AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 236, 30 November 1900, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

* PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION. (Received 26, 9.33 a.m.) Melbourne, November 29. The Premier has announced that he intends to ask Parliament for £50,000 or X 60,000 to make provision for destitute poor while the whole question of old age pensions is being threshed out. Beceived 29, 9.41 a.m. Sydney, November 29. Tne following has been adopted as the Protectionist platform at the Federal elections: —No alteration in Commonwealth Bill until the Bill has had a fair trial; discriminatory protective tariff and preferential tariff in favour of Great Britain; a white Australia; volunteer system of defence; uniform old age pensions; national bank of issue. (Received 30, 0.33 a.m.) , Sdyney, November 29. The Assembly has passed a loan on the Estimates for £2,780,000, to include the following items:—,£l2B,ooo to cover cost of South African Contingents and £84.000 for eradicating the plague. Sir W. Lyne announces he will re-introdace Industrial Arbitration and \ Womens Franchise Bill next session, and in the meantime appoint a Royal Commission to enquire into the question of Arbitration in New Zealand and elsewhere. The prominent officials of the Maritime Unions state they are determined to press the demand .for ■ increase in wages made at the Melbourne Conference. At the same time they are willing to consider any reasonable compromise that may be oftered by the steamship owners. A fire at Broken Hill has destroyed seven shops. | Received 30,1.5 a.m. Sydney, October 29. In the Assembly Sir W. J. Lyne added that the Council should be given an opportunity for passing the reintroduced bills before an appeal was made to the country. If they failed to pass they must be taught that they are ! not there to play at politics. Newcastle, November 29. Sailed: The Werneth Hall for Oamaru. Melbourne, November 29. The Government has accepted a tender for £19,000 for alterations to the Western annex of the exhibition building to accommodate the Federal Parliament. £7OOO is to be spent in furnishing and fittings.