AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2479, 4 June 1915, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) POLITICAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. ABOLITION OF STATE COUNCILS j AND GOVERNORS. : Adelaide, June 3. B The Commoinvoalth Political Labour , Conference lias resolved, in connection t with the proposed amendment of tho 5 Constitution, to give the Commonwealth power to regulate prices and to acquire necessary commodities; that the amendment of the Constitution should provide for taking a referendum at the next election giving the Commonwealth Parliament power to abolish State Governors and Legislative Councils. After discussing the question of settling international disputes by arbitration, tlio whole question of international disarmament was remitted to a , committee 1o report. f CHILDREN'S EMPIRE DAY APPEAL : OVER £20,000 REALISED. I Sydney, June 3. 1 Tho Children's Empire Day Belgian , Fund realised over £20,000, with more f to come. 5 BELGIAN BAND TO TOUR AUSTRALASIA. Fremantle, Juno 3. A Belgian band has arrived here, and ' will give a series of concerts on be- | half of their distressed countrymen. [j £24,2G0 FROM NEW ZEALAND. 2 - (Roc. Juno 3, 8.55 p.m.) : _ London, June 3. The New Zealand High Commissioner ■ (Mr. T. Mackenzie) has handed to the ' Belgian Committee £24,260, of which j £1(5,000 represents the Government's May contribution, and tho balance from I tho other relief funds. ; RELIEF FOR SERBS AND POLES. 1 £7000 FROM NEW SOUTH WALES. ■' London, June 2. j Sir Timothy Coghlan (Agent-General 8 for New South Wales) has handed NewSouth Wales' subscriptions of £5000 to 0 tho Servian R«lief Fund and £2000 to :, tho Polish Fund. i- NEWS IN BRIEF. iJ FOLLOWING THE KING'S LEAD. • Sydney, June 3. j One hundred and fifty-three municipal councils have agreed to support nnd follow the King's movement with regard to • the abstinence ), from liquor during tho duratioii of the ). war. .1 3- VEILED DISEASES. Melbourne, June 3. j' The, Commonwealth quarantine au- [' thorities have included venereal vdis- ! eases in the list of diseases which cap- '■ tains of vessels arriving at- Australian .; ports are required to notify. u FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE TO BE INi- CREASED. )f Melbourne, June 3. i; The Federal Executive has authoriE--3! Ed an increase in the note issue to n thirty-three millions. 'i QUEENSLAND'S POPULATION. '» (Reo. June 3, 8.55 p.m.) « Brisbane, Juno 3. •q The population of Queensland at tho j, end of last year was 676,707. if (Ree. June 3, 8.55 p.m.) 3, Sydney, June 3. y There are over two hundred appli'o cants for tho two positions in the * women police branch of tho Police Department.