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There was no ostentation in the farewell of the first batch of Gar mans to leave Australia since the signing of the armistice.

As they stopped from the special trains with their baggage at Pyr mont May 27 all that met their gaze was a strong guard to prevent any attempt at escape and a large. [but curions crowd that had gathered on the approaches to the wharf and on Pyrmont Bridge.

The Germans looked sullenly at this gathering and picking up their tras, walked solemnly on to the steamer Willochra, in which they are to travel to their native country. On the steamier the Germans were welcomed by some hundreds of their country. men who had travelled from New Zealand.

qlonel Kindon, who had charge the arrangements, had carefully planned every detail, with the result that the embarka tion was carried out in an ex- peditious manner.

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The men selected to complete the Willochra's complement were mostly war prisoners who had been sent here from other countries for safe-keeping, and had been confined at Holdsworthy camp. There were also several members of the crew of the war-

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The British Army Appro priation Account for the year ended March 31st, 1918, shows that despite the transfer to other departments of charges for sea transport, aircraft, and disability pensions, there was a net increase in expenditure of over £138,000, 000, due to the growth of the Army, the large proportion of it actively employed in theatres of war and the continued rise in the cost of commodities and services. The total net deficit chargeable against the Vote of Credit was £725,817,869. 19s. 5d.

Balances irrecoverable and claims abandoned for the year represent a sum of £853,733 188, 7d, of which £47,135 12s. Md. was due to theft, fraud, arson, or gross negligence. Of this £33,807 represents hay lost through fire in a shed-used as a forage store. presumed to have been

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munition dump in France, in which an officer lost his life. The fire originated with an explosion in a shed and was due to disregard of prescribed precau- tions. Another fire at an amuni- tion dump cost £92,838, and was apparently caused by matches or cigarette ends thrown on a rub- bish heap in an adjoining billet. Aeroplanes and sheds lost in gales of exceptional severity account for £55,000.

Numerous cases of theft and fraud are recorded under that

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The greatest interest was taken in to-day's departure, but those who proceeded to Pyrmont were able to see little of what was going on. The internees were brought from Holdsworthy in special trains under a strong escort. the carriages being taken direct to the wharf. where thei Germans were marched on to the waiting vessel.

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NO STATE FOOD SHOPS. The Food Ministry bas never The Willochra was timed to considered the question of open proceed down the harbour shortlying State shops for the sale of after 4 o'clock. Arrangements food stuffs, although there have were made for the steamer to be been several rumours to that followed by the police launch, in effect." said an offcial recently. case of any of the prisoners The attempting to escape by jumping overboard.

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the company box of a battalion by the company orderly sergeant, who deserted, and was afterwards proved to be an expert thief; £773 was misappropriated by & com- pany commander, and £441 was stolen from the desk of the ac-. countant to the Assistant Director of Works, Suez Cadal. The re- cords of civil labourers employed on engineer services at Salonika were falsified by the Greek time- keeper and pay clerk to the ex- tent of £241, and a person dressed as an officer obtained £192 from a field cashier by means of a forged requisition. In the case of a deficiency of £328 on the com- pany accounts of a work battalion. due to the officer in charge fail- ing to keep a proper record, it is stated that the officer committed suicide and £238 were recovered from his estate.

Among the articles stolen were six theodlites (value £164 28.); gum boots (£54). THE SIAM INDUSTRIES SYNDICATE rifies and bayonets (£270), blankets (£180), quinine (2251),

TOILET AND WASHING SOAP two Ford vans, and a Wolseley car which was left outside the Hotel Metropole. Separation al- lowances obtained by fraudulent means amounted to £2,083.

methods of distribution practised by the Ministry of Food, combined with the fixing As far as the New South Wales of maximum prices, he added. contingent aboard the Willochra had prevented food raising to the was concerned, the greatest in-extravagant level reached in Edward France, and so the question of terest was taken in Carre, who has, made his escape opening State shops to compete from the Cencentration Camp and with the retailers had never been. Darlinghurst Detention Barracks considered. The food administra- at least half a dozen times. This tion in France opened huts in prisoner has openly stated his Paris for the sale of commodities intention to escape, and offered at lower brices than those avail- to bet one of the military officers able in the shops. The scheme that he would not be on the vessel has proved so successful that by when it reached its destination. the end of May 100 such es-

view of In

the dangerous tablishments characater of the man opened.

TWO EXPENSIVE BARGES. handcuffed before

The Comptroller and Auditor- and A The London police have dis-General, in his report on the leaving Holdsworthy special guard was placed

covered a new Chinese gamble Appropriation Account, refers to over him and bis companions called Pukka Poo in which the the addititional expenditure of from the Sing Sing Compound. punter receives £170 is. if he public money caused by want of However, Carre was got safely on cancels the whole of the same 10 precision in terms of contract or board and a strict watch was kept numbers out of a total of 80, and specifications. He mentions & in order to see that he did not draws £42 if he cancels 8 num- case in which the Inland Water- succeed in diving over the side of bers of the 20 cancelled by the ways and Docks Department in the vessel while she was going banker; which does not seem to May, 1917, placed an order for down the harbour.

err on the side of liberality. two experimental 500-ton con- DESERTER FROM THE NAVY. According to a London writer crete barges. The contract Carre, who is a sailor by pro- the game is only a variant stated to have been loosely fession, had an interesting story of the Italian Government worded and indefinite; imported to tell the military people. Some Lotto, in which there are extrac timber had been used for the, moulds where much cheaper months ago when it was apparent tions of five numbered balls out that Germany would be beaten of a bag containing 90. Ifa.punter would have served the purposes he approached the authorities stakes "a terno," ie., takes his and generally there appears to" and asked them, in the event of chance of naming three numbers have been a waste of public prisoners being repatriated, not on one ticket, and for all three to mones. The site on which the be among the lucky five, the bargges were constructed and on to send him to Germany.

Italian Government pays about which a large sum of money had £200 for 1s. Every village has been sunk could not, it was found, its "Banco di Lotto," in which be utilised for any purpose by i stakes as low as 2d. are accepted eitber Department (Admiralty or for drawings at Rome. Bari, War Office). The total payments Venice Palermo, &c.

in respect of the two barges up to September last was £51,398. The Admiralty, it may be noted, appear to have been able to buy 1,000 ton barges at a cost of £14,000 each.

"I am prepared to leave these sbores and go anywhere you like," he said, "but it's good bye' once I place I place my foot in Germany."

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Asked why he had such à great objection to returning to his native country, Carre

deliver up the weapon. explained that when he was a young fellow he was placed in claimed that when arrested in the Navy, while his brothers China he was allowed to retain went into the Army. He didn't his sword and bring it with him Jike the life, and with some to Sydney. Under the circum- Ode dark might they crawled should be allowed to proceed on and after the vessel with it. His appeals cables maders throughows the World to knocking hint on the head, puabed were useless, and he was told stepmaniosie direst with English

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The Sing Sing contingent num to secure the consumption. of these supplies were prisonment, After that he wantbered 26, reckoned the worst to America and subsequently characters in the camp. They unsuccessful owing apparently (CORPORATED IN ENGLAND) included, leading members of the to their having been purchased made several trips to Australia.

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