AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3385, 14 January 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

BELIEVES HIM 'ALIVE. CAPTAIN HOWELL_,’S WIDOW_ WON’T CREDIT HER I-4IUSBAND’S DEATH. MELBOURNE, aJn. 8. Mrs Howell, widow of Captain C. E. Howell, the airman who lost his life by falling into the sea near Corfu, arrived in Melbourne to-day. She strongly adheres to the belief that her husband is alive and Well. Mr E. A. Howell, her fat-her-in-law states that she is positive that when the Orsova was at Suez her husband circled over the Ship in his aeroplane and fired three revolver shots, the signal arranged between husband and ‘Wife when they started on their re;spective journeys to Australia if How‘ell sighted the vessel on which Mrs Howell was travelling. ‘ Mrs Howell was kept in ignorance of her husband's fate until her father-in-law boarded the vessel at Adelaide; and though she was told that her hus-' «band’s body had been recovered and‘ buried, she refused to attach credence to the story, because she was certain that she saw her husband at Suez. BRITISH-ANTIPODES AIR SERVICE WILL BE FORTNIGHTLY. ROSS-SMITH’S OPINION. Received 8.40 .m. BRISBANE, This Day. Ross-Smith anticipates seeing a fourteen daiy air service between England and‘ Australia When larger and safer planes are working and rolays._ will be employed_

“KILL _STONE DEAD.” DARWIN STATE HOTELS. . MAKE 90 PER CENT. I STATE SHOWS HEAVY LOSS. I Received 8.40 am, 1 DARWIN, This Day." To the Commission enquiring into lthe Government liquor monopoly. Callan, supervisor of hotels, in reply to questions, stated that loss on hotels [Was from £I2OO to £IBOO a year, despite the fact that profitsfinade on liquor was from 50 to 90 per cent. Other evidence given went to show there was much discontent regarding ithe quality of liquor. some of the beer was colloquially known as “Kill Stone‘ Dead..” Part of the hotel loss was attributed tO- discrepancies beltween the quantity forwarded and me ‘quantity which eventually came into possession of the hotels. 1\l(‘g(?(l1.Y, large quantities were stolen en route, ‘or from trucks at Darwin. I MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. ICLAIMS SUBMITTED TO HUGHES. a - J Received. 10.50 am. ' MELBOURNE, this day. . A conference between the marine iengineers and shipowners decided to 2 submit the men ’s claims to Mr Hughes for a decision. . . COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS. . A. NATIONALIST MAJORITY_ l "OVER OTHER PARTIES. l , : 1 (J 1! .. ‘I I 's'Rec'eivcd 1.050 a.m. EVIELBOURNE. this day. ' lvimu figures show the state of parties as fO1low:—Nationlalisrs ... .. . 38 Labour Farmers SYDNEY VVHEAT SHO'RTAG?.?I. DEIJENDENCE ON OTHER STATES. Received 10.50 am. SYDNEY, this day. The wheat’ha.l-vest is estimated at $494,000 bushels. the lowest since 1902, making a’ deficiency of 2,000,000 bushels which will have to be imported from other States. PRINCE 0-I‘ WALES. LANDS FIRST IN NEIV ZEALAND. E Receiwxl 10.50 a..m. '.\IE'I.BOITR-NE, this day. I It is stated in official circles that the A Prince of Wales will visit New Zealand before coming to Australi|a,. ' AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. POLICY OF FARMERS’ PARTY. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. The Farmers’ Party in th ,}_«‘edel-3,1 Parliament will seek to secure the restoration Of zt responsible Government. Par-li*amentzn'y control of finance, the abolition of all embargoes on exports and imports, the removalof all war Ite—strictions on trades, and the strictest economy in public expcmliture.