THE COMMONWEALTH.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17126, 22 April 1921, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

Federal politic)^ MELBOURNE, April 21. . Mr Hughes's tost thbtion was carried by 48 votes to 23. The voting was strictly on party iineS.' I ' Dr. Earle Page reiterated that the ; Country Party would hob guarantee immunity during, the absence of Mr Hltghes, but would take n0 undue advantage of his absence; . I An amendment by Mr Considine. that Mr Hughes should resign, Was negatived by 46 vtiteS to 23. ... ! , Tho Country Party voted solidly rot ! Mr Hughes's mbtibn; I. Mr Hughes intends to depart for England next week. tAn- earlier ttiessngsi stated:—ln the House bi Representatives Ml 4 .Hughes submitted a formal motion to the effect that Certain papers in connexion with the Imperial Conference be printed. He explained that his Object was to test the feeling of the House as to whether it was prepared to restore control of the business to tho Government, and uV , Sil-bd 'representation at the Imperial Conference. Di\ .Earle Page (Leader of the Country Party) ihdicated that'llthe Government desired Mr Hughes tb jlttend the Conference the. Would meet with the approval of his party. It is expected the Country Party wiil vote. \With the Nationalists, , irad thus end the crisis.] • PALL INFEtOES,

SYDNEY, April SI. Irt the metropolitan area -sinoa June, '1620, the retail prices of bodts have dropped by from 15 to 30 pet cent., of groceries 10 per cent., and of beef and mutton roughly SO to 30 per cent* - AMfiffii OHUBOH. SYDNEf, ApHl 21, ' The Anglican Synod considered the part of women 'in the government of the Church. A proposal that women be allowed to act as wardens was .defeat? Ed, but It xfaz agreed that they should "be eligible to sit on parish couttcilSi WAS GRATUlfflttlS. SYDNEY, April 21. , To date, £8,250,000 has been paid in War gratuities to New South Wales ■ soldiem PAPUA. (Received April 2lst, &15 p.) MELBOURNE, April 21. In the House of Representatives, the annual report on Papua, ivhich has teen tabled, shows that the revenue for the past year amounted to £BO,OOO, as compared with £60,984 for the previous year The value of import* WaS £422.741,' as Compared With £258*112, and of. expdrts £270,481, as competed with £176,247. _^ MARRIAGE FEES. (Received April 31flfc, 8.15 p.m.) -. • SYDNEY, April 21 The Anglican Synod, at Bathurat, adopted a resolution in favour of all marriage fees being baid into a centfdl fund to provide funds for sick clergy, tp augment the incomes of widows and children of the clergy, and to provide a loan fund for buildings and repairs, ' THE FABB CASE. /Received 4 SYDNEY, April 21. The Fatr case was continued to-day. Dr. Williamson, Deputy-Inspector of Mental Hospitals, gave evidenca that he interviewed Mrs Farr irt 1919; and found symptoms consistent with intermittent' insanity. He did not favour her unconditional release, but thousht that.during her intervals of normality she might be kept under private con- . trol.

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(Received April p.m:) MELBOURNE, April 2L In tiie House of Representatives, Mr Hughes stated that it was not proposed to appoint d High Commissioner at present. An appointment would probably be made when he returned from London. . : -