Australian Cables

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 September 1913, Page 3

Australian Cables

[electkic TKLKGRAI'H, copyright.] [iMOIt PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Reveivcd 9.150 u.111.) AUSTRALIAN i\ r AVY. Sydney, This Day. The liritisli L J arl iamentariaiis have split into two divisions. One division has <>0110 to Melbourne, from whence they go 011 a visit to Tasmania. The other lot left by a special train for Canberra aud the irrigation works at JJarrinjuek and Yanco.

The Hon. Mr King Hall, responding to the toast of "The Empire," at a Chamber of Commerce banquet, said "I am a staunch supporter of the Commonwealth naval policy; it is the only practical thing , ; it is that or nothing , .'' He went on to say that it was a.greai fallacy to suppose that the initiation of an Australian Navy would weaken and in time dissolve the connection between Greai Britain and one of her most vigorous sons. That was not so: it would have the reverse eliect if the Empire rulers only use ordinary wisdom and common sense. J I is inconceivable that an Australian Navy division of (he Imperial ileet would lie in their ports or ctuisc around the coasts of Australia if the Empire was a/ war—as some foolish writers had remarked. Where the danger was there would be found the Australian Navy, Hying the same white ensign as was flown by Nelson, and the ships would be manned by the same breed that won that victor}'. (Cheers). I'NEMPLuYMENT. Melbourne, This Day. The ilouse has passed a motion to the elleef '"That the time has anived lo lake steps to remove the evil of unemployment from Australia." Commenting on this, (Ik Hon. Mr Glyun announced < that he was formulating question for submission to Friendly Societies, whose co-opera I ion in the National Insurance was desired. The Government had decided to introduce a measure which at least would mitigate, if not remove, unemployment. THE CENSTRE MOTION. Sydney, this Day. The censure motion was negatived by 38 to 111. During the debate Mr Wood, M.J'., was removed at (he Speaker's orders. DEATH SENTENCE. Ernest Alfred Bradley, charged wilh murdering Mary Jane Greentree, with whom he had been living , for some years, near Cobar, pleaded that the woman shot herself because the constable's remarks about her children had preyed on her mind. He was found guilty and sentenced to death.