BRITAIN'S PART.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15917, 2 June 1917, Page 9

BRITAIN'S PART.

MR CHURCHILL

A VISIT TO THE FRONT

(By Cable—Press ABsociation—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON. May 31. The "Daily Chronicle" says that Mr Winston Churchill recently visited the West front, and is now in Paris, a guest of .the French milijtary authorities. Ho recently was offered an important post at homo by the Government. OUTPUT~OF BEER. ' GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS INCREASE. ("The Times.") LONDON. May 31. Owing to the dissatisfaction in industrial circles at the scarcity and the ; high price of beer, the Government ■ will presently sanction an increased output of a reduccd specific gravity. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS. 1 NEARLY SENT. MELBOURNE, Juno 1. The official return shows that to April. 1917, Australia had contributed 3G1,9i9 mc'n for the war. THE FOOITpROBLEM. NON-CULTIVATION' OF LAND.' GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION. (Australian and K. 2. Cablo Association.) (Rcccivcd Juno Ist, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 31. The first prosecution for ncn-cultiva-tion of land resulted in a farmer being fined £15 for disobeying orders as to bow his land should bo utilised. Tho first prosecution for food hoarding was against a Liverpool merchant.