AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PUP: ;:: SERVICE BOARD. Sycncy, Nov. 11. An interim repoit oi tiie Koyal Commission wineii inquired into the adininhtriiiion of the Public Service Board contains some "very severe 1 ei'ititi.-ia and discloses certain matters which it is anticipated will require immediate drastic action on the part of the Covcrnir.eiit. The rcpo.t elates that the Public Service Act has r-t fuW'leil -,lie pur;...-, r'or which it was created. Its to secure efficient, s.iii eeonotnJca administration is attributable, not to defects in the. Act, but to incompetent administration.— Aus.-N.Z Cable Assoc. REJOICINGS IN THE CHURCHES. Sydney, Nov. 11. "in all the diuretics yesterday joyous references wer„e made to the rapid development of events and to the anticipations that an early peace was assured. —Aus.-NZ. Cable Assoc.

THE LABOR EXEOTTFIVE. Melbourne, Nov. 11. The Federal Laibor Kxecutive has de eided to abandon the proposed ballot ou the recruiting question, and lias issued i. statement expressing pleasure at the prospect of an early cessation of hostilities and the establishment of peace on the most immediately practicable basis. The statement adds:—"The executive views with satisfaction the knowledge that the adoption of 'Labor's peace has brought about this result" ' It states that though the returns to hand show that an overwhelming affirtive vote in each State gave a majority for "Yes," the reasons for taking a ballot have now largely been removed and "■"riimr action is unnecessary.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assoc.

CALM AFTER MADNESS. Sydney. Nov. 'lO. ■_ After a. qwet. iky on Saturday, the city ,-ent mad again at night, without reason, there i?<mig nothing definite in the eabhis. A Sabbath calm prevails today. Special editions wmouncing the Kaiser's .ibdicaticn aroused no enthusiasm in the cefccrtad atrecta.—-AU3.-N.Z. Cablt) Air-O".