising the Fiance's Day collection to the extent of 5s in the £l, with the first £20,000. H.M.S. AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, July 25. In ,the House of Representatives Mr. Poynton announced that the Government had made strong recommendations for mercy to the Imperial authorities on behalf of the men recently sentenced on the battleship Australia. PEACE CELEBRATIONS. Received July 25, 11.30 p.m. Sydney, July 25. In response to France's Day appeal the city was illuminated to-night for the termination of the peace celebrations. SHORTA6E~OF~GROCERIES/ Sydney, Julv 25. There is a great shortage in the grocery markets owing to the strike. New Zealand orders, especially for tea, arc not being filled.