AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 164, 5 August 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

NEW .SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. By Cable.—Press Assotiatrion.—Copyright Sydney, August 4. The Hon. Wade, Premier of New South Wales, informed a deputation representing the Prohibition Party that he considered its request for State option by a simple majority premature. The Assembly negatived Mr. McGowall's resolution in favor of allowing the police one Sunday oil in each fortnight. FEDERAL PARLIAM KNT. Melbourne, August 4. (n the House of Representatives Senator Hughes moved the adjournment in order to discuss the Governmeit's action in failing to disclose its instructions to the Commonwealth representa tives at the Imperial Defence ('"liferent 1 . Mr. Deakh, Federal Premier, was badly heckled. He declined to be drawn and raised a storm by accusing the Opposition of persistently wasting time. A bill to allow the Commonwealth to seize cables and wireless installations in time of war was introduced. Senator Groom, in moving tile second reading of the Norfolk Island Bill, said the islanders were an especially fine, courageous race, and under happier auspices should give a better account of themselves. Norfolk was a Paeilie cahl> station island, and for that reason alone it was desirable that the territory should, be controlled by the Commonwealth.