AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3609, 22 October 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

; FORTY-FOUR HOUR WEEK. i - Keceived 8.50 a.m. ! SYDNEY, This day. G-iving evidence on behalf of the | shipowners before , the Forty-four I Hours Week Commission. Mr Dooley, 'superintendent of the Union Company,stated that in New Zealand, where the 44-hours' week was. introduced, it was found that the same number of hours were worked as previously, but the Company had to pay overtime for the extra hours. HIDES STILL DOWN. MELBOURNE, This day. Hides are dull and irregular of sale and show a decline of one penny to twopence Jail round, I ' DANCING BANNED. SYDNEY, This day. The Young Men's Christian Association Convention decided that it is undesirable to introduce mixed dancing into the syllabus. SWIMMING. Received 11.20 ajn. SYDNEY, Thi s day. The Ladies' Swimming Association , intends to invite Ethela Bleibtrey, the world's champion, and Charlotte Boyle the American champion, to Australia this summer, provided that" Queensland and Victoria share the expense.

I SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BUDGET. ADELAIDE, This day. In the Assembly, the Budget was introduced. The estimated revenue is £7,504,000 and the expenditure £7,500,838 f a surplus of £3162. Exports were nearly treble the imports the former reaching 20i millions, showing an increase of nine mitlioiis, ant! the imports 7| millions, showing an increase over the previous year of £l,000,000. ~ THE WHEAT POOL. __ SYDNEY, This day. Herbert Palmer, a stockbroker, in his evidence before the Select Committee of the Legislative" Council on the wheat pool operations on the Stock Exchange, said that considerable injury was caused to woolgrowers by disquieting and pessimistic warnings of Ministers at the tirre of the armistice. Owing to the Central Boardj's announcement, ' buyers were frightened off. Scrip bought at flve- | pence was subsequently sold for 3/5. The shrinkage in market values totalled £1,7000,000. \ t .•* • <■ FEDERAL CENSURE MOTION. ———• MELBOURNE, This day. In the House of Represenatives, the debate oti Mr Tudor's censure morion was adjourned. It is anticipated that jthe Country Party are framing an [amendment. j COUNCIL REJECTS A BILL. j ' j SYDNEY, This day. J In the Legislative Council, the Registration of Unions Bill was defeatled by 14 to 12. The Bill proposed to •reinstate the unions de-registered Dy | the 1917 strike. i • j PROFITEERING BILL. \ Received 10.50 a.m. SYDNEY, This day. In the Assembly, the Profiteering Bill was read a second time early this morning by 31 to 12.

VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. GOVERNMENT PARTY OUTNUMBERED. MELBOURNE, This day. A Government majority is assured, but the results of preferential voting are too indefinite to gauge the posit on of the parties. Mr MacKinnon, assis:ant Minister of Lands; and ex-Director of Recruiting, was' defeated by Mr Pnrker. a returned soldier Labour candidate. MacKinnon had represented Prahran' for 21 years. The Telegraph forecasts state the positio!r"of parties as: Ministerialists 33, Labour 21,

Farmers 21, Id dependent 1

The local option poll dominated tLe election, the figures so far showing a heavy vote for Continuance. Of 57,000 voters, 44,000 voted for Continuance, 20,000 for no-license, and 3000 for reduction.