AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16885, 13 July 1920, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS.

. + POPULATION OP AUSTRALIA. (Received July 12th, 10.15 p.m:) MELBOURNE, July 12. The Commonwealth Statistician's figures to December, 1919, show that the population of Australia was then 5,247,018. BALLARAT BY-ELECTION. (Received July 12th, 10.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE July 12. The latest figures of the Ballarat byelection make the return of Mr McGrath (Labour) certain, the position of parties in the House of Representatives then being: Nationalists 37, Labour 26, Country Party 11, Independent one. Singers and public speakers find "Nazoi" unequalled for preventing or relieving huskiness and soreness in the throat. Can be taken anywhere. 2 MINSON'S ATTRACTIONS. The ladies of Christchurch are asked to call and see our China. Some beautiful new iiinglish ware just landed. A gorgeous display of palm pots, etc. M 6590-1546 Away with that cold. Get busy with "Nazol" to-day. Efficacious and economical. Safe for children as adults. Sixty doses Is 6d. 2

RESULTS ALWAYS TELL. IX connexion with the recent Essay Competition conducted fey tlio Christchurch Accountant Students' Sociiry, BANKS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, Whitcombe and Tonjbs's BuildiDgs, Cashel street, 'Phono 1905, Students secured First and Second Place. Students are equally successful in tho examination room. "We make our students efficient because we teach practical work. IX ACCOUNTANCY AND BOOK-KEEPING we uso actual documents, books, and commercial instruments to illustrate otir instructions. Our Instructors aic practical accountants. We encourage our students to think fcr themselves. For Prospectus and further particulars applv to P. HAILLE, A.1.A., N.Z.. Director. Head Office. / Wellington. '5992-1 NOTES AND MEMORANDA. —6 A general meeting of the Retail Shop Assistants' Union will be held in the Trades Hall to-morrow night. An address of instruction will be given in the Foresters' Hall to-night by Mr Nortontaylor, -under the auspices of the Psychic Research Society. An opportunity of following tho doings of the New Zealanders in the Holy Land will be provided at the Y.M.C.A. to-night, when Mr P. M. Volvin will give a descriptive talk, illustrated by elides.