AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1918, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ASSEMBLY NOT REDUCED..

Received Dec. 3, 7.30 p.m. Sydney, Dec, 8The Government does not propose to reduce the number of seats in the Assembly under the redistribution necessitated by the adoption of proportional representation.

TOYS MADE P.Y WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

Sydney, Dec. 3

Australian toys, made by parti, incapacitated soldiers, will be a featur of the shops this Christmas. The factory is turning out a large quantity of excellent workmanship.—•Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assoc. . .

KIvBPIXO iNFLUEXZA AT BAY.

■Received Dec. .1, T. 30 pm. Sydney, Dec. 5. The weather is verv hot The medi ! cal authorities welcome Ihe heat as enlianeinj; the chances of holding the influenza in check. The M-ilical Journal is optimistic of keepiiii,' it in check, and declares that in another week the on«r»"- ■ t-uo service will he in the proud linsition o F having achieved the jrcitcf tvi-"»i,'t of.ils kind in the histoiv of epidemioio'jv —Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assoc,

KKDUCIXC. STRKXGTH OK BREI!.

Received Dee. "., ?.:>' run. •' M:-)!:,)ume, Ope. 1. ( X'nder joint action the Victorian n'ld Xen SotiUi W'aies I u,ve, nmer.is aiv hold-; ing a conference for a m,-\y " Bill limiiiiis.- (he alcoholic i,rren;;th nf h.'«r It to extend the re-, diction on a sliding scale nver a reriod of years, ultimately reducing the p,.rcentivne to half the present strength --, Aus.-X.Z. Cable A«-.-oc.