AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
".V MELBOURNE, J.une 1. Mr Pearce states that up to last -week 83,000 men wore trained and on active' ■'service.- is no decrease m remuting. L (Received June 2, 9.25 a.m.j SYDNEY, June 2. ' Captain Wallack, 'killed at the Dardanelles, was a son of Colonel Wallack, the New South Wales commandant. The second son of Mr Justice Street is also included m the casualties. Arrangements have been completed to work double shifts at the small arms factory. ' One of the chief factors -causing unemployment at Broken Hill and Port Pivie smelters is the shortage of freight to carry lead to "Vfladivos'tockj. whence it is shipped to Rusisan arsenals, the Russian army being very large consumers of Barrier lead. (Received June 2, 10.26 a.m.) '■■»-,; SYDNEY, June 2. Meat packers complain that the War OfjSce is .-'turning .down all Australian tenders for itinned meats without giving a reason, while placing huge orders withthe Argentine and United (States packers at prices highei* than Australians are ■ willing .to accept.; They '.point out that . as' they are debarred from >■ sending outside the British Empire, unless the position is quickly altered the packers will be compelled to close do^wn.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13700, 2 June 1915, Page 3
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