AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. N.S.W. AND PREFERENCE. SYDNEY, June .'3O. Air Pratton, .Minister of Trade and ( iistottis, speaking on preference, said that in view of the Eritish Govt, lmv'"K itsell .scrapped its own Industries Preservation Act, it was open to doubt whether Australia, should continue her policy to the same extent as heretofore. Iho narrow ma jority by which the Preference proposals were defeated, however, showed that a minority represents tlio immense body of public opinion in the Motherland in favour of acceptin'; the principle of preference tor the Dominions. He projxjsed to review the position whereby noods from the Motherland containing only twenty five per cent, of British material or workmanship, would receive full preference. He Itelieves that if action were taken in this direction it will help to some extent to relieve the unemployment in the Homeland. The present system was unfair to our own manufacturers who were partly deprived of protection against, foreign goods provided bv their own Parliament thrum'll the tariff.

THREE SHOPS DESTROYED. SYDNEY. June 30

Damage estimated at £12.090 was caused' by a. lire which destroyed three shops at Wollonongong.

STEA.MEII’S BUNKERS EMPTY SYDNEY. Juno JO

When the l.ingtnau readied Sydney her hunkers were almost empty and it was necessary to obtain fresh supplies in order to get sullicient steam to raise the anchors. The high winds and strong westerly gales which were experienced prolonged the trip.

AUSTRALIAN COWBOYS. MELBOURNE. June 29.

Australian rough riders arc disappointed with Australia's representation ;tt the Rodeo at Wembley and are appealing for £2OOO to send a representative team of four prominent horsemen to meet the Americans. QUEENSLAND PRE.M I FTPS IMPRESSION. ADELAIDE. June JO. Mr Theodore, the Queensland Premier. interviewed hero, said Hint he wa.s sure the majority of the people in the United Kingdom considered that the adoption of Dominion preference involved a complete sacrifice of their cherished ideals, without any sufficiently ioinp'ensntiug advantages. [le supposed that the Dominions must accept the inevitable. It had been unwise for the Dominions to attempt to convert tlie Britishers to a doctrine that is repugnant to them. It alipeared therefore, that the Dominions must abandon hopes of complete reciprocal trade preference, and must accommodate themselves to the necessity of competing in the world’s markets without receiving favoured treatment in any partioiduY one. Apart from certain of the manufacturers, the people of England placed little importance on the preference that Australia gave to certain goods.

SAILING VESSEL CAPSIZES. •MANILLA. June 28. Fiftv-sjx are believed to have >• •■ 11 drowned when a sailing vessel capsized on the coast of Leyte, oil June 24 th. Six saved t.hemsclevs bv swimming to Camotes Island.

SHIP DECLARED BLACK. PERTH, July 1. The steamer Kyogle Juts heen declared black and pickets placed near the vessel intercepted lorries conveying stores to tile ship. 'The drivers turned away without delivering them.

ASSISTANCE FOR CATTLE INDUSTRY. (Received this day at 11 .Jo a.in.) SYDNEY, Julv 1

The Select Committee appointed to consider the proposed Meat Encouragement Bill has del ided 10 give it their support. The Government will lie asked to introduce the Bill at an early date. It provides that a levy be imposed on horned stock of a penny per head with exemption up to one hundred in the ease of any one owner. The levy on sheep will lie. one-sixth of a penny and exemption given up to one hundred. The Committee recommends the tenure of members of the Board to be set. be limited to five years, unless Parliament decided to renew the ap-

point ment for a further period. The opinion is expressed that unless something is done by way of organisation ill the cattle industry it will, in whole or part, die out. I'.S.A. ANO I .O-S A NON. SYDNEY, ,Julv I. Lecturing at the Sydney l Diversity, Profess Lichonlierger, of Pennsylvania. declared that the growth ol America’s population from ten millions in IH2O to lit) millions at the present time, was almost purely genetic. lie suid the Immigration Commission ol I<lo7 found that forty per cent of those who had up to that time immigrated to America, had returned to the countries whence they came. Ihe percentage of foreign born people in tlie Pnited Stales was fourteen. This figure had not varied much in past years. Professor l.icliteiiherger described the Pnited Slates as overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon. X.S.W. SFKPLFS. SYDNEY, July 1. It is oliicially announced that New Sonili Wales’s surplus for the financial year ended yesterday is U99.5H2. The Treasurer estimated last session that the surplus would be 1711. 1 1••».

VICTORIAN FINANCIAL YEAR MKLBOPDNE. July I

The total receipts for the financial year ended yesterday amounted to co]an increase of LT>Bl,93l>, as compared with the previous year. The estimated receipts were C2'2.'2 17,.p_)',. The actual expenditure will not I*, available till the Budget is presented to Parliament, but the estimated expenditure is L'22,031,520. II MJBOFR tdfst perchases DOCKYARD. AIELBOI RNE. July 1. A definite arrangement, under which the Harbour Trust purchases the Willinmstown dockyard from the Commonwealth Covernment has been made. The Trust purchases the land on which the White doukynrds stands together with certain buildings on it for L‘l 10.000. The Trust also takes over the stores not required by the Government. which are to the value of CgO.ooo. AIERBOCRNE, July 1. Cabinet declined the invitation for the Federal Parliamentary Party to tour South Africa. XKAV TRIAL CD ANTED. SYDNEY. June 30. Simpson’s new trial was granted on the grounds' of wrongful admission of evidence. Counsel for the nccu-ed pointed out that there was no direct evidence on the firing of the fatal shots and the reliance placed by the Crown on tlie statement bv Clift, ou<* of the victims of the shooting. Owing to a flaw in the proceedings ordinary dying deposition* could not be made use of and the Crown sought to take advantage of what was said by Clift in giving his dying depositions as a statement made in the presence of the accused. Counsel contended the law could not accept such statements as actual evidence against the accused.. The Chief Justice pronounced that it amounted to a miscarriage of just iff. nntl It*? ordered a new trial,