AUSTRALIAN YOUTHS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 74, 28 March 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN YOUTHS.

EFFECTS OF MILITARY TRAINING (Australian r&" N.Z. Cable A^oOiatioa) •LONDON, March. 2£ - Senator Pearce,, the Australian Defence Minister’, •ip an,, internevj, j that a pleasing .feature of- of compulsory military training in-Apawn-, I lia ;had been the abolishing,of 5 j rikin who formerly lounged <tbp greets and addressed rjkte. remiss '|r wojfnfen.. ■- Thisunlovely. typer; hadi-d**.-appeared. Instead- of ‘time unprofitahly, Aus travail 7yo«wt had heed turned into men ofrsphmjpd j physiqpe wbp made, the i wealth’s name glorious: in Hhe* war, 1 •• f •*

UNITED STATES

A NEW IMMIGRATION LAW. I (Rec. March 28, 1.65 p.m.) WASHINGTON, -March 26. The United States is drafting a new immigration law providing for registration of all aliens now in the United j ■States or applying for admission hereafter, making the stay of immigrants probationary and depending on good behaviour, and changing the burden of proof so that alien® must show cause ‘ why they should be granted admission. allied forces In Russia | (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) (Kec. March 28, 1.55 p.m.) FAKiS, March 26. M. Pichon (Trench Foreign Minister) 1 states that the total strength of Allied forces at Archangel and on the Siberian frons is 370,008. SEAT FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.). (Kec. March 28. 1-45 p.m.) ; FAKIS. March 26. -1 General .Smuts {Africa}, Marshal Ma- I km (Japan), Signor 'Orlando (Italy), ; and Mr House (United States) have ; been apointed a Commit 'ee to select a permanent seat for the League of IN a* tions. % j/ NAIIWAYSERVANTS . GOVERNMENT’!? OFFER ***' ACCEPTED. ' (Rec. March 28, 11.5 a.m.) 1 LONDON, March 27. Mr J. H. Thomas (General Secretary of the National Union of Railway Seivanta) announced that the railwaymen s conference accepted the Government s offer. OSE OF'CERMANSTEAMERS MAINLY FOR TRANSPORT. (Rec. March 28, 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, March 27. Five large German steamers have arrived at Cowes. American are replacing German crews. It is intended to mainly employ large passenger surrendered ships in the repatriation of American and Australian troops. SOMHEGTIHG CONTINENTS ? THROUGH RAILWAY ROUTES. 1 (Rec. March 28, 12.5 mm.) 1 PARIS, March 27. 1 The Waterways Commission consid--1 ’* ered a new. through-train route via Paris, Rome, the Danube, Laibach, Belgrade, Odessa. The other branch will be from Athens to Constantinople. MINERS 9 DEMAND 70,000 WELSHMEN STRIKE. (Rec. March 28, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 27. Seventy thousand Welsh miners- struck* against a compromise settlement. FORTY EIGHT HOUR WEEK ' RECOMMENDED BY INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE. (Rec. March 28, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 27. The Industrial Conference Committee reported in favour of a legal 48-hour week, the discouragement’ of overtime, ■and a legal time wage rate of universal applicability.