AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 1922, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE MISSING BARQUE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Received May 19, 11.15 p.m. Melbourne, May 19. The Naval Board has announced that a warship could not be sent to search for the Manurewa as the expense would be too great, whereas a tug would ba despatched at comparatively Lt de eosV

BONUSES. Received May 19, 11.15 p.m. Melbourne, May 19- - To date the Federal Government hab) paid out £6,000,000 in baby bonuses. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Received May 19, 11.15 p.nu Sydney, May 19. Fire destroyed Huxley Bros.’ store at Cudal. The damage is arti* mated at £lOO,OOO. NEW CASE OF PLAGUE. Received May 19, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, May 19. A further case of plague is reported at Paddington. A STUDENTS’ PROCESSION-

Received May 19, 11.15 p.m. Sydney, May Ifc* University Commemoration Day wad celebrated with the usual procession! through the city. The exhibits burlesqued various topical subjecta, without the vulgar suggestions -which characterised the previous celebration. Great crowds lined the routa of the procession, which was loudly cheered. PRESBYTERIAN CENTENARY. Received May 19, 7.5 p.m. Sydney, May 19. The Presbyterian Assembly decided to celebrate the centenary of Presbyterianism in New South Wales bj' erecting a centenary memorial. The centenary will be celebrated next year. THE SEAMEN’S UNIOa. Melbourne, May 19. After expressing his disapproval of the Marine Council, which practically controls the Navigation Act, Mr. Tom Walsh has resigned. He has also induced the executive of the Seamen’d Union to endorse his action. UNEMPLOYED EX-SOLDIERS. Sydney. May 19. Mr. McMahon, president of the Em«< ployers’ Federation offered as a solution of the unemployment of returned soldiers a suggestion that ever 7 employer should take back into his service returned soldiers who were witl| him before the war. ILLEGAL ART UNIONS.

. Sydney, May 19. . The Attorney-Genera) has deckled that no further sale of art union ticket® . shall be allowed in the streets and suchi sale will be declared illegal. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT-GROWERS. Adelaide. May 19. At the annual conference of the Australian Fruit-growers Association an inti* mation was received that the New Zealand Association had withdrawn from affiliation, CLOSER SETTLEMENT SCHEME. Sydney, May 18. The Cabinet has called the district engineer at Wentworth to Sydney to advise them on settling the Murray lands between Moorna and the South Australian border. He states that there are over 400,000 acres of irrigable land close to the river, on which 20,000 men could be settled, and eventually 28,000 holdings could be provided for small cultivators on the basis of the Mildura settlement. This settlement on the New South Wales side would carry 180,000 people. POSITION OF FARMERb. Sydney, May 19. > Speaking at the Pastures Board Convex tion, Mr. Chaffey said that for some time the costs of production and marketing iu the primary industries had been prohibitive, and an adjustment was necessary to enable producers to compete with other countries. He sympathised with the cattle men who were getting about a penny per pound for their meat, which was selling in the shops at lOd. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Melbourne, May 19. Directors have been appointed by the Commonwealth and by the Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd., to the company which has been formed under the agreement providing for the establishment of direct wireless communication between the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The Government has been allotted 500,000 shares, giving it a majority. GRADING OF BUTTER Sydney, May 19. Mr. Ball, who has just returned from the butter conference at Melbourne, announced that an agreement had been reached on the question of the clashing of authority respecting the inspection and grading of butter for export by. the Federal and State authgntiMfc