AUSTRALIAN NEWS
THE WHEAT SHORTAGE,
CESSATION OF EXPORT DEMANDED. (By Telegraph,—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, May 13. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution that in view of the wheat shortage the export of wheat should be stopped until next crop is assured. The State Cabinet has decided to guarantee growers 7s 6d a bushel for next wheat harvest. FEDERAL REPATRIATION. HEAVY EXPENDITURE IN VIEW. MELBOURNE, May 13. In the House of Representatives Sir Joseph Cook stated that expenditure on repatriation this year would amount to £19,250,000 and including next year to £21,000,000. Fresh loan moneys, amounting to £30,000,000, would have to be raised, and the outlook was as serious as it could be, but the financial position was sound. COST OF LIVING. PHENOMENAL GROWTH. MELBOURNE, May 13. Giving evidence before a Select Committee of the House of Representatives on sea carriage, the secretary of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association stated that the increased cost of coal and wages since the Commonwealth requisitioned InterState shipping in 1918, amounted to £1,000,000 annually. REPRESENTATION AT WASHINGTON. CANADA’S EXAMPLE. MELBOURNE, May 13. In the Senate, Senator Milieu announced that the Government would consider whether to seek similar representation as Canada at Washington. FUEL ALCOHOL. SUCCESSFUL TRIAL FOR AIRCRAFT. SYDNEY, May 13. A satisfactory experimental flight has been made by an aeroplane using alcohol fueL
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Southland Times, Issue 18821, 14 May 1920, Page 6
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227AUSTRALIAN NEWS Southland Times, Issue 18821, 14 May 1920, Page 6
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