AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE BUTTER QUESTION. IMPORTATION DECIDED ON: z Sydney, July 8. The Government lias decided to import butter. The Hon. D. R. Hall stated that lie would have preferred to have left the importation to private enterprise, but' the merchants, discovering that tlie.y could get a penny /per pound more in other States, , would send it away.. ■ (Roc.' July 8, 9.50 p.m.) ' . 1 Brisbane, July 8. A proclamation has fixed the wholesale price of butter at 196 p. per cwt., and cheese at lid. per lb. BROKEN HILL COMPANIES' CONTRACTS. METALS FOR THE BRITISH GOV- . ERXMEXT. ; Melbourne, July 8. In reply to a question whether the contracts of the Broken Hill companies prevented them shipping their products to England, the Attornej'-Geiieral (the Hon. W. M. Hughes) said they did not. An enemy contract, valid or invalid, was no reason why the companies could not sell to the British Government. Some of the companies were acting on the assumption that the Act was .invalid, and were consequently not shipping metals a-s they should. LIBERAL CONFERENCE. ORGANISING' ANTI-SOCIALIST FORGES. (Rec. July 8, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, July 8. The Liberal Conference has, resolved, that in order "to restore sane methods of finance, and insure prudent administration," an executive be empowered to co-operato with other organisations, consolidating anti-Socialist forces. A committee was formed to consider' a more acceptablo plan of selecting candidates. TEA FAMINE IN SICHT. DUE TO ENORMOUS DEMANDS IN EUROPE. 1 (Rec. July : 8, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney,' July 8. Private advices .Which have been received indicate the possibility of a tea famine, owing to the difficulty of obtaining freight, and the enormous demands in Europe, particularly in Russia. ITEMS IN BRIEF. WOMEN JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. Adelaide, July 8. Two women Justices of the Peace have bean appointed, namely, . Mrs. Nicholls (president of ' the Women's Christian Temperance Union) and Mrs. Price, widow of the first Labour Premier.

STATE TRAWLERS IDLE. (Rec. July 8, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, July 8. Tlie State trawlers are idle, the firemon having struck work. The Government is considering the question of installing oil cngiiies. SUGAit. AT 3d. PER LB. (Rec. July 8, 9.20 p.m.) Melbourne, July 8. The acquisition of the sugar crop will enable tho Government to retail sugar at 3d. per lk , In tho backbloclis Flnonaol ia irvaiu. able for fluriug nmlignajat throat trouble.'