FEDERAL PROBLEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 51, 1 March 1934, Page 11

FEDERAL PROBLEMS

ISSUES FOR REFERENDUM

POSITION IN AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, February 28. Mr. J. A. Lyons, Federal Prime Minister, told the Premiers' Conference that consideration should-be given, to matters to be put to the "people by referendum. Mr. J. Gr. Latham, Attorney-General, explained that it might be possible to reach agreements on several subjects. The position regarding . aviation was unsatisfactory. '" Navigation laws and control should be unified. Mr. B. G. Manning, for NW South "Wales, favoured an amendment to the Constitution giving the Commonwealth full power covering navigation, but Mr. E. G-. Menzies,'for Victoria; feared that this would lead to undue inroads of the Commonwealth into State functions. ■

INDIAN TRIBESMEN

DIVERSION FROM SNIPING

CALCUTTA,. February 22. "Wild frontier tribesmen, whose recreation hitherto has been principally sniping at their feudal enemies or British and. Indian troops, in. future will be enabled to hear the day's news and talks on health, hygiene, rural reconstruction, and agricultural topics as a result of the .broadcasting plans of the Indian Village "Welfare Association, which is a Government organisation. A transmitter is to be erected in Peshawar, and receiving sets will be installed in a selected number of villages within a. radius of '25 miles. If successful, the scheme will be extended to other villages in the frontier province. . The only difficulty appears to be the provision of electric current in the villages, but it-is proposed to charge accumulators by connecting six-volt car generators to the back wheels of bicycles, which schoolboys will pedal each morning as part of their physical training.