AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE ACTING-PREMIER. By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright. Received Jan. 18, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 17. Senator E., D. Millen declines either to confirm or deny the cabled Press reports from Australia stating he will be act-ing-Prime Minister during Mr. Hughes’ absence.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SMALL-POX ON STEAMER. Received Jan. 18, 9 30 p.m. • * Sydney, Jan. 18. The Ventura, from San Francisco, has arrived and was quarantined owing to a case of small-pox on board.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. Received Jan. 18, 9.30 p.m. Sydney, Jan. 18Cabinet met and decided to stand rigidly by the former unanimous decision that Parliament should not meet before the. Premier returned from England in July. .Mr. Fuller refused to grant Mr. Storey (the Premier) pay during his absence.-*-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MARINE ENGINEERS DISCHARGED. Sydney, Jan. 18. The inter-State steamship owners have given the engineers 48 hours’ notice that their services will not be required till after the strike is settled.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LABOR’S AIM AT DOMINATION. Sydney, Jan. 18. The Parliamentary Labor caucus meets to-day to discuss the crisis which has arisen through the Australian Labor Party’s attempt to force the hands pf Practically the position is whether the Government or the Australian Labor Party executive is master of the political situation. Interesting developments are anticipated. Assn.