AUSTRALIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15742, 28 August 1915, Page 9

AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL CAMP. MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION. Received 8.10 p.m., August 27th. MELBOURNE,, August 27. Mr Pearce, in a statement dealing with j\lr Justice Rich's report on t'ne Liverpool camp, says: It must be borne in mind that it has been an extraordinary strain on the resources of the Commonwealth to, equip the great number of soldiers offering. As far as headquarters were concerned the orders to issue equipment were given in ample time to meet the requirements for the winter, and there were sufficient stocks ( in hand. The defects were due to lack of initiative on the part of the New south Wales staff. Regarding the medical services there -.were many defects and some serious ones. Practically all the recommendations of Judge Rich's interim report had already been carried out. Sis further recommenda- _ tions, where not carried, out, were rc-' jU-eiying attention, j

munition makers. . FOR ENGLISH SHOPS. Received 7.5-5 p.m.. August 27tfi. SYDNEY, August -27. The Secretary of the Sydney branch of tko Australasian .Society of Engineers states tliat many members arc accepting \ iters' oflVt- I'or munition makers. The A«?soc-::itic>n decided that the Commonwealth Government should have the first call 011 members' services, but if there is any surplus Jabour they will be at liberty to accept the Tickers offer.

JUDGE'S SON KILLED. Tho eldest son of Mr Simpson., Chief Judge in Equity, has been killed at the "Dardanelles. RETURNING SOLDIERS. MELBOURNE, August 27. Arrangements have been made that as soon as sick and wounded who return to Australia are sufficiently recovered to return them to the front. "Mr Psarce lias appointed Mr J. G. Matson, organiser of a scheme of employment for returned soldiers. The scheme includes training in special vocations for those unable to follow their usual vocations owing to loss of sight i or limfes," ,