AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4012, 11 June 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Electric Telegraj_h.—Copyright.) (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Association.; THE HAVRE IN TOW. (Received June 11, 10.55 a.m) Sydney, June 11. The s.s. Havre and the Champion are slowly heading towards Newcastle a. a speed averaging 4J miles per hour. They expect to reach Newcastle in a few days.

WHAT'S WATT? Premier Hughes still preserves a sphinxlike attitude respecting Mr Watt's resignation. He states that nothing is officially before him, and that he is reserving comments until later. Meanwhile he is rabbit shooting at Wagga. - In Melbourne Mr Watt's dramatic resignation is regretted, bait he is blamed by his colleagues for his precipitancy. It is suggested Mr Watt sought the Cabinet's acquiescence in certain directions, intimating that he would vacate the Treasurership unless it was forthcoming. The acquescence being refused, his resignation followed as a matter of course. The actuating motives are, so far, largely speculative. A PECULIAR OMISSION. The Erince's private secretary has written to Premier Hughes saying that the Prince has observed by the papers that there has been some discussion regarding the omission of the Duke of Cornwall from the list of titles prefixed to the addresses presented to him in Australia. The Prince regretted that, owing to some error, the title of the Duke of Cornwall, of which he was very proud, had been omitted from the original communication forwarded to Australia. He hopes that in future addresses this mistake will be rectified. At the same time, ho is particularly anxious that no change should he effected in the addresses already prepared. The Prince is spending his time quietly. Riding and games of squash racquets are his principal occupations.