AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3533, 22 July 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Received 11.0. SYDNEY, This Day

Sailed.—At midnight, Riverine. The federated Seamen's Union has threatened to boycott the Canadian Government steamers visiting Australia in consequence of Australian seamen being refused landing at Vancouver. It is understood that all States and New Zealand Unions have been notified. Conflicting statements respecting shearing operations have been issued by the Graziers' Association a'ncf Xustralian Workers' Union. The latter's secretary denies that work has been started at Moree, stating that the shearers to a man are standing out for a forty-four hour week. Mr Dooleyi Chief Secretary., suggesting -the taxation -of salaries over £3OOO for children endowment, expressed disapproval of the lottery proposal for revenue purposes. NEWCASTLE, This day. ' Arrived: Rona, from Auckland. Sailed: Laura iftfr Auckland; Kia Ora for Wellington. BRISBANE, Thi? day.

The ,Boeai Authorities CotofOiranee passed a resolution viewiug with intense relief the appointment of an Imperial Governor for Queensland. MELBOURNE, This day.

A message from Adelaide states that a naval launch transferred Father Jerger from the Nestor to the Khyber, late on Wednesday night. The Khyber is now sailing for Perth. Mr Hughes, commenting on developments said that British seamen banished from British ships all G-errnan seamen without trial. The Australian Government was banishing industrial Germans after careful enquiry. Father Jerger had appealed to the highest Courts in the Commonwealth, and all had decided the same way—he mtfst go-

Senator Gardiner raised the case of Father Jerger in the Senate. Mr Pearce, replying to Senator Gardiner, said that Father Jerger's disloyal acts were notified to the Department by devout Catholics, excepting in one instance, and the public demand for a trial was a move tc ascertain the informants names. Another priest, who gave, information to the Government had already been deported, but not by the Government. Keceived Noon. SYDNEY, This Day. There is consternation in the leather trade over the fall in prices. Many who speculated at the late high prices have been caught with large stocks. Many boot manufacturers who are heavily stocked are beginning to force the market by selling at the lower prices which have been "ruling lately. A considerable fall is anticipated. MELBOURNE, This Day.

During a discussion on the Father Jerger case, a large crowd gathered outside Parliament House and demonstrated against Father Jerger's de-

portation. ' , In tlie House of Representatives. Mr Hughes., replying tc questions regarding the scareity of newsprint, said 'the .Ministry h&& already arranged with Canadian mills, for the supply of paper required by the provincial press. The Ministry was prepared to sympathetically consider a'ny suggestion to relieve the situation in Australia.

Eeplying to questions regarding the renewal of British" mail contracts, the Postmastcr-Gene'ral said he did not consider it necessary, a* suggested, to make a special contract with the Oceanic Company, as the San Francisco route was already being utilised under non-contract conditions.