AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

ADVTKAJ iAN AND N.Z. CAULK AHLOCIAIJON

X.S.W CHARGE FOR EDUCATION

I SYDNEY, June 24 j The X.S.W. Minister of Education states the congestion in the primary [ schools is so serious that the GovernLmeiit must shortly consider the question i f charging for secondary education, as fur sonic time to come it will he unable to afford, by any other means, to profurther educational facilities in this direction. COURSING. SYDNEY, June 24. The Waterloo Purse was won by Anticipation with Maringa as runner up. The Waterloo Plate was won by The Sheik with Lugarno Boy runner up. ' i KASTRI SCORES. BRISBANE, June 25 The Executive Council lias exempted from the operation of the Banana Industry Preservation Act all British sulsjoe* s of any Indian or native race who were lawfully domiciled in Queensland ia 1921, and who continuously remained so. The .Minister of Agriculture has declined to say whether this action is the result of Mr Sastri’s intervention but it is regarded as significant that Mr Sasiri sought such concession in hi.- speech ill the Queensland Assembly.

FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 1 MELBOURNE, June 25. 1 Unless the Hughes •Government ! should he defeated in (In- meantime, it is unlikely that the federal elections will he held until the present Parliament, expires by effluxion of time in February. It is understood that .Mr Hughes’s recent stumping trip through the various States has convinced him that nothing is to he gained by ail earlier appall to the people. Mr Hughes has announced that His Cabinet lias put the finishing touches on its programme for next session. It is understood tlie Oovi-rltoi -General s speech will dc-'il with supply, superannuation for the Public Service. Treaty ratification, the proposals tor a tariff agreement between Australia and New i Zealand, the redistribution of seas, ’ amendments to the Defence and Arbitration Acts, uniformity of company legislation, and land ami income lax- , ation. ! SYDNEY. June 21 Though it has been officially denied, j there mcuis ic he some ground for the ; rumour that a contributing factor to | Sir T. Henley’s resignation from the. | New South Wales Cabinet was a want of unanimity among the Ministers over , the North Shore Labour bridge. AUSTRALIAN SHEARERS. BRISBANE, June 21. The federal High Court ha- iinani- 1 ; ntou-lv made absolute an inilllletion order modi- by Justice Marker, restrain- i ing the Australian Workers’ l limn : from directly or indirectly causing,' counselling, or encouraging shearers to strike against Justice Power's Federal awa-xl for shearers. MELBOURNE. .June 25. The Australian Workers’ Union officials stale the High Court’s injunction - against the Union "ill not alter the moil's determination to refuse to work 1 under Justice Power’s award.