AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 September 1919, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN N EWS.

SYDNEY, Sept. 18. The Farnlcrsi Conference resolved to place on the platform of the party, insn_rance against accident, old age, and death, on the lines of the English measure. It also decided against the s_\,'ste.m of pre-selection of Parliamentary candi‘clat.es. Mining‘ operations will be resunied at Cobar on Monday. MELBOURNE, this day. In the House of Representatives, Mr Hnghes states that the British Government was advancing £500,000 to foster the treatment of spelter in Australia. The Minister of Customs announced that on the impiortation of ball races ‘from America. recently, it had been found the articles were of German inannfactnrei The races were seized and destroyed. During the debate on the Peace Treaty, Mr Hughes corrected his former figures in reference to claims for indeinnity, statiiig they should have been, war expenditure £364-,000,000,and the capitalised value of pensions, (lain:-ages to civilian property, and si.nl*i'l'ar ‘WII-1’ (bests. .£1‘00._{)O0;.00Da Shipowners have agreed to return siek seamen to their home ports, paying wages fill their return to duty, provid. ing illness was Contnacted in‘the- servi° .- shoad their ships, and to nrwi-rle bet.‘ ‘r ar:eo1nn1o(la.tio11 "for crews.