AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

iDSIItAI.IAN AMD N.-A. GABOS ASSOCIATION. TOO AIANY SMALL PORTS. HOBART. July 13. Sir George Buchanan, the harbour expert, who has completed an inspection of the Australian harbours, says there are- 100 many sm-jll ports running down the Australian coast, many of which have not heel) finished. It should he decided definitely what were to 1m- the ports of the country: then they should he developed independent of political pull.

LISTENING-IN FEES. .MELBOURNE. July U. The Postmaster-General announced that I rout I'l Augii-t. wireless listen-ing-in fees will he reduced to 27s (id anmiallv oi 15s hall-yearly.

JAP PROFESSOR'S VISIT. SYDNEY. July II

Professor Takayuki. who is attached to several universities in Jnpsn, lias arrived in Sydney on a mission from the Japanese 11 cii le Office to study the social. Labour. Charitable systems »nd Organisations. After spending about six weeks i:i Australia the profession pr ice- ds to New Zealand.

USE OF THE TELEPHONE. .MELBOURNE. Julv IT

Tiie i’oslmaster-l lelieral. Air Gibson, states that during the financial year ended 13th. Tune last, 58.121) subscribers were supplied with telephones. This number is by far the greatest, ever supplied hv the Commonwealth in one year. The number of services outstanding then was 18.021.

AN AUSTRALIAN’S OPINION. RUSSIA THE REAL DANGER. (Received this day at 11.25 a.ill ) BRISBANE. July IF Cap). Patrick, of the Patrick Steamship Company, lias returned from a visit to China. lie -ay- the general opinion of Britons and Americans in China- is that eniidii ions will not he seltled till Russia has been dealt: with. The real cause of the present disturbance is discontent and bitterness, engendered by Soviet propaganda. Although a contributory cause was the opium trutiie the Chinese army and navy seemed disorganised and completely out of control of lh- Coverni out. “Our real danger in the par East." said Capr. Patrick, “wxs not Japan, hut liu-sia. Everywhere throughout Chine, coiiid lie -e-. n Soviet posters depicting foreigners holding rilles to unarmed Chinese." AID FOR HOP INDUSTRY. .MELBOURNE Julv 11. As a result of the inquiry into the Ta-maniau hup industry, the I-Vilcral Government is making *J21.57(i available to assist growers. It is also taking steps' to induce brewers to reduce their import.- in favour of locally grown hops.

A FINANCIAL DUEL. NEW SOUTH WALKS SURPLUS. SYDNEY. .Tilly 2. The question as to whether or not then- is actually a surplus in Cue State finances, which the ox-Promier (Sir George Fuller) and his successor (Mr Lung) are fighting out through the broadsides of (lie Press, lias given a piquant touch to the every day routine. D really leeks as if there is some truth In the sayiijg that figures ran he made tu pi-i.ve anything. Sir George Fuller went through the country during elections priding ltim-elf ami his Government ini a l.ig -urplu-. and quoting figures which left no ili.uht about, the matter in the public mind. Mr bang, however, had no sooner set foot- in the Treasury than he proclaimed. with equal emphasis, the laet that there is no surplus—that the- boasted surplus which was supposed to he the legacy of the Nationalists, i- citlv a myth, a piece ol political fiction. lie. too. has marshalled figures to show that he is right and that Sir George I- tiller is. wrung. If a. man lives beyond his income. it is a simple thing to save money by not paying Ttis hills. This appears to he I In- gravamen of the charge agaiii-l. the Nationalist Government. It has been humorously suggested that Air tiling would he almost, justified, oil a plea of labv pretences, in asking for a dissolution, and in asking the country to send the Nationalists back to power in order to clear things nil. In order to settle all iirgttini*n Is. financial experts have been commissioned by the Premier and the ex-Prernicr to light the thing out. and find out the exact position. But financiers. like doctors, can dilter and, if one finds there is a surplus, and the other finds that the surplus is really a myth. Air Lang will still be in a quandary.

TWO C ASES OF INEANTiCI DE. AIELBOI’RNE. July 11. Tin* City’s unenviable crime list, has been swelled hv two eases of inlanticide within a few weeks. The bodies of two in fun I s have been found, the deaths living due to tapes tightly tied round their necks.