AUSTRALIA'S SHAME.
MELBOUHN'E, November 30
. In the 3oii£e of Representatives, tlie Hon. W. H. Hughes emphasised that the war overshadowed all other matters. The energies cf the .Government were directed along lines calculated to enable us to do our utnost in regard to ■both men and products. He reviewed the wai'j and said that the dangers of an indecisive peace whici« would follow if Germans were not driven out of Allied countries lcms more darkly in the Heavens. "Referring1 to the referendum, he said that when the result was known he had notified the Imperial authorities that he was unable to supply the reinforcements asked for, and suggested that the numßer of divisions be reduced from "five to four, the iifia'to be used to reinforce t*he others.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 1 December 1916, Page 2
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