AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2812, 1 July 1916, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

|..• THE. OVERSEAS ARMY A STATEMENT DENIED' Br TeleEranh~Press Assqoiation»Coprrifit • Melbourne, June 30.Senator Pearce (Acting-Federal Prime Minister) denies that tha. .Commonwealth lias premised to troops by the end of June. He ; stated that the assertion was only made" by, the Press, but never officially.: v . The Minister added .that to date thera had always been , sufficient reinforcements available. .. ~ " = "' k'"-E-eferring to the request bf Australians in England" for permission "to join the Australian Expeditionary Forces theio. Senator Pearoe said that Cabinet bad ; deciued not to accede to the requests • . THE NEW STATE SHIPPING:: SCHEME . PEOPOSAL BEFOKE-T-HE NAYATr BOAED. Melbourne, June 30... Under; the new scheme of naval control of shipping, the Naval Board is considering, a proposal that all ships, . "coming to Australia' should call at one port only; "Now . that"-competition has been, eliminated by. the Government control and fixing of freights, it is urged that there is no necessity for vessels to call at more than one port. It i- proposed to organise the ships so as to enable that eaoh port will lje'visited • in turn. Under the system "it'.'is" estimated that each ship visiting,-Australia will save on an average fourteen days on the trip. •' As*, the cost of . running a fiv<y. thousand-ton vessel is, roughly, <£400 daily, this will mean an annual saving of one and a half millions. ITEMS IN BRIEF. . REPORTED. NKW .PACIFIC LINE . ; DENIED.. '"' ... .June SO-.'-The • representatives of'.Tlf>ulder..",Bros. have .receivedno advice of the new San Francisco-Australian ■line. .iThey declare that, with ships-so scarce, as. at. present, the chances of any new line setting ah opening are .very remote. WHEAT POOL DIVIDEND. (Eec. June 30, 8.40 p.m.) Melbourne, June 30. The Wheat Board has,decided to pay in August another 6d. per bushel on tho farmers' pooled wheat. This dividend re. presents'something lilce' .ft,000,000. COLLECTION CAMPAIGN I'OE THE ; •WAR CHEST FUND. (Eec. June' 30, -8.40 p.m.) • ■. Sydney, June 30. In aid of .the War Chest Fiind, the city and suburbs have been 'delivered oyer to an "army of collectors, who are selling buttons" riingiug in price from one shilling to a pound, goods. Ilowers, and vegetables. They are doing roaring business," .iiL..spite of tho rain. : A similar campaign is proceeding in the country centres.. ~— "... , . . j