AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. COURSING ENTHUSIAST DEAD SYDNEY - . Aug. 13. The death is reported of Air David Darcy, the well-known coursing enthusiast. After winning the Australasian AYaterloo Cun at AVarwii k he journeyed to Geelong for the A'irtorinn Cup meeting hut contracted a (hill and pneumonia supervened.

•STEAMERS COLLIDE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 13. The cargo steamers, ftiduna inward hound front Brisbane and the Sams hound for Newcastle, collided at the entrance of the harbour, both being badlv holed above Ihe waterline. I lie,' returned to tile wharf. CARTA IN DISQUALIFIED. SYDNEY. Aug. i 3 Thompson, Captain of the New South Wales Rugby League team has be"ii disqualified for the remainder of ’ho season for allegedly kicking an opponent in Saturday's’ club game. FAR.MKRS AND POLITICS. SYDNEY, Aug. 13 The Farmers’ Conference adopted a resolution that in order to put t lie Country Rart.v on the political map it will he essential to secure the control of the daily newspapers in each capital. THE SUGAR INQUIRY. SYDNEY. Aug. 13 Sir Frank Alitchcll has been appniiied a Royal Commissioner to investigate the sugar transactions. The High Court and Supreme Cue' judges held strong views against !r ; accepting the appoint incut. THE SCIENCE CONGRESS. SYDNEY, Aug. 13. The Science Congress devoted Lie greater part of the day to discussing papers on agricultural research. TASAIAN!AN BOLITICS. HOBART. Aug. 13 The Ministerial Parly has deposed ol ,nr Newton and has elected Sir AV alter Lee, who is forming a Ministry. N.S.W. RAILWAYS. (Received this day at 11.10 a.r.i.) SYDNEY. Aug. 1.3. In the Assembly the report of the Railway Commissioners was tabled. It states that tho railways for the year show a surplus of C'39.590. The censure debate was continued. FARMERS’ CONFERENC E. SYDNEY. Aug. 13. The Farmers’ Conference passed a resolution in favour of the formal ion of new States and defeating the motion for the formation of a compulsory wheat pool. A motion urging the Government to review the tarilf in order to provide free entry for British made wire-netting and agricultural machinery and to reduce the tarifi" on foreign articles was carried.

E.MBi.DYERS’ (ONI EUENt E. (Received this dav at 12 noon). SYDNEY, Aug. 13. The annual eomemnee of the Employers' Federations ol Australia has opened. Representatives ol all States, except Tasmania, are present. Alt Fairbnirn, in the presidential address, said that since last meeting many difficult problems confronting employers were still unsettled. Strikes and job control "ere still as prevalent as ever, hut a hopeful sign was that (lie moderate employees seemed at last to ho tiring of being led by extremists He favoured a euil'orence between the employers and the employees to set tic industrial disputes. After condemning a resolution hv the Premiers’ C'onlerolire favouring an amendment to the constitution extending the Commonwealth's industrial power to industrial conditions generally, he added that at present, instead of becoming a race ol workers, we were becoming a race of hush lawyers and proceeded to advocate an Unemployment Insurance Act on the lines of the British Act as a remedy for unemployment. Mr Enii-bairn concluded by condemning preference voting which Haled that all in favour of labour, and il used til next elections, would result in la hour Ministries again being in power.

FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE. Aug. IT The House of Representatives read a first time an Amending Postal Hill, providing for a general reduction in postal rates, including tin- introduction of penny half-penny postage on letters. During the debate on the amending War Service Homes Bill, Mr Stewart said the former .Minister in charge of that Department left it in a state of chaos. He added that the loss to June !<)•_':> amounted to Cl The total amount expended was Cl 7,220,!)!b and the amount owing to the Commissioner C 10,04.7,000.

The Ministry received its first sethack, being defeated in committee on the Advances to Settlors Bill, providing for the supply of wire-netting to settlers throughout the ComiiionwealGi, the voting being JO to 2.‘L

QCEENSLAXI) El XA NCE. BRISBANE, Aug. 1-7 In the Assembly, during the debate on a hill authorising the redemption and conversion of Government loans and issue and creation of Government stock or inscribed stock for such purposes, the Treasurer stated that loans falling due shnrtlv totalled tweniytive millions.