AUSTRALIAN NEWS
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, Feb, 20,
Mr Scullin announces tile. Imperial Conference will open in London on doth September.
COAL CRISIS COSTS
SYDNEY, Feb. 20.
. The despatch and maintenance of ‘379 extra police at. Maitland coalfields since the Ist December, has cost the Government £II,OOO.
MR THEODORE IN DISREPUTE.
SYDNEY, Feb. 20
A cave of five New South Wales members have been formed in a Federal Caucus against Mr Theodore, whose refusal to carry out the instructions of the Australian Labour Party Conference regarding the coalfields troubles, brought him. into conflict with the political junta. The latter also is displeased with the actions of Mr Beasley,' Assistant Minister of Industries.
THE LEGAL MARRIAGE AGE. 'SYDNEY, Feb. 20.
The State Attorney General informed a women’s deputation that" -the Government intended to- raise the legal marriage age to sixteen years for both Sexes:
FARMER VISITORS
SYDNEY, Feb.2o.
Fifty-five representatives of the cooperative dairying interests in Australia sail in the Matmganui tomorrow to visit New Zealand wheie they (will inspect farms, factories, grading stores, and the Massey Agricultural College, and investigate conditions generally in the industry in the Dominion. The leader of the mrty is Mr George Stenning, Dairy Expert to the Producers Co-operative Distributing Society. Others include Mr J. .Rankin, Chairman of the Australian Dairy Council,, Mr. ; A. T. Owens. Secretary of the Australian Dairy Produce Export Board, and « delegation of which thirty, come from Victoria, comprises dairymen, directors and . factory managers.
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