AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1921, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

NEW SOUTH WALES ASSEMBLY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Sydney, Sept. 28. Tn the Assembly the Government carried a resolution in favor of meeting at 2.30, despite a strong protest from the professional and country members against the earlier time of meeting. CARGO OF TELEGRAPH POLES. Sydney, Sept. 28. The Maroro has sailed from Clarence River with a. record cargo of 1800 telegraph poles for New Zealand. ANGLICAN CHURCH BONQ. Sydney, Sept. 28. A conference of Church of England adherents discussed the question of breaking the legal bond connecting the church in England and Australia. It was urged against the proposal that the change might result in schism and involve doctrinal as well as liturgical changes. Legislation might also have a detrimental effect upon the union of churches. Bishop Long intimated that he would move in the Synod a resolution favoring the change, which was desired simply to secure self-government in Australia. Dean Talbot said such a movement should emanate from the churches and be referred to the Synod, not vice versa.

SOLDIERS’ GRAVES. Adelaide, Sept. 28. Mr. Hughes has arrived, en route io Melbourne. He stated that the Government would consider carefully its attitude respecting the discontinuance of exhumation work in France. He desired to hear the views of ex-soldiers and the parents of the fallen. WESTRALIAN BUDGET. Perth, Sent. 28. Sir James Mitchell, delivering the Budget, explained that the deficit had reached £686,726, the expenditure being £7,476,000. The revenue for the ensuing year was estimated at £7,050,000 and the expenditure at £7,622,000.