AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 258, 24 July 1908, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

: STATE PARLIAMENTS. GENERAL- ELECTIONS IN THE TOST. 1 BY TEUSGttArII—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COI'YItIOUT.) ' . .... (Hoc. iuiy 24, 1-a.'m;) ' - ■ 1 , Perth, July 23. • Parliament was opened, to-day by tho.GovDrnor,,f(Admiral ;Si?vF r 8edf0rd),;...'..; : Tho .Governor's .Speech was brief.'; It stated that, .as tho session would be a shortohe, only' formal Bills would.bo submitted. Tho general. elections, would ;bo arranged for as cai;ly as possible; and a now .Parliament would i bo , summoned to get 1 through,the work this,year. GOUTH AUSTRALIA. : LAND AND LABOUR PROGRAMME. . ■ (Rec. . July-24, 0.10 a.m.) . i • Adelaide, July 23. ; -Parliament.was opined to-day. by tho Governor. (Sir G.. Lo Hunte). „ ; v.■■■'■.Tho;.'Governor's Speech ; congratulated tho 'coiiritry :! -on>its; unexampled prosperity, 'and stated; that, tho: surplus of - £480,000 would be:'devoied.'tortile public tq/'further 'closer-settlement early (closing,; and. several, other 'social measures.' vi i ■ .:■■ ■> ' LABOUR. A STATE LEADER REFUSES DTJTY. (ill TELEGIIAra—ntESS ASSOCIATION—COrritIGIIT.) Adelaide, July 23. Mr..-W. O. Archibald (formerly leader of the ■ Parliamentary -Labour-party-;-: in South Australia) has refused renomination ,by tho Labour'; party,' Ton' the. ground-;that he . was expectedj'to 1 support'-' the" Price Government,. ,whatey<2£ ..its: policy/-until > it //was '-.defeated, ■ an<i;.tli^- : to;-retire with good grace 'to make ■ room for-sft.-; Price as leader/of; the party; ' Mr.-Archibald said could' do by ;«ttiiigVbolpwAhe gangway. .' • /v :Mr./J. Verran.Ti'as' appointed hissuccessor-.• A CENSURE DEBATE. V . WADE MINISTRY. : -jjBT TELEGEApH—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHTO Sydney, July 23 This', - motion moved by the Leader of the Labour party (Mr. M'Gow'en)— to tho effect that the conduct of the Government'- in its . 'relations - with .'tho; Commonwealth !had;broiight ,ridiculo upon tho'State'; and' that such, conduct, and also its action in making - unwarranted and . unnecessary , ap.pointmentsto the Legislative Council, merited-, the';condemnation of tho House—is being debatM'J'ik /"/the' -Assembly.;; The debate''is' spiritless.. .. '; ; - .- ' FEDERATION V. STATES. ? : SURPLUS REVENUE: TEST CASE.. • • ;(BT:TELEdBAPS—PBESS'ASSOCIATIpX— COrVItIOIIT.). f Sydney, July 23. . - The -'State.'' Government- has issued-' .a writ against ..the; Federal Government: 'to.'-test' the validityjof the Surplus Revenue".' Act.''' ' 'V ..' -The -State' Government claims .a, refund of 'tho.'money 'which: ; sho'illd b# returned, to .the StalejitCthV r eW;^f-'jfily? f** 9 -'l. r ,T':'.;.'•/.!'. ./..' i i.'':;-ssw wiitoni orij.' sasia ■ • TASMANIA." 1 ' A LOCAL OPTION MEASURE .(BY TELEGEAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) Hobart, July 23." ' Ifi;the, Assembly'; a Local' .Option Bill/was Teadva sceond' time on the'voices. It provides for , time'limit and compensation, and places; 'sliibs -on (the'same footing- as, hotels.'