AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION

SOLAR ECLIPSE

THE AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATIONS

SYDNEY, September 15

The solar eclipse parties are steadily completing their arrangements for obsorvng the great event, though had weather has in some instances inteiIVrcd with the erection of the monster leiescopes. Wireless installations aio being completed IYr the interchange df notes and the other details of the work are well in hand. In order that each operator may thoroughly know his part, and so as to assure the requisite nccuracv in obtaining the priceless records for testing the Einstein theory and other important data associated with the eclipse, preparatory rehearsals are I vine held. Success largely depends upon line weather, which is usually associated with the dry districts that are comprised in the totality aiea. though they have lately somewhat belied their reputation. The scientists, however, hope and are earnestly praying, that more favourable conditions will he restoied before SoptemlKM' 21. Though it will probably he several weeks before it is possible to publish the actual results of the investigations of the Einstein theory, because of the necessity of comparing the notes of the whole of the observing parties, it is yet hoped to get the purely preliminary result within a week after the e.I ipse.

FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, September 15. In the Federal House of Representatives, Mr Bnchell stated that a wireless station in Britain was now distributing British Press news to vessels trading on the Australian coast. TTo asked Mr Hughes if he would make arrangements with the Australian Amalgamated Wirel.ss Company, whereby Australian*news would Ik* similarly distributed to the overseas vessels. Al" JUughos promised to look into the matter, and see what could he done. Tiie House adopted resolutions in favour of reducing the Customs duties on wire-netting, galvanised iron, and tractors. ■ The House also passed a Bill giving the Northern Territory one parliament

tary representative. The Federal .Senat has passed a Meat Bounty Bill. The House by 27 votes to five carried a remission of the amusements tax where the charge is Iks than Is. German dolls and gloves have been subjected to the anti-dumping laws to keep them out.