AUSTRALIAN EFFORTS.
NEW SOUTH WALES' QUOTA
REQUIREMENTS MET.
Sydney, September 11.
It is stated that 18,000 men are at present in training in New South Wales, this number covering the State's quota of recruits required to fill all gaps to the end of December.
NATIONAL SERVICE.
WRONG IMPRESSION FEARED
Sydney, September 11.
The secretary of the Labour Council says the council is opposed to national service, on the ground that it would give the impression that Australia had come to the end of its resources and had its back against the wall.
CASES OF MENINGITIS.
VICTORIAN FIGURES.
Melbourne, September 11. There have been 119 cases of meningitis in the Victorian camps to date, and 44 deaths have occurred.
NOT YET VOLUNTEERED.
CASE OF MILITIA OFFICERS.
Melbourne, September 11.
A return tabled in the Senate shows that there are 299 militia officers in paid positions in the various States who have not offered their services for the front.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16021, 13 September 1915, Page 8
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