AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] FARMERS’ TRADE. AUSTRALIAN POSITION. SYDNEY, August 5. In his presidental address at the annual conference of the Fanners’ and Settlers’ Association, Mr I horny stressed the principle of Australian parity. He said they fought for years to get tariff reform a little (airer to producers, hut the time had conic when they should adopt a new line of attack, and base all their transactions on the Australian parity, and ignore oversea prices, just as all othei sections of the Australian people were doing. The Federal Dairy Produce Control Hoard has commenced a discussion ns to the export o[ butter and cheese. It will consider the Paterson scheme for the stabilisation of the blitter and cheese industries. The proposal nuns at the imposition of a levy on the production of butter and cheese, the proceeds to be absorbed as bounties on exports. HAUL OF SMEGGLED DIAMONDS. SYDNEY. Aug. 5. Tn i.innection with a big seizure of diamonds bv the Customs, a man named Ernest Bosshard was remanded till August: 17th. on a charge of smuggling ten thousand pounds worth of diamond jewellery into the Commonwealth. The police stated that, the actual value of the jewellery is litteen thousand. A LABOUR PROTEST. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. August 0. Mr Lang (Premier) states that he will not attend the meeting of the Loan Council to be hold on the 15th. It is said that none of the New South Wales Ministry will be present to represent the .-state. WF.STR ALT AN POLITICS. PERTH. August 5. In the Assembly during the debate on the Address-in-Replv the leader of the Opposition moved a vote of want-of-coniulenee in the Government, on the ground that it had failed to maintain law and order during the recent industrial upheaval. The debate was adjourned.