AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. MELBOURNE, .July 13. The adoption of Mr Mahoney's motion in the Federal House of Representatives. following upon the presentation of the Federal Public Works Committee's report dealing with the erection of a. Parliament House at Canberra. The Committee, .submitted nlteruale schemes, viz.,- (I) The nucleus of a permanent building; (2 the erection of a. provisional building away from the permanent site. The Committee leaves the filial decision to Parliament, but expresses the opinion that lack of comfort and conveniences would fie inseparable from a purely temporary Imildino. entailing an unproductive expenditure, which would he uneconomical ami inadvisable. Tt is estimated that the cost would be TIT-LOCO, and the work would fie capable of completion within two and a half years.

The report favours the first recommendation. which follows the line of the complete, original s •heme, and will entail a first co.-t of CIfU.OLtL The Committee also recommends completing the Yass-Can hei'l'a railway concurrently wirii the opening ol Parliament at Canberra.

A minority repm t is submitted by Air Blakeley, one of the members of the Committee. He points nut thin the adoption of the majority report would mean six or seven years helore the building was ready. If ilii- view icorrcct. the adoption of Air Alnhimey s motion cuts across the Committee's iecommendulions, ns it is practically impossible for the building ro lie in readiness in time for Parliament to assemble at Canberra after next election.

ATTfTFDK OF MIXERS. SYDNEY, July 13. Tt is. stated that the coal miners have agreed to torego their | rotest against, the owners' right to give I t days’ notice as part of the settlement. While it is understood that the general laxly of miners welcome the settlement, the Communist section arc expected to oppose it. THE COt >0 EE M f if DEI!. SYDNEY. July 13. The accused in the Congee murder case nppxircd at the Poiiie Court ami ivi-iv iviiiamlffl til! .July iN'lili. B:»il was refused. Detectives are instituting a vigorous search n| places vhete Mrs Heydott’s corpse is likely to he hidden. It is believed tt motor garage Wits hired for the purpose, but there is no evidence at present available to indicate the locality.

MEAT TRADE. SYDNEY. July 13. Good supplies of Queensland live stock are now coining forward. 'I hey have caused a drop in beef prices ol from 39s to 00s Per head. ’I be retail prices of meat which recently had lien are rapidly lowering proportionately. SHIR SINKS. SYDNEY. July 13. The steamer Walhunba sank in a few minutes after she struck Iwo ot the mew were slightly mnmd. Scantily clad, and suffering D’oiu exnaiistkin. the men in the boats had a pot.ous journey in a rough sett before they landed.