AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1917, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. * Sydney, June H, \ , A batch of wounded men has arrhrei ' which includes seven 3!ew ZealandewA" tfho are proceeding home, ' i > The Royal Commission, reporting lsr. Hughes' wheat storage icheme, vocatea. uniform action in the wheat i' producing Stales arid the construction of silos requiring an outlay of wvartSlj millions. ■ . Further heavy rains have fallen, 1 - throughout the State. * 1 ' !'si Molbourne, June 12. ® The Murray is flooded and is still ri»>\ ; ing. Miles of country is inundated on the New South Wales side. The levee jt . protecting Tocumwal Ims broken in two 'replace:;, mid the water is threatening tin ; \ town. Reports from Nuinerkah in* tory is coining down the Broken RtveK/ v All the railway nerviees beyond SheP7 > parton arc suspended. • Received June 12, 8.40 p.m. 1 ; The Federal Parliament will be opened by commission on Thursday. Sir Jolul;«. Forrest (Treasurer) will deliver his ft-' * ■' nanaial statement, and after tho ' ■ of supply the House will, Adjourn early in July, when the Govempr-Gener. > al will deliver his policy speech. It is understood that with a view to J t raising the large amount necessary fof; . new revenue, the Government is oonsldering the imposition of a nrltfiikg» „yj duty on all import!, jooludlnir >• free listj, ; ; JjS