AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1917, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A TRAM SMASH. Australian-N.Z. On bin Association Sydney, July 12. A tram smash occurred near Moore Park early tliis morning. In the darkness a ipole jumped the wire. The car following collided and was derailed. Twelve passengers were injured and five were sent to the hospital. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEFEATED. Adelaide, July 12. Tlie Government has been defeated by 23 to 18. After the Governor's speech was read in the Council the members of the Assembly returned to the chamber. Mr. Peake moved the adjournment of the House, which was carried on a division Three of the united Laborites walked out. It is expected the Premier will resign. THE WOOL COUP PURCHASED. Sydney, July 1-2. Mr. Hughes has announced that Britain has purchased the whole of the new season's wool clip on. the same terms »« last year. Sydney, July 13. The Government is offering £IOOO re-, ward for information about the persons' responsible for the explosions on the steamer Cumberland. Melbourne, July 13. The conference of the delegates of the Shipbuilders' Union passed a resolution in favor of the Government proposals. Brisbane, July 19. Shearing is held up at Charlevillo and Longbeach owing to the men demanding a 44-hour week. Melbourne, July 13. In the Senate Mr. Millen notified a motion to introduce the Repatriation Bill, and a Bill to repeal the Daylight vaving Act. Supply was passed. Adelaide, July 13. . The Governor has asked Mr. Pcakc to form a Ministry. Sydney, July 13. Country racing clubs are petitioning the Government to increase the 3 per cent, totalisafor dividenda, as the machines at present are running at a loss. Melbourne, July 13. In the House of Eepresentatives, Mr. Hughes, dealing with the shipping agreement with the British Government,, said that it provides for lifting -600,000 bushels of wheat monthly. Owing to submarines, during June not one bushel was shipped. Unless there was a new outlet hy next February there would be G,000,000 tons of wheat in the country. Sydney, July 13. The Farmers' and Settlers' Conference decided to support the scheme to establish a co-operative company to handle their own wheat, lodging with the wheat' pool the necessary £ 10,000 to enable the company to act as wheat agents. . Sydney, July 13. The Interstate Recruiting Conference decided not to recommend raising the age limit. It proposes the effective registration of eligible men, married and single, also to deal with alien, influence, particularly among the German-bred population in Queensland and South Australia. Sydney, July 13. The allegations as to the failure of the Anti-Shouting Act in New Zealand, which were made by a correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, have brought a number of defenders of the Act into the field. Mr. Richard Teece, of the A.M.P. Society, writes that he recently toured the whole of New Zealand, and can safely assert that in all respectable hotels and clubs the' Anti-Shouting Act is strictly observed. The severe punishment he saw inflicted for infractions of the Anti-Shouting Act was a wholesome deterrent. During his visit he did not see a single case of drunkenness in the Dominion.