AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1916, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

STATE BAKERY. By Telegraph.—Press Associatien. Sydney, March I. Mr. Hall announced that the profits from the State bakery within two years would have wiped out the initial capital outlay of £12,000. Besides, the Commonwealth Government would probably have saved £IO,OBO by accepting the State bakery tender instead ef others for supplying the camps. POLITICS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, Marek 2. The Assembly passed the second reading of the Defamation Amendment Act, rendering persons printing insulting matter liable to punishment similarly to those ÜBing insulting language in publit. A motion to treat the removal of alien employees from the public service as a matter of urgency was negatived. The Cabinet discussed the publicatian of unauthorised political news. Mr. Holman stated that no attempt was to lte j made to gag the press. If people want; to sell newspapers they must sell them on their own merits, not by retailing information not theirs to retail, and which was of a strictly private character. OIL WORKS CLOSED. Keecived March 2, 10.40 p.m. Sydney, March 2. The Commonwealth' Oil' Oarperatien works at Newness have been definitely closed, as the result of a refusal of the men's demand for higher wages and tlia appointment of a wages koard. TRADE WITH THE STATES. Sydney, March 2. Professor Kennedy, the newly-appoint-ed United States attache to Australasia, has arrived. The object of his mission is to promote trade between America and Australia and New Zealand, He will travel through the Commonwealth and the Dominion, and will issue a handbook for the use of United States exporters. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INFANTILE ■PARALYSIS. Melbourne, March 2. Vessels arriving fr»m New Zealand are rigidly inspected to prevent the introduction of infantile paralysis. DELAY IN SHIPPING. Melbourne, March 2Shipping is still delayed swing to the cnalworkers refusing ts work overtime. EARLY CLOSING REFERENDUM. Sydney, March 1. It is anticipated that the early closing referendum will end in April and will provide for voting for any hour from 6 to 11, both inclusive. A citizen's demonstration in the Town Hall passed a motion in favor of an early closing referendum, preferably for (1 o'clock, and demanded the. operation af the legislation for at least six months after the war, and an anti-sheuting provision. QUEENSLAND SUGAR CROP. Brisbane, March 3. The superintendent of the sugar ex-' perimer. station estimates that the 191 C crop will produce ISO,OOO tons ef sugar. PRISON POPULATION REDUCED. Sydney, March 3. In the Assembly, the annual report on the prisons was tabled. The outstanding features were the decreased punishments and the increased industrial output and the value of the labor performed in reducing the cost ef administration,