AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 18845, 10 June 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. LABOUR CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright! (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY. June 9. (Received June 9, 7.40 p.m.) The Labour Conference recommended that sufficient Labour men and women be appointed to the Legislative Council to give the Government a majority in that Chamber. THE I.W.W. PRISONERS. ROYAL COMMISSION SET UP. SYDNEY, June 9. Arrangements have been made for Mr Justice Ewing, of Tasmania, to act as a Royal Commissioner to inquire into the cases of the dozen imprisoned Industrial Workers of the World, with wide powers to review old and new evidence and decide whether the convictions arc sustainable or the sentences excessive. BRITISH RED CROSS. GIFT TO AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, June 9. The British Red Cross Society has remitted through the Governor-General £150,000 for distribution amongst institutions and nursing organisations solicitous for the welfare of the soldiers’ and sailors’ dependents. The gift is allocated as follows: —£23,000 each to New South Whiles, Victoria, South Australia, W'est Australia and Tasmania, and £20,000 to Queensland. RAIN IN NEW’ SOUTH WALES. WHEAT AREA BENEFITED. SYDNEY, June 9. (Received dune U, 9.45 p.m.) General rain has again fallen over the eastern half of the State. The wheat area j has benefited. SOLDIERS’ HOUSING SCHEME. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. SYDNEY, June 9. As (he. result of alleged irregularities in connection with the late Government’s soldiers’ housing scheme, of which he was director, the Government is recalling Mr J Bryant from London where he recently assumed the position of immigration publicity officer. “ A BLOKE CALLED WEIGALL.” GOVERNOR’S STORY OF WELCOME. ADELAIDE, June 9. (Received June 9, 7.30 p.m.) The new Governor, Sir Archibald W'eigall, arrived and was officially welcomed. He told a good story of his reception at Tarcoola. “When the train arrived,” he said, “a young man, evidently the master of cere- j monies, ran down the platform, observing | Lady W'eigall and myself he saicV ‘Do you 1 know if there is a bloke here called Weipnll?’ | Afterwards the recent ion committee present- { ed us with a most charming address,” j QUEENSLAND AVHEAT. j A GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE. BRISBANE, June 9. (Received June 9, 9.45 p.m.) The State Government has decided to guarantee farmers S/- a bushel for the wheat crop during the coming season.