“DOGS CHASE FARMERS”

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1921, Page 5

“DOGS CHASE FARMERS”

BRIGHT NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. MR. HUGHES INDIGNANT. By Telegraph.—-Presa Assn.—-Copyright. Received July 10, 5.5 p.m. London, July 8. The day after Mr. W. M. Hughes, at the Premiere’ Conference, complained of inadequate and misleading news regarding Australia, a cable from Sydney said wild dogs from the centre were steadily creeping over New South Wales and farmers were retiring before the menace. Mr. Hughes says it is lamentable to find such, gross and mischievous misrepresentatlon. “It is hard to express one’s indignation at such venomous attempts to belittle and injure our great, rich country,” he says. “I can only look to public opinion in Australia to deal with this kind of cable. The recrudescence of the wild-dog myth comes at a moment when I hold an official message from Australia about the remarkably favorable position. Nothing could be more contradictory than this information from the Government and the story of desolation cabled from Sydney. This kind of news served up in England und to the world will affect our credit, and will be destructive to the price of our commodities.” Mr. Hughes has already directed the attention of the proprietors of the London papers to the misleading statement.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.