AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 9290, 11 August 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

•5 *■ (Per Ptfess v Association Copyright.) SYDNEY, August 10. The Governor opened tl>e State Parliament, His • ;'speecK foreshadowed, amongst other things, a. Bill for amending, the, system of electing members of the Assembly, profiteering prevention legislation, . endowment or mothers, a.; compulsory -wheat pool, tlie {grouping of State-industrial undertak- ; ■ings under 'a, Ministerial head, the establishment of a rural bank and a Gov- I erhment ; insurance office, the regulation of the hours. 1 of- labour, and emendation of the Industrial Arbitration Act, and a Royal Commission to enquire "into the administration of the railways, including ; the reinstatement J /of the* 1917 strikers; '

BRISBANE, August 10. 7 Owing to its inability to float a loaii in London, the Government is. unable to proceed 1 with its scheme for. settling several' thousands oft soldiers on* the land, and the establishment of Slate iron and steel works. ; " ; ,

SYDNEY, August 10

A fire sit Messrs'HoskingS;and Co.'s drapers' shop in the city caused damage to the extentr of £10,000. ■■ SYDNEY; 10.'

The fifteenth :meeting -of' the Australian Association for the Advancement of Science opens* at Hobart on January sth'. With the* exception' of the cooperative meeting 'held with the British' Association in 1914, -'this will be the first held since 1913.j It is expected that delegates will' be present from all parts of Australasia. BRISBANE, August 10. Lieutenants iParer and Mclntosh passed Powell Creek flying' strongly.- ■;■: SYDNEY, August 10. The Australian Mutual Provident Society' is investing £1,000,000 in the new Commonwealth Peace Loan, making the society's investments in various Government loans £9,680,000. (Received August 11, 11.45 a.m.) " SYDNEY, August 11. '

Mr Fuller attacked the Government over the proposal to reinstate the 1917 railway strikers and the delay in' fulfilling; the ..promise to deal with profiteering. He caused some disorder by referring to Dr. Mannix as a "rebel pries¥, and declaring that the State Ministers, ,who • attended Dr. Mannix's farewell should , have been ; severely reprimanded and put out of the Ministry. He said the action of the Government over the Industrial Workers of the World, base, had, shaken the con-* fi'dehce' of the' people so far jas the administration of justice was ccncerned. He. then moved a motion of censure. On the motion of the Premier the debate'iil the' House was .adjourned till this'afternoon. ' :

(Received, August 11. 10.15 a.m.) . -■ ."■'■:■■■■ ■■-■■■■■ -'^SYDNEY, August 11. Mr Daniel'Gooji, the representative ;of the General .Steamship; Corporation San FranciscoV is investigating trade opportunities between Australasia and America. ;He he has five freighters exceeding 8000 tons to be put on the Australian and New Zealand run. "'This number will be increased later to,lo.

'The City Council has passed a resolution in favour of a municipal undertaking to reduce the cost of funerals. Mr Fuller launched a motion of censure on the Storey Government, the gravamen being Mr Justice Ewing's inquiry and the subsequent release of the T.W.W, prisoners. (Received August 11, 10.15 a.m.)

MELBOURNE. August 11. The prospect of a strike among the New South Wales coal miners is greatly perturbing Victoria, as are keenly feeling the-coal shortage, having to .utilise half brown, coal and having no reserve. ; ■ ,'..'.

The war gratuities issued to the end of July amounted to £12,500.000, of which £2,000,000 has. been cashed. .