AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16857, 10 June 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.

RED CROSS FUNDS. (By Cable—Press Association —Copyright.) (Australian. and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, June 9. The British Red Cross Society has remitted, through the Governor-Gen-eral. £150,000 .for distribution amongst institutions and nursing organisations/ solicitous for the welfare of. soldiers' and sailors' dependants. The gift has boen allocated as follows. £25,000 each to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, West Australia, and Tasmania, and £20,000 to Queensland. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNOR. (Received June 9th, 7.40 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Juno 9. The new Governor, Sir Archibald Weigall, arrived, and was officially welcomed. He told a good story of his reception at Tarcoola. ''When our train arrived, a young man, evidently the master of ceremonies, ran down the pla-tform, and, observing Lady Weigall and myself, said: "Do you know if there is a bloko here called Weigall?' Afterwards the Reception Committee presented us with a most charming address." RECALLED SYDNEY, June 9. In connexion with the late Government's soldiers' housing scheme, of which he was director, the Government is recalling Mr J. Bryant from" London, where recently lie assumed the position of immigration publicity officer. RAIN IN NEWSOUTH WAUES. (Received June 9lh, 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 9. General rain haa again fallen over tho eastern half of the State.. The wheat area has benefited. AVTATORsIIETURN. (Received June 9th. 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 9. The aviators. Captain G. Matthews and Sergeant Kay, who abandoned their • flight from London to Australia, after crashing at Bali, in the Dutch East. Indies, nave arrived by steamer.