AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3006, 17 February 1917, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES By Telegraph-Prepg Association-Copyright Melbourne,' February 16.' • ■ r - A' J; Poynton (Treasurer) lias adopted a system of war savings cer- • tiScates on tha lines in operation in .Britain. 'The money "will be held for "three years, arid when refunded will carry 5 per cent, compound interest. '■Hie . certificates will Tdo issued in dev nominations'of one, five, ten; fifty, a .. . . ' hundred, and' '»:• thousand ' : pounds. Principal ai/d interest will be subject . .tq .Commonwealth taxation. •' NEW FEDERAL POLICY. Melbourne, February 16. . .. Thfe new Federal policy includes that .the peoples .decision pj' conscription be .respectedpreference ; to re- ..... turned soldiers to be made a provision in.all Government.contracts ; and sanction .given, .to. the'present tariff. The whole question of tariff revision will be' considered at the earliest opportunity... ' NATIONAL MINISTRY, (Rec. February 17, 0.45 a.m.) • • • • ' ... Melbourne* .February 16. It' is expected that 'the choice of a ..... .National. Slmistry will be completed to-' • 'morrow.. ~ ~ • ' .V? DISSOLUTION IN NEW SOUTH .:" wales, .".*••• '. Sydney, February 16. r- "" Mr. -.Holman,- in his speech at Gundagai,.said that-probably, within a week "br ten-days he .would .announce a, disr ■' solution. The Government would abolish'the. second ballot, replacing it by a system of'preferential voting or proportional representation. ' ELECTION DAY FIXED. • (Rec. February 17, 0.45 a.m.) Sydney; February 16, The State elections'have-been fixed for March 24. ■ ' HOTEL CLOSING HOURS. (Roc. February 16, 9.55 p.m.) Sydney, February 16. Mr. Holman lias promised that the .question of., the hours of closing Mtels shall bo submitted to a referendum be- ... fpr.e, any alteration is made. . . . . WORK FOR, MILLERS, , •(Rec,;.February '.17,..0.45 a.m.) - / -r Melbourne, February 16. " Mr. Hughes, has announced that ho - has arranged for. a portion of the three ' ' million tons of wheat purchased by..the •"'••'•'lmperial': Government to :,be, converted into flour prior; to shipment, sufficient to employ ;:: tiie'' : mills.for some months..;.-.., : BRAN AND; POLLARD PRICES. (Rec. February 17, 0.45 a.m.) Sydney, February 16.- : The Prices' Board has fixed the price of .bran at '£3 155., ex mill, and pollard at £5 ss. BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY. , (Rec. February'l7. 0.45 a.m.) -v. Sydney,' February 16. A;'four-.story'building in Dixon Street occupied by various tenants has been gutted by fire. The damage is in the vicinity of £24j000. ' ROBBINC A BANK. ' (Rec. February 16, 9.55 p.m.) Sydney, February 16. 'A man entered the Newtown branch of the> Government Savings Bank , and .. grabbed a bundle, of .720 pound notes. . Two chased and, captured him. < • -Subsequently Joseph Ryan, agedthirty- - one, was remanded on a, charge of stealing the notes. It was stated tliat he.recently arrived from New Zea- '■ . land. 4 V BUILDIN CS STOPPED. , •:•-.- ;pjll ' ■.'| ■•• •• Sydney, February 16: Building at the North Shore hasbeen postponed till after, the war, because material is nnprofcurable.