AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 30 August 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

athletics. . Received 10 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. The Amateur Athletic Association’s five-mile State cross-country champion- # ship was won by 11. Hay don (Botany) in record' time for the course. 3h min. j 10 4-5 secs. j Both the A and B grade teams races were won. by Mot any. SHIPPING. Received 10 a.m. NEWCASTLE, This Day. Sailed—Mahana, for New Zealand. DISPOSAL OF WOOL. Received 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, This Day. Pastoral circles are suggesting the establishment of Government credits regarding the sn'of Australian wool to foreign countries. I is proposed

that ten millions sterling would be sufficient to float a scheme which would assist French and Italian buyers, who are handicapped by the rates df exchange. Mjr. Hughes ’ was non-committal. He was impressed with the advantages of the scheme, but was afraid that it involved serious financial! obligations on the part of the Commonwealth. MOTOR CYCLING RECORD. Received 5.50. MELBOURNE, This Day. Harold Parsons motor-cycled I,l’ 1 i miles in twenty-four hours, a world’s record. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S REVERSE. The Federal Government defeat on the Arbitralion Bill has no political significance, beyond a possible indication of the formation of a Cave in the Nationallisl, Party as the result of feeling over Mr. Watt's resignation. | THE MEDICAL CONGRESS. eßceived 8.50 a.m. BRISBANE, This day. The Medical Congress, in closing its sessions, adopted the following resolution:— That the principles which underlay the success of military and public health administration during the war should be adopted in civil life. Other resolutions favoured the establishment of a Chair of Preventive Medicine in each Australian Universe ity and the campaign for preventive medicine to be made real and effective; that hygiene should be taught in all classes at all schools, with complete medical inspection of children; that the Federal and State Governments should take action to deal with } I the menace Q i venereal disease’ and' favouring the formation of a sectiofi of surgery in such in each branch of the Medical Association in Australia and New Zealand' * I *

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SENATOR HARDING ’S VIEWS. Received 9.35 a.m. NEW YOTBK, August 29. ' Senator Harding, speaking at Marion, Ohio, said; “The League of Nations is utterly impotent to prevent wars.' It cannot survive, because it is based upon power and not upon right, I oppose the League, which is an offensive and defensive alliance of the Great Powers. 1 favour air association of free nations, animated by the consideration of right and ’ justice instead of might-and self-interest. In the Hague Tribunal we have the frame of something really effectively instrnfental in enrurinf peace, and in order to-give this Tribunal extra power, I would combine the T.ribcnal and the Leagce, exoxrisingi alll that is bad from both organisations. If I am dec od, 1 will immediately call a conference of the ablest: men of both parties to formulate a definite p)lan along the lines indicated. I will ask Congress if mediately after my selection to pass a resolution declaring peace between the United States and Germany, but I will not advocate negotiating for a separate peace.” Received 11.45 a.m. . NEW YORK, Aug. 29. The New York Times Washington correspondent says it is pointed out that Senator Harding’s speech at Marion to-day.' outlining his attitude towards foreign affairs, marks a distinct departure from the policy outlined in his speech accepting nomination. Ho said then that as soon as selected he would sign eongresslbnally the peace resolution which President Wilson vetoed. He said to-day ho would sign the resolution, hut not negotiate for a separate peace with Germany It is recalled that the resolution specifically provided for President Wilson to negotiate for a separate peace with Germany.