AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 181, 7 April 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE ST. LEQER. A PLEASANT. COINCIDENCE. (Reed. 9.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 6. Wren celebrated the coincidence of his 43rd birthday with his Done-aster win, by donating tiro winnings, amounting to it'2,lz:'> to the Belgian funds. It was also the jubilee of the Doncaster event. Fisher Gariins, the jockey, hag now ridden ever 320 winners. The "Telegraph" says: Whether Mountain Knight is a genuine stayer may be doubted, but the way he won the St. Leger leaves no doubt about his ability to g;et something further. NORTON—GRIFFITHS SCHEME. MR HOLMAN EXPLAINS. (Reed. 1.2.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 6/ Mr I-lolman, at the Labour conference, distributed a minute of his dealins;- with the Norton-Griffiths scheme, pointing cut that owing to stringency of financial matters it was utterly impossiblis to float leans in London in order to carry on public works after I November This would mean imme- ; diate discharge of .-COCO men. By adopting the Norton —Griffiths proposals the Government were enabled to continue work until May, 1016, when local leans and other auxiliary financing would enable them to carry out the whole, of the public works for that year. THE TOTALISATOR. AN EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT. . MELBOURNE THIS DAY. The State Attorney General referring to the tctalisator movement said .that to legalise this anti social vice would be a wrong to the community. His policy with regard to gambling was to keep it as disreputable as jio.ss.ible and confined to racecourses.

AUSTRALIAN BUTTER SHORTAGE

TURNING TO NEW ZEALAND. (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Victorian butter is becoming short and greater difficulty is experienced in obtaining supplies. The Northern States trad e is turning to New Zealand to, if possible, purchase in the Dominion. A request lias been made for a temporary remission of the threepence duty. PREMIER'S CONFERENCE. NEGOTIATIONS STILL PROCEEDING. (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Premiers Fisher and Massey are still corresponding regarding- a conference of Piiamiers.lt is stated that, if Mr Massey accepts the invitation it is probable the place of holding the conference wil,i Ue changed from Sydney to Melbourne. NORTON—GRIFFITHS SCHEME. ANIMATED LABOUR DEBATE. LABOUR IDEALS THREATENED. '• (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Labour Conference is discussing two censure motions referring to the Norton —Griffiths scheme. One proposes that no member of the Labour party supporting the scheme be eligible for next election; the other is that the schemje is in contravention ■:f a plank of the Labour platform,' and is unsound and should not be adopted. Various speakers strictured the Government. Mr Holman, replying, explained that the Norton —Griffiths scheme was only an alternative to cessation of public works. Th e scheme was a departure from, the Labour platform, but it was equally the duty of the Government to keep people in employment. Mr Hughes said h)e didn't understand the scheme, but hie thought it a step backwards. He asked whether the Labour party came into Existence to acll upon capital in the hour c* ueed arid give up their platform ideals for four million for from three to five months? It would undo all they had striven for for' years. It was hiring capitalists to take the place of the State in the employment of labour. It was a precedent, the Comm.onwealth did not emulate. Mr Holman had striven to promote the best interests of workers. Both motions were lost.