DISGRACEFUL SCENES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3997, 2 August 1915, Page 5

DISGRACEFUL SCENES.

SYDNEY RECRUITING CAMPAIGN. premies? howled mm. SPEAKERS GO NT I NUALLY INTERRUPTED. MR. HOLMAN THREATENS “YOUNG LOAFERS.” WOUNDED SOLDI KRH RECEIVE OVATION. (Receive*! Julv .‘sl, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, .liny 31, Disgraceful scenes characterised tlio opening of the reniuiting campaign at the Exhibition building. Sections of the audience continually interrupted the speakers, and this reached a, climax alien the crowd Of)unted out .Mr Holman (Premier) who replied: “If it happens that we are confronted with demonstrations like this, there can he no alternative, but to take young loafers and <,ompol them to perform their duty. They will he learning to be braver and better men.” I 'The .meeting resulted in only 10 j recruits. .More pronounced opposition oeeurr-> ed at the Stadium, where Messrs Hoi- | man and. Wa.de were invited to address • a crowd of seven teem thousand people j who had gathered to witness the j Durey v. MeGoorty contest for the I middleweight championship. Several of the Dardanelles wounded, who accompanied the speakers, .received a tremendous ovation, hut immediately .Mr Holman attempted to speak ; he was again cianiid cut and howled flown. ; One of the wounded -oidiers vainly; appealed to the aoh in be •■sports. ; hut they were apparently d« terminetl j not to listen, and .Me-s-rs Holman: and Wade left the ring amid derisive : cheers. When the wounded men vauned . idle arena., they miv greeteil wit-li : genuine cheers. GERMAN SPY SYSTEM. | KOHOED AMERICAN PAS'PMRTH. : i PROTEST HV LXCLE SAM. (Received Aug. I. 3.4 t) p.m.) NEW YORK. July 31.

In consequence ot investigations m i Unghuid and Holland, America liti-S----strongly protested to Germany against j officials forging American passports, j which are mod for spying m England | and France, . I Evidence collected in England proves the existence ot a passport tacxory in Holland un<ler Herman supervision for i eprodueiiig file A mcivan seals and water-mark. It, is not doubted in Mashington that- high officials in Ih-rLu are Hilly cognisant of the scheme. THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. ENEMY ATTACKS REE EI.HKD. j ATTEMPTS TO OPPOSE ADVANCE FAIL. (Received August 1 •! p.m.i ' ROME. July 3.1. •Official: Enemy infantry. with machineguiis were reouised on luesday uigiit in attacking our positions at -the entrance to the Travenan/.es Valley at Cadora. In attempting a surprise attack against our Coahvlla po-ithms the Austrians met witli volley- at one hundred yards' range and were repulsed. Our Alpini captured some spur? in the Fella Valley. A Her their Carso failure, the .Austrians were content with efforts opposing our advance, hut tailed. Wo'liavo captured more tree.:-” despite intense artilierv and riiio-jirp. Austrian patrols were <lriv.ni off in. attempting to ignite the (‘apueeio wood, where wo are firmly entrenched. THE AUSTRIANS ALARMED ); Hi \ EORC EM KNTH 1-111? IU ED l' P (Received Aug. 1. 7.20 p.m.) ' PARTS. Aug. 1. In the "Udine Austria is making desperate efforts to re-take the lost ground: or to stem tlm Italian advaJt.ee, fearing that si further Italian success will load to.a definite blow. A fresh Army Corps has hurriedly arrived at Laibach to fill Austrian gaps and enable them to make a stand. BRITONS OVERSEAS. HE API ,AN EH FO R THE ADAH RATTY. ' (Received Aug. 1. 3.40 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. '['ho League of Tritons Overseas, with, the King as patron and Lord Selborno as chairman, and 105 branches has been formed throughout the world in six months, and has contributed .£30,000 to the Admiralty for building a squadron of seaplanes. 'Che Admiralty has gratefully acknowledged the gift.

BUL O. ARIA 5 R ATT3TURE. NO AGREEMFXT Wll'H TURKEY. PLAIN HINT FOR THE ENTENTE POSITION IN MACEDONIA. (Received August 1. 3.30 p.m.) PARIS. July 31, Tim “Petit Parisian 5 ’ publishes an interview with M. Radosluvoll, who denies that Bulgaria is ready to march on the side of Austro-Germany. He says tlio Turkish negotiations are merely a simple discussion with respect to the. railway from Dedeagatch to Mustaphn Pasha. Bulgaria wouldn’t always he neutral and he couldn’t suv with whom she would side, hid her weight would go solely in the direction of her national interests. Tlio (hmdrunle _ Entente could obtain Bulgaria’s assistance it they secured from Serbia a restitution of part of Macedonia widen was hers.