AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2566, 14 September 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

■ - — ♦ '■„ r FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE STATES CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS,, T^le^raph—Prees Association—Copyright (Rec. September 14, 0.50 a.m.) Mclbournei, September 13. The ''Conference- of State Premiers, called to discuss' with Mr. Fisher (the Federal Premier) the financial • requirements of the various States during tho coming financial year, opened and adjourned after a short sitting, till Soptamper. 24, to enable "Mr. Holman (New South. Wales), and Mr. Scaddan (West Australia) to attend. Soversl States .ire in pressing need of funds to carry on their public. works. As already indicated no further direct assistance can be given the States by the Commonwealth, and the questions to-be decided are whether the States should borrow; individually, or conjointly, through the Commonwealth) whether loans should be placed in the open market in London; or whether the British Government should be asked to place the Australian; requirements in its loan programme. A "DISLOYAL PERSON/-' COMPANY MANAGER REARRESTED. , Telflgraph-Preßß.AßEoclation-Oopyris;hi (Rec. 1 September 13, 11.25 p.m.) Melbourne, September 13. The Federal High Court has decided that .the regulation of the "War Precautions Act, under which Franz Wallach (manager of the Australian Metal Com■pany). had been interned as a disloyal and disaffected'person, was good, and remanded. Wallach again into military clistody, thus upsetting the Victorian Supremo Court's writ of habeas corpus under which lie was released.

[Tho Full Court; by : amajority ; lipid that the regulation under which action liad been taken was ultra vires, and that-the' imprisonment of Wallacli was unauthorised. Wallacli, was released, "but was immediately re-arrested under the Precautions Act. VTlie/' Federal Cabinet then appealed to the ' High Court agaiust trie Full 'Court's decision.] /. , -, ' - ' REORGANISING THE FEDERAL POST OFFICE. QUESTION REFERRED TO.'LABOUR PARTY. ; 4 (Rec. September 13, 9.G5 p.m. . \ Melbourne, September 13. . Owing to strong opposition, the Federal. Ministry's scheme for reorganising the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph' Department has been shelved for the present, pending consideration by tho Federal Labour Party. BROKEN HILL\MINERS' DISPUTE. ONE SHILLING- RISE 'ACCEPTED. ' - Sydney, September 13. • As a result of the compulsory conference, the Broken Hill miners decided to accept a shilling rise, but to take a referendum on the advisability of stopping work at midnight on Friday, ; in order to make a forty-fdur hours' week. .-. Tie engine-drivers' and firemen have 'accepted tlio conference terms without amendment.' ' FEDERAL PARLIAMENT . - • ADJOURNS. \ . j (Rec. September 13, 6.55 p.m.) " Melbourne/ 'September '13. The Federal Houses hare passed tlie War Precautions Bill, the Wheat, and Compulsory Voting 'Billsf and adjourned till October 27. STEAMER MUTLAH REFLOATED. (Rec. September 13, 9.55' p.m.) Brisbane, September 13. . '. The steamer- Mutlah, which was ,'stranded at Bramble Cay, off the Npw Guinea coast, has been refloated. NOTED. SWIMMER ENLISTS. (Rec. September 13, 9.55 p.m.) ; -. v Sydney, September 13. William Longworth, : tlie champion swimmer, has enlisted. ~ .VEILED, DISEASES. ■ Perth, September 13. > •In the Legislative Assembly, a Bill providing for compulsory notification of - venereal diseases and inspection of males and females was passed through its committee stage.

DISCOVERY OF WOLFRAM. - Melbourne, September 13. ■ The inspector of mines in the Northern Territory announces a payable discovery of wolfram (the native tvngstate of iron and manganese) at' Hatches Creek. PREFERENCE FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS. ; Brisbane, September 13. The Government lias . announced a policy of. preference to returned soldiers ; also a general system of preference to unionists. FOR PREJUDICING RECRUITING. Sydney, September 13. _ .A man was fined £100 for distributing literature detrimental to recruiting. GERMAN PRISONER ESCAPES. Melbourne, September 13. While being transferred from Adelaide to a concentration camp at Liverpool, a German prisoner of war escaped. POHCEMEN'S iUNION. .; Brisbane, September 11. ' Sanction has been given to the police to form a union. ' ; PRICE OF CEREALS. Brisbane, September 11. . The price of flour in tho southern division has been fixed at £20, pollard at £7, and bran at £6 a ton.