AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 1 February 1917, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

QUEENSLAND POLITICS. BRISBANE, Jan. 31. In the State Assembly the Leader of the Opposition gave notice of a noconfidence motion on the ground of the Government's incapacity to conduct public business.

NEW GUINEA FOE, SOLDIERS

MELBOURNE. Jan. 30

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr S. A. Whiteinan,. of Rabaul, suggests that returned soldiers, especially disabled men. might be profitably placed as small planters on New Guinea and neighbouring islands. It would be necessary to subsidise them for six years until the cocoanuts were bearing. Then they could be left to enjoy life.

RETURNED SOLDIERS

Received 9.20. SYDNEY. Jan. .".1 Speaking at Albury, Mr Poynton said he proposed next week to introduce a bill providing for an appropriation of ten millions towards re-establishing returned soldiers in permanent occupations.

REFERENDUM ON PROHIBITION

MELBOURNE, Feb. 1

'A conference of delegates from all States, except Western Australia, has formed a National Prohibition League for Australia with the object of securing a Federal referendum on the liquor traffic.