AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
DEFENCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH. A STATE OF UNREADINESS, Received January 22, 10.27 &.m. SYDNEY, January 23. Statements are being made in regard to the thoroughly unsatisfactory condition of the Australian defence forces. The field artillery weapons are said to be obsolete, and that it would be suicidal if they were used against up-to-date guns. The light horse suffers from poor equipment while the militia rifles are largely useless. Volunteer officers consider that the force is in a worse position than it was ten years ago, the standard of officers is not high and political influence is rampant. SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE. Received January 23, 10.43 a.m. BRISBANE, Januaro 23. A, telegram from Port Douglas reports an alarming outbreak of plague in the Mossman district. Twenty-eight cases are now in hospital, and it is believed that ten more will be brought in to-day. Five camps are affected. The majority of the victims are white men. , I £ One fatal case has occurred, but I the disease generally is of a mild form.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8340, 24 January 1907, Page 5
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172AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8340, 24 January 1907, Page 5
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