AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 270, 19 August 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS. (Reed 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day To the 31st July £1,451,982 has been contributed to war relief funds in New Soutn Wales,, as compared, with £826,074 in Victoria

A large meeting in th e Town Hall was held to protest against the forthcoming referendum. It carried a resolution urging the abandonment of party warfare. Sir William MacMillan pointed to New Zealand’s example. He said Australia and New Zealand should be expected to do more than other dominions because they were most purely British, He was sorry to state that politics, did not permit a National Government being formed in Australia. The meeting carried motions appealing to the Federal Government to postpone the referendum, also to refrain from , introducing contentious legislation.

In the Assembly Mr Hall introduced a bill amending The Wheat Acquisition Act, by extending the period of it s operation for a further three months, as holders of last year’s crop were releasing supplies which the Government wished to acquire. Though the Act had not worked' out just as he wanted, it had saved a penny a loaf for many months. There was no intention to touch the new harvest. The Bill was read a first time.

Mr Holman, in answer to a question, said if tlier e was any possibility of hostility being* evinced towards him at rcruiting meetings due to German blood in him, or in Mr s Holman, there was absolutely no foundation for the rumour, Neither had any Strain of German hlood. A further case of scale girging by similar means, was discovered at the Canowindra race-course. Mr Black ha s decided to open a second State-owned fish shop. MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr Pearce stated that for months past beer was not allowed on any transport leaving Australia.