AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3347, 27 November 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Received 9.10 a.m. . ~ SYDNEY, This Day‘. Arrived: Kaiapoi, from Wellington, The. Christmas holidays includes December 27th, which has been pro~ claimed a. public holiday. _ ‘ The State Government undertakes payment for the wheat damaged in‘ pools where it is proved to be due to Government neglect. Wheat scripholders_ do not participate. MELBOURNE, This Day. There are signs that the question Whether Messrs Tudor 01- Ryan will lead the Federal Parliamentary La.-4 lbour Par-typ may cause heart-burning. Mr Tudor has announced he is still a. candidate for the leadership. Mr Ryan opposes the referendum on the question of granting the ’Com:nonweal*.h Government extended powers, while Mr Tudor supports it. BRISBANE, This Day. ' The Premier in a. speech took :2, gloomy View regarding the finances. Revenue Was stationary and expenditure had increased alarmingly. The draft estimates showed a gap of 1% millions between the expected revenue‘ and the anticipated expenditure. There was a. rocky road ahead. If the country -had access to the World’S money markets the difficulties would disappear. ' ' NEWCASTLE, This Day. Arrived: Atua, from New Zealand.