AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3564, 28 August 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

PARER AN DMcINTOSH. Received 10.15 a.m SYDNEY, This day. Parer and Mcintosh have arrived at Bathurst, en route to Melbourne. They were forced to land at Richmond, owing to magneto trouble. SHIPPING TROUBLE. , SYDNEY, This day. Three inter-State vessels are idle owing to the owners refusing the demand for additional trimmers. The vessels concerned are the Bakara. Fiona and Time. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. * Received 10.25. . SYDNEY. This Day. Sir Tboroas Hushes, chairman of directors of the Amalgamated Wireless Limited, informed a meeting; of share-

holders that tihe Company has undertaken to have a direct service between England and Australia within two. years. It has offered to handle all' Glasses of messages at one-third of the existing rates, and gives the Commonwealth Government twenty-five per cent, of the profits. It would also hand over the stations to the Government free of payment at the end of o term of years.

A GOVERNMENT REVERSE. Received 10.25. MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives, the Government was defeated by thirtytwo on a clause in the Industrial Arbitration Amendment Bill, in a nonparty division. It is understood that the Nationalist Party met subsequently and had a wordy exchange with Mr. Hughes. The clause may be resubmitted on Tuesday. THE MEDICAL CONGRESS. Received- .10.25. BRISBANE, This Day. The Medica/i Congress decided Ito found a College of Surgeons in Australia and New Zealand, and uniformity of surgical degrees by Australian; Universities was also urged. THE AERIAL DERBY. MELBOURNE, August 27. The first aerial Derby was raced from the Serpentine to Melbourne 116 miles. Four planes competed. The Derby was won by Lieut. Trelaw. SCULLING! . SYDNEY, August 27. Both sciflllers repirt that they are in the best of -'condition for to-mor-row 's .race. There is every indica- ' '.ion of fise weather.

SHEARERS 7 STRIKE. SYDNEY.. August 27. Extension of the shearers' strike is foreshadowed, the Australian -workersunion stating that wool frim non-union sheds may be boycotted by other usions ■'• A DISCLAIMER. SYDNEY, Aug. 27. At the soldiers' settlement inquiry, yesterday's witness was further examined. He disclaimed any intention .of inferring in connectiqn with the repairs to Mr Ashford's house that any Government property had been improperly used thereon, but he under instructions, while employed on soldiers' settlements, . supervised the work and another officer of the settlements i branch worked at the repairs. Mr Ashford, ex-Minister for Lands, has issued a writ ' claiming £2OOO damages for alleged slander from Mr Clark, member of the Assembly for Wammerawa, in connection with the soldier settlements.

TROPICAL"" AUSTRALIA. WHITE OCCUPATION POSSIBLE. BRISBANE, Aug. 27. The Medical Congress sub-commit-tee appointed to investigate the white occupation .of tropical Australia,' reports that it is unable to find anything pointing to the existence of inherent insuperable obstacles in the way of the? permanent occupation of tropical Australia by a healthy indigenous white race. Constructive suggestions offered are summed up as: the regulation or prohibition of the sale of alcohol, and better housing and clothing conditions and hygenic education of the people. N.B.W. COAL TEOUBLE. SYDNEY, August 27. ' Although the coal tribunal has not reached finality in dispute, a conciliatory spirii is now apparent. There appears to be no danger of v an upheaval of the industry.