AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

I AUHTKALIA.N is K.Z. CAASM). 1 iTIo.X i BORROWING M UTTON. (Received this day ut 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 5. Government proposes borrowing sufficient Imperial Government mutton from cold storage to relieve the .local shortage. MONEY FOR. SOLDIERS,

SYDNEY, July 5

Mr Milieu replying to Mr I.oughlin Minister for lands, oii a question of soldier settlement said the latter expected the Commonwealth to pay £2 ■* per settler, whereas Victoria asked for. £1770 and South Australia £l4lO, Wostralia £1100; Queensland 0700. New South Wales undertook to settle 8405 men for Bii million, but had failed to settle half that number, yet they desired an extra 3} million.

A' SCHEME THAT FAILED. MELBOURNE, June 5. A daring scheme for the release of prisoners at Pentridge was detected. Long service convicts donned suits and entered the prison. Their garh was suspicions and their movements induced a search which revealed two automatic revolvers, dynamite, jemmies and coils of copper wire. It is estimate?! 120 could have escaped had the scheme succeeded.

WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE. July 5. After conferring with the wool-grow-ers and wool-brokers, All* Hughes stated he had been authorised to inform the British Government, wool-growers and public that auction sales of the 1920-21 clip would be opened in Australia about Ist October next. He subsequently stat ed that this did not- imply that growers

would he compelled to submit ail wool for sale in Australia, but they were left free to export or sell in Australia. AD* Hughes is continuing his represent:!- , tions to the Imperial authorities with . the object of preventing a glut of Australian wool, such as would occur it the new season’s clips were placed on the market together, framesmawaimMagM