AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1926, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.)

■ PLAGUE CASE. ADELAIDE, July 29. 'Flie tug St. Hilary, en route from England to Newcastle, has been quarantined, with a ease of plague aboard. Her last port of call was Colombo. WEST KALIAN PARLIAMENT. PERTH, July, 29. The Westralian Parliament opened to-rday. The Governor in his speech, said the proposed new hills would deal with State insurance, maintenance of hospitals, and the timber industry. VICTORIAN POLITICS. MELBOURNE, July 29. In the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Mr Snowball submitted an amendment to the add rcss-fn-reply. The Premier, Mr Allen, seated, that he would regard it as a no'confidence motion, and lie would not continue to hold office unless he was supported by his own followers. Finally, the Premier moved the adjournment of the House until Tuesday. by this means escaping defeat as at the time the Government was then in a. minority.

ITALIAN CANE WORKERS. BRISBANE, July 30. A deadlock has arisen at the racecourse sugar mill at Mnckny owing to the refusal of mill workers to handle cane grown on land farmed by Southern Europeans. A large meeting of Italian cane farmers passed a. resolution protesting against discrimination against Italians who bad fought side by side with the Australians in the war. Tt was decided the resolution embodying the protest should be conveyed to t :, e Commonwealth anil Queensland Governments and the Italian Consul-General also cabled to Mr Baldwin and Signor Mussolini soliciting their support.

COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, July 30. Wheat is quiet but firm. Buyers 6s 9)d. with little offering. Oats, milling, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; feed, 3s 3d ; barley, English, 4s to 4s 6d; Cape, 3s 9d to 4s; potatoes, £ll to £l2; onions £lB to £lB 10s. ' «