AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16653, 14 October 1919, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

—4 A NEW DEPARTMENT. (By Cabl«—Presa Awociation—Copyright.) (Australian aad N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, October 13. The Federal Government is creating a new department for the administration of the Pacific Islands. POLITICAL PARTIES COMBINE. MELBOURNE, October 13. The People's Party and Farmers' and Settlers' Party have combined and formed one political party! A REPORT DENIED. SYDNEY, October 13. _ Archbishop Kelly denies the formation of a Catholic Party, which it was recently stated would contest constituencies at the next election.