AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 January 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

WHEAT CARGO, CONGESTION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Received Jan. 12, 10.15 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 12. As a result of the congestion caused by the shortage of ships to the export of wheat, the Government haa stopped the deliveries of grain from the country. SPIRITUALISTIC CHURCH Brisbane, Jan. 12. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle laid the foundation stone of Australia’s first Spiritualistic Church, which is costing £lO,-000. CHEAPER BREAD. Adelaide, Jan. 12. The Prices Commission has reduced the price of flour by °£l to £2O a ton, and bread to sixpence a loaf. WHEAT PAYMENTS. Melbourne, Jan. 12. Certificates involving £17,000.000 will be paid to farmers on Friday by the Wheat Board, being the first payment of 2s 6d per bushel. ORANGE*GRAND MASTER. Sydney, Jan 12. Mr. Robert Barton, who was born in Christchurch, has been re-elected Grand Master of the Loyal Orange Institution. MANDATED TERRITORIES. ' Melbourne, Jan. 12. At the Science Congress, Judge Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, read a paper on anthropology and the government of subject races, which was specially interesting in view of Australasia assuming the government of mandated territories. He urged the need for studying the anthropology of the natives and conserving such of their customs and institutions as were harmless or helped as an instrument of good government In view of this, he announced, a Government anthropologist would shortly be appointed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INCREASE OF CANCER. Sydney, Jan. 12. The Sydney statistics for 1920 show that the births totalled 22,500 and the deaths 9500, showing that the birthrate is improving compared, with the previous year’s figures. A great proportion of the deaths were accounted for by heart disease, pneumonia, and cancer. The last-named continues to increase. It is officially estimated that 20 per cent, of the middleaged people died of cancer in some form or other. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SYDNEY TO BRISBANE FLIGHT. Brisbane, Jan. 12. Mr. C. J. Degaris left Sydney at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning in a 375 horse-power aeroplane, and arrived at Brisbane, via Grafton, at 5.3, the actual flying time being 4hr. 50min. He is leaving Brisbane on Sunday morning, and will endeavour* to reach Melbourne for dinner at night.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.