AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

FIRE DAMAGE. Australian Press Assn.—United Service ' (Received this day at 9.25. a.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 9. A revised estimate of the cottages destroyed at Way Way (a week-end resort) is now sixty-two cottages valued at about £4OO each. HEALTH OF MEN. SYDNEY, Oct. 9. Doctor Harvey Sutton, lecturing at a Health Week gathering, declared that men over forty were the mainstay of the community, but how many of, them were really healthy. .He advised his hearers to imitate a cricketer, not a golfer, and live-intelligently. ’ The death rate'in Sydney was only 9.6. b R.S.A. CONGRESS. PERTH, Oct; 9. The Returned Soldiers Congress resolved to hold a pilgrimage of former service men to the battle areas of the Great War in the year 1930 on similar lines to those of the American Legion. POLICE AWARD. , ~v PERTH, Oct. 9. A new award for police, constables in Western Australia provides for £249 per year for recruits with an advance to £431, and commissioned officers to £672. " , r:’ FEDERAL ELECTIONS. c CANBERRA, Uct. 9. Writs are being issued to-day for the Federal Elections on November 14th. The Bruce Government during three years passed 138 Bills. MR BRUCE’S POLICY.

MELBOURNE, October 9. Mr Bruce’s speech, also included a marketing system) providing for the maintenance of a regular high quality and the continuity of supplies, the establishment of a division of maternal hygiene, the regulation of life assurance and registration of all companies, and uniform divorce laws. The Govment intends to pursue; a 'protective tariff in order to foster Australian . industries. It would make any sacrifices for the maintenance of a White Australia. He would continue to oppose unrestricted migration and would endeavour to keep Australia 98 per cent British. i

The war debt had been reduced by £40,000,000 and the debt per head was now £6 per head less than in 1921-22. The sale of the Commonwealth vessels was now saving taxpayers half a million annually. 1 Referring to the waterfront troubles Mr Bruce stated that the Government intended to compel observance of law and order at any cost. There would be no compromise with the few extremists who were seeking to overthrow constitutional government. (Cheers.) A NEW MILL. SYDNEY, Oct. 9. The Cumberland Paper Mills Company, owners of the plant burned yesterday, propose to build new mills costing a quarter of a million sterling. They will be the most up-to-date in world. A contract ivill he arianged immediately. FEDERAL POLITICS. SYDNEY, Oct. 9. Jock Garden intends to oppose Theodore for Dailey seat at the Federal elections. ~ 1 ; > FEDERAL POLICY SPEECH. MELBOURNE, Oct. 9. Mr Bruce opened the campaign at Dandenong to-night. The declaration of his policy included the maintenance of a White ’Australia, carrying out so far as was financially possible the ail policy recommended by Sir J. Salmond • for the first three years, reorganisation of the Tariff Board functions, repeal of coastal clauses of the Navigation Act; steps towards unifi- ,|- cation of; the railway .gauges ; r a .cprp- ;T)r prehensive scheme 'of national insurance, unemployment insurance to he carried out /by States.^

COMING ELECTIONS,

SYDNEY, October 6.

It is ex-Senator Gardiner, not Jock Garden, who is opposing Theodore for the Dailey seat as an Independent Labourite at the coming Federal elections.