AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2740, 7 April 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

POLITICAL CRISIS IN ... TASMANIA GOVERNMENT RESIGNS NEXT WEEK, . CLEAVAGE TOO GREAT FOR ■ : --' _ COALITION, : - By Toleeranli—Prcta Association-donyrlßlit Hobart, April 6. Mr. Whitsitt, -Independent Liberal, proposes to form a, Ministry from both parties. Mr. Earlo (Premier) Ties reused toi join, and .his, Government: will resign-; next week, the cleavage being too great! to allow of a coalition. "STAGGER. JUICE " AND CIVIL SERVANTS . A WARNING TO TIPPLERS. ' ~, : Melbourne, April.'6..; Mr. King O'Malley.(Federal.Secretary for Home Affairs) has issued &• warning, to Federal Civil Servants against I'liquoring." He believi^/that:''stagger juice" and efficient public business are absolutely incompatible, and orders the suspension without pay of any employee found under the influence of drink or showing any evidence of having used it while on; duty, drawing, the; King's pay.. T The warning concludes:'''' There can; be:no [efficiency. withqut .speed, and speed is impossible with muddled whisky' brains."; ■ ; ■/. ■ ■ ■ TASMANIA'S LIQUOR.BATTLE. '.'".'' Hobart,"April' 6.'' _ The liquor referendum resolved itself; into a struggle between those favouring 6- and 10 o'clockj*-the former scoring 42,713 and the latter 21,562. The other : hnurs together totalled 3811, of. which: only 520 favoured" 11 o'clock. INCAPACITATED RETURNED SOL- ■ . , QIERS. STATE TO PRjOVHIf SUBURBAN. HOMES. Sydney, April 6. '; It is officially announced that the State Government proposes to erect' suburban. homes for incapacitated re-; turned soldiers, at a cost of £250,000. A block of land has been given free, and the terms of the gift safeguards against its disposal. PROPRIETARY RACINC CLUBS.' RACING DAYS CUT DOW. (Rec. April 7, 1.5 a.m.) Melbourne, Aorii:6. '.'■ Cabinet has decided to reduce' tin) race days for proprietary olubs in the metropolitan area from 87 to 50 yearly, taking the view that such clubs are in the interests neither of sport nor of: tho public. The question of ultimately abolishing these clubs will be considered later. TOTALISATOR BILL" KILLED. SECOND READING 'NEGATIVED', 'i Bjr TeUißraDli—Presa Association—Copvr>ht Sydney, April 5. The Legislative Assembly negatived the second reading of the Totalisator. Bill, which was taken as a matter of urgency. (Rec. April 7, 1.5 a.m.) Sydney, April 6. The Totalisator Bill has been dropped for this session. LIQUOR REFERENDUM. Sydney, April 5. ■: The Council has passed the Liquor Referendum Bill. -.-' '>. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. , GREEK, DIES'.A VIOLENT DEATH.: . . (Rec. April 5,10.80, p.m.) , Sydney, April 5, The body of George Pappageorge, a Greek, was found at. the rear of his cafe in George Street. His head had been smashed. There was a Meaver alongside, and a rope had been tightly tied round his neck. The cash register liad'been rifled; y, •.: There is no clue to the authorship of the tragedy. .ITEMS IN BRIEF. FEDERAL FOOD CENSUS. Melbourne, April 6. The food census for February shoWB a : decreas'e.cf : half a million poundß of beef stocks in cold storage and one and a half: million"'/pounds .of,' mutton. The lamb decrease is principally confined to Queensland. VHEAT DEAL BY ALLIES' FOOD' ' • COMMISSION. •, . ■ Melbourne, Aoril-6.*': The Allies' Food Commission hascompletc'd tho purchase of 2;96o',opo'busHelß 'of'' wheat' "at" a' cost, approximately :of £740,000. '"—-: Sydney, April 6. The Commonwealth 'Wheat Pool has sold a further 115,000 tons to' France and Italy, realising a million' sterling. big"- shipment of'-japanese'.' ■ ■•■•'■ sugar;: ~-;••■ -\.-; (Rec. April 6, 10.55 p.m.)' , . .' '' 'v. Sydney, April 6. ' An additional eight thousand tons ol Japanese sugar has arrived. PRICE OF FLOUR FIXED. | Adelaide, April 5. i The price of flour has been fixed at, for local consumption; l £10,15s ; bread, "id. the 41b. loaf. " •'. FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. "'""' "Melbourne, April 5. The Federal noto issue totalf £43,261.000, neainst which the gold backing' is. £15,453,000. NARROW ESCAPE FOR STATE BAKERIES BILL. ■ Sydney, April 4. ..In'the Assembly the State Bak.er.'v Bill had a narrow escape on a crucial division in Committeo, the Chairman'* casting vote saying it. '.'" "." '"'.";; NEW SOUTH WALES PUBLIC WORKS COMMITMENTS, .-:-■' Sydney, April i. In the Assembly Mr. • J. H." Canr (Minister, of Public Works) announced that the State was committed to public works to the-extent of nearly eighl millions. " ' ' '■! SYDNEY'S VITAL STATISTICS. ; •■• - Sydney/ April 4. ■ Tho vital statistics for Sydney shon a higher death r rate and a lower, birthrate' than for the previous five years.' '