AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2845, 9 August 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

i ' - ; By Tolcpram-Press Association—Copyright ' r ! '■ . : . Sydney, August 8. \ v At .the Frozen Meat;. Conference, the s-f'chairman said that in view of the.ivar commitments, Australia would require - ; to realise every penny possible by the . sale of its products abroad. The fact , f: : that the money, would circulate within the Empire should bo placed against "any idea that it was unpatriotic to ask that the same price. should be paid for Australian as for,. Argentine meat. On the 1 other hand'it was unfair that Aus- '' traliaand New Zealand should bear all ... the_ disadvantages of : our system, by r .!; /; which the British . Government intend- . . ed to keep dowii the prices of meat to ' 1 the Home consumer, whilst the 8ri- ...; tish sheep,,farmer and the Argentine oxportcr were permitted to reap all the advantages of high prices. These as- ' • pects of the matter had not yet had proper, representation to the Imperial ■ authorities. ' ' , .GOLD RUSH IN TASMANIA (Rec. August 8, 10.5 p.m.) ' i,' . Hobart, August 8. ' A prospecting party claims to have , made the richest gold discovery in the yy history of Tasmania. The new field is . t fourteen miles from Corinna, at the •mouth of the Pieman River. A rush fihas set in. . ALIEN ENEMIES, Adelaide, August 8. : v Mr. W. M. Hughes (the Federal . Premier) is. considering the All-British : ; *s ; .j.;'*League's suggestions to disfranchise alien enemies and remove the possibili; ■ ity.'of their being admitted to the. Legis■y ' latnres or holding positions in the military anad Civil Scrvice, and to preV vent the use .of the German language .: in the pulpit. ' THE NORTHERN TERRITORY INQUIRY. Melbourne, August 8. , Tile report of the Magistrate incmiring. into .the ;charges made by Dr. Jen- ' spu- against Dr. Gilrutli (Administrator . of. the Northern Territory) has been '. submitted:to tlie Federal authorities. . v , ;» . It is understood that the charges were disproved'. SPINAL MENINGITIS. Sydney, August 8. .. There Is a recurrence of cerebrospinal meningitis. Two cases have occurred' at Broken Hill; and a death from the disease took place at the ■ Bathurst Military Camp. ITEMS,IN BRIEF. FEDERAL FOOD PRICES. 1 Sydney, August 3 i A Federal proclamation fixes the SjdV . " noy prices of! flour, at £11 2s. 6d.,l;ian ;! £4, and pollard £5. REDUCTION IN LICENSES. Melbourne, August 8. '■ As a result of ton years' operations ■ the Licenses Reduction Board! has clos,cd over 1000 hotels. > SOLDIERS' REPATRIATION FUND,. (Rec. August 8, 10.5 p.m.) Sydney, August 6. ' Tho State Governor (Sir Gerald ;V\,Strickland) presided at a public mcet- • : ing in the To*™ Hall, at which was • launched an appeal for subscriptions to "■ supplement the Soldiers' Repatriation Fund. The firm of Anthony Hordern and Co. donated £20,000. ■ MR. HUGHES ARRIVES IN MELBOURNE. ]• (Rec. August 8, 10.5 p.m.) Melbourne, August 8. • Mr. W. M. Hughes (the Federal Premier) received a tumultuous reception ' on his arrival here. ; NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS. < ' ". (Rec. August 9, 0.50 a.m.) ' . Sydney, August 8. j - Tho. New South Wales railway revJ " enue for tho year "'increased by ' £389(567, and the working expenses increased by £350,006.