AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1917, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

OFE OF PARLIAMENT* yyMTOTB POR ®KECEa)BOTS. ' JHelbmime, Fdoruary 23. la tie House, Mr. Hughes, explaining the motion asking the Imperial Government to extend (he life oi 'Parliament, ssid Sjbere was no precedent for the motion, hat the circumstances oi tie war were such as to make precedents for All our actions impossible. In addition, there was necessity for united action. If we won vre would do our part in preserving the Empire. It was (Undesirable to distort) people by an election,- He instanced Britain, which had postponed the etedania,

| MR HUGHES'VIEWS OS SOLffCET AT BEPEBIMj CON"SESEKCE. HeUronrne, T-ebwiaay S3. Mr. Hackee said Australia could not aStord to ibe left out of the Imperi&J I Conference. It had been said that Australia should not hav« committed her (deJejgeftes 4» any definite policy, but {there -would Tbe mo interference with her powers of seK~gav«rnment, and on matter relating te the snocessfol prosecution of the war sire was already committed to use erery ounce of strength. •In relation to peace terms, while he would urge to the utmost the destruction -off She military power of Germany, he was rent favorable to the humiliation <of the German people by placing them €he (pale of ehdfised suctions. HEaSEEffv,MSLITE!SL DEBATES. Melbourne, February 23. Mr Indor followed Mr. Hughes, slashings qi±tniiijiTig the Government. The '"Mbstts 'was afljjaurned. 3n jthß Senate a iurfher warm discussion itodk jplaee over the Government poJicy. The debate -was adjourned till (Over tflw wndfc-enß. JIG JffiCKUITING RALLIES.' I Sydney, Feb. 24. "Win tfhe War" day concluded with "big .recruiting rallies. Enlistments since the ",Win the War" campaign has beei fairly Hn swing ."have -noticeably increasoeß.. Speaking at "Wagga, Mr. Beeby that (every Nationalist was pledged to Ihonor the' verdict of the people ®n sxmKcriptiun. Ko man \wjauld be .sent (except :as a volunteer. aEKTEI£XC" ,r < OF EtKiCKIES. 'Melbourne, Fdh. 21. "Mr. Hughes, informed a deputation .'from the ' xtralian Protectionist Ashoicistion that he believed the time hadair.rived to restrict tk» importation of lurniriea. He could noir") any justification for £ho importation of one-atid-a-half millions' worth of silks in six months, or tlie importation of over two. millions' of motor cars and acfeeiSSorieii dut--Iml, %mr Arv,'.:. .. ■■■•rii.fk

The Government would consider immediately the prohibition of the importation of luxuries.