AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AMENDED DATES. SYDNEY. June 11. The amended tour of tho New Zealand soccer team is that on June 20th. they play the Metropolitan team at Manly; on the 23rd, New South Wales; 30th. third test at Newcastle; July Ith. Maitland; “th. South Coast at Wollongong, 10th. Western districts at Lithgow. INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. SYDNEY. Juno 14. Influenza, mostly of a mild type, is prevalent- in Sydney. The spell of wintry weather is a factor in assisting the spread. INFLUENZA A ELECTS STAFFS. MELBOURNE, .lime 14. The influenza epidemic has greatly induced the staffs of the Government Departments and business houses. The hospitals are overcrowded with patients, but the majority of eases arc r; ported to he mild. N.S.W. FLOODS. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. .1 it lv 15. Flood, are reported in the southern half of the Stale. The Murrumbidgee lias reached the flood level at V agga and the Murray is fifteen inches above at Albury. TO PREVENT CHIME. MELBOURNE. June 15. A deputation from all churches waited on Ministers am! asked that steps he taken to prevent i-iimos itgains l little girls. The Attorney-General said every step would he taken to prevent wrongdoers escaping punishment. There was a tendency ameng so-called experts lo assume that wrongdoers are not. responsible for their actions. lie favoured medical investigations of accused. if the evidence of the loner ci "i is Will ranted it. A STATE ENTEIMTU.SE. BRISBANE. June 15. The State Government is exercising its right under mortgage in taking over Mt. Mulligan Aline from Chilagea Coy. It is expected to considerably increase me output and supply ( hiisgce Works smelter mine, the si-eiu- ol the disaster of September. 1921.

BREEDERS’ REQUEST. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) SYDNEY -I line 15. Mr C hiilfcy promised a deputaii. a / I horse breeders that he would restrict i..e use of unsound mongrel sites. The deputation stair'll rejei t stallions from Victoria and other Stales were a menace to the industry. BKK LEAVING R ECU LATIt >NS. SYDNEY, June 15. The- Board of Trade announced its decision respecting new regulations in connection with In iek'aving rpprentiies. Boys entering the trade between the ages of 1 I and 10 to he apprenticed for five years, between 10 and L, lor four years and between 17 and 39. three years, provided the latter groiq s tnko sptMMnl evening instruct inn Jit Trade schools to he supplemented. Wages for the first group to le 17s 0.1 io L'2 7s Od. seeead £1 2< 0:1. I i L'2 7s lid ; third £1 19s, L'2 I”-. FEDERAL DIR IStON. MEI .HOC RX E- Jui'e lA. in the Dense of l!-pi esetilai ive- Mr Bruce i:niiounee 1 that Austiaka would not he represented at the Geneva Labour Conference', as the question which Australia was interested in had been deferred until later, wh.-n Australia would lie fully represented. M|{ BBFCF ATTACKED. MELIKM'ILNE. June l-.> Li the House of Rcpn-eniatitcs Mr C.harletnll attacked Mr Bruce lor tailing to summon Parliament earlier and declining to end the session prior to his departure fur the Imperial (oiiietence. lie described this a- nut erratic and as showing a want of confidence ill the leader of Ihe Country Unity. Dealing with the Imperial Conference, he said that he regretted that the Empire statesmen were still directing their minds to defensive measures instead of endeavouring to further the ideals of the League of Nations. The Labour Baity believed, in getting the leading moil of Ihe nations together villi a view to settling disputes and paving the wav lo true peace. lie most si ri) ugly eoiidciiiued the Commonwealth agreement with the States for the surrender of income tax. declaring dial the scheme was an ntlcm id to place the burden of paying lor the war on the .-boulders ol the workers and the people with small incomes. Tho Government had no mandate i i fix ii for a period of five years. The Labour Party will fightiho proposals to tho death and ii ioturned to power they would repeal it. lie characterised flu- immigration police as u scheme to load Australia with derelicts. The Labour Party would not support immigration until Australia made proper provision for her own people. Afr Bruce, in reply, denied that the

...inisterinl Party was a war party. They believed in the League of Nations. He declared that it was uinTesirable for the House to sit while the head of the Ministry was absent. He defended the income tax arrangement as ridding the people of duplication taxation and claimed that evert piecaution had been taken lot* the securing of suitable immigrants. The debate was adjourned.

The Government, intend to tore*. 1 a division next week. Two other hostile amendments are threatened and Mr Chariot,oil’s motion is foredoomed.