AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 16398, 14 April 1917, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. AGITATED ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONIST. FALSE IMPRESSION OF NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, April 14. (Received April 14, at 9.50 a.m.) Mr Brookfield, M.L.A., has refused to obey theP.L.L. ukase to resign from the Labor party, and interesting developments are likely. At the Labor Council meeting one delegate declared that unless Labor won the Federal elections conditions similar to those in New Zealand would be brought about. “ Over there,” he said, “if a man struck work, a military officer put his hand on his shoulder and said : ‘ Come on; off you go to France.’ The situation in New Zealand is due to the workers not doing their duty in political matters.” DAYLIGHT SAYING FIASCO. SYDNEY, April 14. The annual conference of the chambers of commerce, in view of the necessity for economy, passed a resolution-in favor of a reduction in the membership of the State Parliament. The conference also urged the need for the repeal of the Daylight Saving Act. Delegates declared 'tlirt the scheme had been responsible for more curses, tears, sorrow, and hardship than anything ever previously heard of. A BUTTER POOL. MELBOURNE, April_ 14. The Federal authorities have initiated a butter pool, to ensure adequate supplies for local requirements during winter. Under the scheme the various States will contribute 60,000 boxes. A committee will control the output of the factories, which will continue to sell 80 per cent, of their output to agents at the local sales in the ordinary way, but the balance of 20 per cent, must be consigned to cold storage under export conditions.