AUSTRALIA'S AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 26 November 1930, Page 11

AUSTRALIA'S AFFAIRS.

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK. ARCHBISHOP SPENCE'S OPINION. (UNITED TKKS3 ASSOCIATION—ET ELZCJKIC TELEOP.AI'H copyright.) (Received November 25th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, November 24. "Mr J H. Scullin (Prime Minister ol Australia) is like a bulldog with a bone. Once he has got hold of a principle ho nil] not let go until Australia's difficulties are adjusted,'' said Archbishop Spence. of Adelaide, when receiving the Freedom of his birthplace. Cork, a ceremony which Mr \V. G. Cosgrave (President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State) attended. "ihings are not so bad as they are represented." he added. 'Before 1 left everything was mending, and 1 believe that after next harvest the financial stringency will be relieved." Mr Scullin has arrived at Cork and uus entertained by the Lord Mayor. CONFIDENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. PRESIDENT HOOVER'S MESSAGE. \YASHJNGTON, November 24. President Koovor Rave to Mr H. E. Brookes, Commissioner-General for Australia, a message to Australia on the occasion of Mr Brookes's visit to hid the President good-bye. Mr Hoover said : "'Australia's future is certain. The present depression cannot l/nnr hinder ht>r Hf>r oroblems as a primary producing country are more easily solvable than if she were a country dependent upon imports of raw products." He expressed keen interest in tho affairs of the Commonwealth. HEAVY LOSSES ON RAILWAYS POSITION IN NEW SOI'Hi WALES. SYDNEY, November 25. The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr Cleary. stated that tor the last five months of this year the losses ot the railways each week were £70,000, hut in the last tew weeks the losses jumped to nearly £IOO,OOO. He warned the city people that unless they backed the services a bad day of reckoning would come.

The Transport Trust expressed satisfaction at the effect of the recent introduction of concession fares on tramways, and the large number ot additional passengers carried. The chairman ot the trust said they did not favour penny fares. The Auckand City Council gave this system a trial, but abandoned it after six weeks. IMPORTS DECLINE. Si DNEY. November 25. Imports into New South Wales during October show n satisfactory movement towards the adjustment of the trade balance. Compared with October, 1929. there is a decline ot £2,41(i.727. representing a fall of approximately 48 per cent. LINER CARRIES LITTLE CARGO. (Received November 25th, 9.10 p.m.) FREMANTLE, November 25. The liner Orford, which arrived from London to-day, had the smallest cargo for Australia carried by an Orient liner since 1913.