AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 August 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

“ SHIPPING MOVEMENTS COAL FOR NEVV ZEALAND. 7 Received 8.5. SYDNEY this day. ‘Arrived. Lily, from Dunedin. sailed: Otira, from Port Kembla, with 10,600 tons of coal for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, this day Sailed: Hisia for Auckland. ' ADELAIDE, this day. Sailed: Rothesay. Bay, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, this day. Sailedz ~'l-luia, for New -.Zea;lalld.. THE MELBOURNE STRIKE. NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT. MELBOURNE, this day. Mr Milieu replied‘; as it was clear the president of "the Se.amen’s Federation, stating that a, settlement can be arranged if the four cardinal points in the claims are conceded, Walsh released. and a conference sunlmoned immediately to consider other claims. The letter concluded: “Th{l't; any alterations in Govcgnmont proposals be considered.” Ml‘ Millen refilied, as it was clair the seamen I'Cj€Cto(l the terms approved by the Inter-St.-nto Conference, the Government. would not submit any alternative proposal. ‘

UNUSUAL GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. ‘ Receivedlo_ls. .-. BRISBANE, this day. ' At the opening of Parliament, the Governor, in outlining the Government’s policy said a Bill. would be -submitted dealing thoroughly and equitably with the Whole matter of the present remorseless profiteering. Other measures would include an investigation of unemployment, and the establislnnent of ' an ‘vUnemploymenit Insurance Fund.’ It'is also intended to re—int*ro'duce a Bill for-the abolition of the Legislative Counciig‘ - and- - ‘to amendthe Electoral ‘Aet,. extending the"fr’anehise to all person attaining the ageof 18. The Government also intended to make representations to the ‘lmperial Government’ with the object of abolishing the oflice of State Governor at the expiration of the present appointment in March next. INOCULATION FOR ‘ INFLUENZA ITS VALUE DEMONSTRATED ' ' MELBOURNE, August 4 Dr. Penfold, chief quarantine laboratory oflicer, report regarding the Value inoculation for influenza. The use of vaccine was associated with the fall in the incidence and mortality of the diseasethe ratio of deaths in inoculated groups being as 5 to 24. Some small part of the improvement may ‘lzaye been due to the fact that quick "treatment wasreceived by those inoculated. Dr. Penfold says inoculation ’slmuld have been more widely used, doses should have been larger,-V and there sliould’-have been repetition. Inocculatiori would certainly extend the period o‘f‘inlnlunity.‘ '~ ' I. ' w

ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP COAL.‘ . ‘ NEWCASTLE, August 5 Three of the Kaituna’s seamen were sentenced to u £Ol-tnight’s imprison-M ment for refusing to go to sea when ordered. The Kaituna was bound for New Zealand with coal. ' AUSTRALIA’S NOTE ISSUE. . AND GO.LD RESERVE. .’ Received August 6, 11,25 a..m, MELBOURNE. this day. The note issue is now £55,40(3,89G, the gold reserve, £24,305_.413.