AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 16777, 4 July 1918, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, July 1. Ernest Judd, one of the leaders of the extremist, section of tho Labia- Council, was committed for trial on three charges of disloyalty. SYDNEY, July 2. Tho National Conference passed a motion urging preference to soldiers and their children in State employment. The confcionco also debated a motion that a referendum be held at an early dote oil the advisability of reducing the number of members in the Stale Parliament. A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the conduct of J. J. J. M'Gill, member for Ya.ss. in connect ion with tho Government acquisition of the North-west Estate at Coma. MELBOURNE, Julv 2. ill-hoalth ill-hoalth Mr Watt (Acting Prime Minister) baa al>andoned his visit t.• New South Wales, where ho was to address the State House. The wheat poo! overdraft is now £11,000.000. W when the Payments arranged for aro comp'le't-ed the amount will ba about £I4XOO.OCO. Tho Federal Government are preparing to-float another war lorm of £-1^.000.000. The Treasury returns show that 113.722 war pensions have heen issued reorescnting an annual liability of £3.658,553. BRTSBsNK, July 2. Rovenu-e ,fk>r Che year amounted to £B,3oo.oo°—a record for the STato—leaving a deficit of £409.451.