AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 July 1919, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ITEMS. FROM ALL STATES. _ Received July 15, 11.15 a.m. ._. ; -_~ ’ ’ SYDNEY, this day. .The Rugby __Union has.,.ca.bled the manager of the New Zealand team tour--ing South Africla, asking him to arrange dates-for matches in Sydney prior to their return to .New Zealand. The State Government is reducing éthe sentences oi‘. ;gao'll prisoners ‘to mark the peace festivities. The State influenza deaths to date‘ is 4583. " ‘ The Prinzessin, with stranded New Zealanders, is sailing to-rnorrow afternoon. Mr W. A. Holman has announced that it has been decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into Mr Beeby’s Wheat allegations. It is nnofiicially stated the object of the visit of the Trades’ Hoall emissaries to Melbourne is to prevent unions enlb:lr_king on a ‘ general strike. ' NEWCASTLE, this day. Sailed. Ngakuta, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, this day; The railway and tramway SCI'ViJ€ are being reduced fifty per cent fro Sunday next. The Employers’ Federation carrie a motion protesting against inactio of the Federal Government in failin to deal with the forces of anarchy wit resolution, and urging the Governmen to inimedisately use allllawful means ’t suppress anarchy. Thomas Walsh, secretary of the Sea men’s Union, has been served with summons on behalf of the Common wealth Government-, charging him wit encouragingn strike, contrary to th Arbitration Act. £ Another consignment of 7500 tonsto second-quality wheat has been sold t Japan at 5/7% per bushel. ' It is unoflicially stated flln Govern ment, is shortly issuing another we loan. -