AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3466, 21 April 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

A MARITIME FEDERATION.

A PR()POSED' NEW STATE.

C()_-VIIN G FOOTBALL ;\'IAT(‘.~HES.

R4-coived 1110 :1 .111

SYDNEY, '— thi§ day

_-\ movement is afoot to bring about :1. 1"01'e1':1tion of all maritime unions, in.eluding‘ the Mercliant Service Guild and Transport Workers’ Union, with the object of preventing individual action being taken which would involve unions in an indust.ri:l.l struggle. xvith-’out. first ascertaining the views of all concerned. An inter-State Conference will be held at an early date at Melbourne to launch the new organisation _ The City Council voted against the expenditure of £SOOO for <le(:ol'ation. of the city during the Prince of Wales" visit. In addition. to :1. visit by a. New Zeal-and Rugby Union team during the coming season, there will probably be matches in Australia against France. South Africa, and England. A proposal for the formation of a separate State of Northern New South Wales, including Newcastle, is being revived, -and is attracting general interest. The proposed new State has an area of.‘ 65,000 square miles‘, and a. population of 460,000.

MELBOURNE INTELLIGENCE. ‘ PREFERENCE TO FRANCE. NEW.» FEDERAL DEFENCE POLICY. JEL«LICOE’S NAVAL PROPOSALS. Received 11.10 a.m. ' MELBOURNE, This Day. ‘Arrived: Canadian Importer from New Zealand. .- Broken Hill miners rejected the Company's offer for settlement. It is unofficially stated the Federal Government is placing France on an intermediate tariff, or is giving preference "in some other Way.

Patterson is going to England to defend his'tenn'is' title. The Government has decided to extend the period ‘of service for ratings in the Australian Navy to ‘twelve years. '

Cabinet has considered Defence proposals and it is’ expected Mr Hughes will commence the ‘new policy in a. few days. Q 7 b

It is expected that while all Jellicoe’.s. recommendations will not be adopted, certain suggestions. will be given effect to immediately.

PERTH MOTOR "SMASH. TWO MORE DEATHS. . Received 11.10 am. . PERTH, This Day. ‘Two more victims’ of the motor smash, a. man and an infant, have died. Six others are in a critical condition. - ADELAIDE ITEMS. ARBITRATION AMENDMENT. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONFERENCE. Received 10.10 3.111, ‘ADELAIDE. This Day. The Chamber of Commerce Conference passed a motion urging the Federal Grovernment to amend the Arbitration Act and fix the num’ber of hours to be worked weekly, and appoint a Commission to report on the effect of shorter working hours upon production. and the cost of living.

WANTED TO DIE. EXSOLDIER’S FATF‘, SYDNEY, April 20. A man named William Anderson was found in a dying condition in the bush at Kangaroo Mountain, with several incised wounds in his forearm. He stated that he served three years. in the New Zealand forces. He walked from Sydney on April 12th and Wandered to the hills. He was starving and wanted to die.

AUCKLAND FIRE‘

JOINERY MILL DESTROYED.

AUCKLAND, This Day

C. H. Frankhanfls joinery mill at Newmarket, with an extensive plant, was destroyed by fire early this morning.