AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3569, 3 September 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED. Received 11.5 a.m. SYDNEY, This day. The censure motion in the Assembly was defeated by 40 to 37THE PRICE OF BUTTER. Received 11.5 a.m. {, This day. . Premier Storey has announced that he bad refused to Gazette the increase in the price of butter in order to nullify the decision of the Commodities Commission; but later Tie found that the latter body had had the increase Gazetted before any Government instruction w r as given. FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. Received 11.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, This day. In the Federal House of Representatives, Mr Cook introduced a Bill transferring the Note issue from the Treasury to the Commonwealth Bank, and providing for 5/ notes if necessary. • -

JUDGE EWING’S EXPENSES. Received 11.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, This day. The expenses of Judge Ewing in connection with the inquiry at Darw have been published and it is disclosed that Judge Ewing received £4630 as expenses. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION. Received 11.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, This day. The Commonwealth Government has received from the Imperial authorities the full text of the proposec wireless linking up the Empire, and recommends the value of stations in England, Cairo, Poona, Singapore, Hong Kong and Darwin or Perth. The capital cost is estimated at £1,243 - 000. AMATEURS AND PROFESSIONALS. Received a.m. SYDNEY; This day. The Amateur Athletic Association has agreed to the request of the Australian and New Zealand Association - to take a mail vote on the question of substituting an Olympic programme for life existing programme at Australian meetings.

Mr Miller, secretary of the Rugby League, commenting on ihe report of the sub-committee on the hrlefinll ion of amateur said tire three main points seemed to be that each amateur body controls its own affairs, with the Federation as a CourC of Appeal; that amateurs be allowed five shillings per day expenses; and that each Club be under purely amateur control.

Mr Coombs regards the proposal as impracticable though he sees no reason why amateur and professional athletes could not play together in football the same as in cricket and other games.

SHIPPING. Received 11.55 a.m, MELBOURNE, This day. Arrived: Kaifuna, from "Kaipara. ADVERTISERS’ CONGRESS. Received 11.55~a.ni. SYDNEY, This day. The Congress decided to appoint a vigilance committee in each. State to report at regular Intervals for the purpose of cleaning up all advertising of a doubtful character, the committee to work in conjunction with the police. Addresses were delivered on«sutilising advertising for increasing immigration, as an impulse to producton, as a vehicle op distribution and as a factor of indusy trial organisation