AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 15 October 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

' ‘ Received" 11.25 a.m. i SYDNEY, this day. I The American Consul states the ‘American Fleet is not coming to~Aus- ’. -tralia. Mr Grahame, at his own request, has ceased to act as Minister until the conclusion of the Wheat Commission. The Attorney-General denies the report that the Industrial Oourt. is applying the new living wage: aufomatically. [He states 3.15 is still necessary to apply l to the ‘Court; for a variaufion of existing awards. ! * MELBOURNE, this day.

i Mr Lawson, in refusing a. deputation -‘from Anzac House permission to hold Tat race meeting to augment their funds, ;said the Grovex-nmenJt.’s policy was two ! discourage holding gdditional race meetings. ‘ The Miinster for Repatriation de-‘ cided to extend the system of monetary assistance -to ex-members of the Domin‘ion Forces other than the Common- ] wealth. W

1 The Government is paying the p war gratuity to soldiers, involving an ‘ expenditure of twenty-five millions. - ADELAIDE, this day. The Assemb]y read a second time a Bill to increase the number of Ministe;rs from six to seven and increase tlre salaries to £BSO. _ , pNbR'I'HEn.N TERRITORY TROUBLE. : '3 i GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TOLD ; " ’l‘O CLEAR our. : BY FIRST STEAMER. . It ‘ .—Rece-i\?'ed «il'olOn."' ‘ : A meeting of citizens presided over by the Mayor; resolved the-t,‘having tried the‘ system of.adminsitrati_on of the Northern Territory by“ an advisory Council and found it abortive, new demands the appointment of a Council with executive powers. The meeting appointed a. deputation to interview Mr Carey? Director ofhthe Territory, Mr Evans. Government 'sem'etary,. 2ind"Jus- 1 tice Beban, and asked them «to resigni and leave the 'Territo'y by the first} steamer. ;

A later éniessa-ge ‘sfates the Director, in order to avtoid :i"f‘s'volution, has promised to. advise the Minister for Home Affiairs ‘hat. they areleaving by the next boat. . ‘ . 1 ’ '