AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2490, 17 June 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) f NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. STATE'S WORKS' POLICY CRITICISED. London, June 15. The New South Wales loan is at fiveeighths discount. Tho "Evening News" says that "New South AVales is somewhat extravagant in public works, and a check may have a salutary effect." The "Evening Standard" says that in general, under tho conditions prevailing, tho result is quite satisfactory, and better than some expected. ENEMY SUBJECTS IN CIVIC EMPLOYMENT. ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE IN SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL. Sydney, June 10. ; The Sydney City,-. Council acrimoniously debated a committee's recommendation that enemy subjects who are among its employees should be retained unless they afe proved guilty of disloyalty to the Empire, and an amendment was moved that all such employee), should, be dismissed, whether nationalised or not. The amendment was lost b.v 19 votes to 4. (Rec. June 16, 8.55 p.m.) k>yunuy, ouue 16. The suburban councils are taking up the crusade against the employment of enemy subjects on municipal works. ITALIAN BANQUET AT SYDNEY. FELICITOUS SPEECHES. Sydney, June 16. Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of New South Wales, and the Hon. W. A. Holniau, Premier, and representatives of tlio Allies wcro amongst the guests at a banquet in celebration of tho Italian constitution. The keynotes of the speeches were mutual congratulations oil Italy's entry into the war, and on the recovery of her lost provinces. ITEMS IN BRIEF. "AUSTRALIA DAY." (Rec. June 17, 1 a.m.) Sydney, June 16. At a public meeting a committee was formed to organise collections for "Australia Day," on July 30. DRINK BILL IN NE\V SOUTH WALES. (Rec. June 17, 1 a.m.) Sydney, June 16. Archdeacon Boyco estimates that New South Wales's drink bill for 1914 totalled £8,012,118, an increase of £525.241. The total for tho last "ten years, he estimates, reaches £59,783,088. WAR'S EFFECT ON AUSTRALIA'S FOOD PRICES. Melbourne, June 16. Tho Federal Statistician state's that the cost of food during the ten months of the war has advanced by 18.S per cent. OUR DEBT TO THE JAPANESE NAVY . GREATER THAN MOST PEOPLE WERE AWARE. (By TelegraDh—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Melbourne, June 16. Senator Pearce (Federal Minister for Defence), speaking at a civic banquet to Admiral Chisaka, said that the Japanese Navy has rendered Australia greater service than most people were aware. Australia recognised that in all things Japan had kept in both the letter and the spirit the "scrap of paper" which was the basis of her friendship with Britain.