IN AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15479, 5 January 1916, Page 8

IN AUSTRALIA.

RECRUITING IMPROVING.

ENCOURAGING SIGNS

• (By Cable.—Press AMocintion.—Copyright.) (Received January 4th, 11.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 4. The issue of the War Census caras, accompanied by Mr Hughes's personal appeal, is already telling a, tale. Recruiting in tho various States during tho past few days has been most encouraging, and a spurt is pending. MELBOURNE, January 4. Senator Pearcc has received a copy of Lord Derby's rccruiting scheme, and 6tates as his opinion that it is not so ' complete as that of tho Commonwealth. OFFICERS' PAT. A REDUCED SCALE. (Received January 4th, 11.55 p.m.) SYDNEY. January 4. A new seal© of pay for officers serving with tho Expeditionary Forces is being enforced from the beginning of the month. The new scale not only considerably reduces salaries, but entails refunds over a period of four months, owing to tho regulation being ente-dated. THE PACIFIC DOMINIONS. ... GERMAN'S DISTORTED VISION. MELBOURNE, January 4. Benator Pearcc, Minister of Defence, ■ in an interview, quoted extracts from a boob published by George Turner, who was recently the German ConsulGeneral, entitled, '-The Awakening of tho People of the Pacific." Turner declares that he had visited many villages where only one person spoke English, and as he left ho could hear them singing "Deutsehland Über Alles." He states that the Australasian colonies have ripened into Socialistic States, which are working towards tho severance of

tho last link binding them to the Motherland. It is not on account of England that they hav e rendered military assistance in this war, but because they wanted Samoa and New Guinea. Turner concludes: "This injury has made Germany wise, and her future colonial policy will be different from what it has been. After victory wo will bind on tho helmet tighter."