AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1795, 16 May 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. * Melbourne, May 15. The report of three adjudicators o,f the Federal Capital designs is not unanimous. The designs favoured by the majority are American, German, and X*'rench, in that order. • THE LITHGOW ■ STRIKERS. Sydney, May 15. The Lithgow Prisoners' Release Society has circularised unions throughout the State favouring a one day s strike as a protest against the Government for not releasing the Lithgow strike prisoners. A meeting ot lorty unions endorsed the issue of the circular. - WESTRALIAN ELECTIONS.. ' Perth x May 15. The Legislative Council elections leave the parties practically unaltered. Labour won one seat, but lost another. (Received May 16, 11.5 a.m.) POLITICAL DISHONESTY. Sydney, May 16. . The Hon. Mr Beeby accused Mr Wade, Leader of the Opposition oi political dishonesty in c ° une^ol^ vl r .n ■Lie recent speech, in which Mr Wade attacked the Government's Land Act, BALLOT ON THE' DEFENCEAgT. A ballot of the Broken Hill' members of the Amalgamated Miners Association, as to whether they favour the retaining of the Defence Act, resulted: Yes 1124, No 906, A pioto pay the .costs, of those memiers refusing to comply with the -Act was overwhelmingly defeated-. THE FRUIT INDUSTRY. ; Brisbane, May 16. The Royal Commission set up. to mvertfcatX* fruit industry, has commenced Mr Foster (chairman) stat■The*thought the time had come for the Federal Government to take horn of all production, a view to giv-