AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 February 1920, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

FEDERAL POLITICS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, Feb. 4. Mr. Poynton has been appointed Minister of Home Affairs and the Territories; Mr. Wise, Postmaster-Genera!; and General Ryrie and Mr. Laird-Smith honorary Ministers. General Ryrie will probaibly act as assistant-Minister of Defence.

SEVERE QUEENSLAND STORM. Brisbane, Feb. 4. A violent storm swept the northern seaboard, destroyed half the town of Chillagoe and interfered with the telephone network, isolating Cairns.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. * THE PRICE OF BREAD. Perth, Feb. 4. The price of the 21b. loaf has been increased to skl. MILITANT INDUSTRIALISM. Melbourne, Feb. 4. Victorian seamen have decided to sever their affiliation with the Trades Hall Council as it is futile from the point of view of militant industrialism.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Sydney, Fob. 4. The municipal elections under the new Local Government Act, instead of.' as anticipated in some quarters, showing a revolutionary trend, resulted, if anything, in a contrary result. Labor did not Rain ground as anticipated, and in such strongholds as Broken Hill. Lithgow, Marricfcville, and Newtown, it rereived a decided set-back. At, Broken Mill, where the council was formerly wholly Lu'hor, (here was not a single endorsed Labor candidate returned Aus.-N.Z. Cahle Assn.

THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY. Sydney. Feb. 4. A resolution was adopted by theGoulhurn Anglican Synod deplorin? the growing tendency to secularise Sunday, but at the same time reminding churcii people that there was nothing inconsistent with Christian principles in physical and ■social recreation on the Lord's' Day, provided that, such recreation is subordinated to the primary claims of divine worship. The resolution led to much newspaper controversy for and against. A poll taken of TemoraN ratepayers strongly favored Sunday sport Two "Sabbath observance" aldermen were de(eatsd