AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3595, 6 October 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

CABLE BATES. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Posiimaster General, Mr. Wise, informed Mr. Foster.that the question of a reduction in cable rates via Eastern was under consideration, but was not regarded as justifiable at present. ' SWIMMING. SYDNEY, This Day. . Vernot, the Canadian swimmer is not visiting Australia, but Ludy Langer, it he American middle-distance champion is arriving with Kahanomaku and Kealoha in the Makura, on 15th December. PRICE OF CEMENT. SYDNEY, This Day. The Commodities Commission has granted an increase of 6/- per ton in the price of cement. .JAPANESE IN AUSTRALIA. Received 11.55 a..m . MELBOURNE, This Day. An official denial is given to the statement that large numbers of Japanese are surreptitiously entering Australia. It is claimed Ithat careful investigation disproves the allegations. THE COAL QUESTION. MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr. Hughes announced in the Federal House of Representatives that no export duty on coal was contemplated, but the coalowners would be permitted '!'o raise the price of export coal to the extent recommended as fair and reasonable by the chairman of the special tribunal. This is to be an interim rarangement until & >definite increase is decided upon. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. MELBOURNE, This Day. Captain Wiflßns, second in command of the Cope Antarctic Expedition, sails for New Zealand on Thursday en. route to Montevidio to join the expedition. 1 " 'He states that lie expects to return o Australia from' the preliminary expedition in June, 1&22. If not back by then it could be assumed that more important work tha'n was at present anticipated was being done. | The expedition' expected to continue work throughou 1 ' the winter, as the farthest' point to' be penetrated iby the preliminary expedition would I never be in total darkness.