AUSTRALIAN.

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 December 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

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[PIS, 3RXBB ASSOCIATION—OOPrEIGHI.] HEAT IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Dec. B.—The hottest day tor this summer was experienced today, the temperature being 97.5 in the ■hade. THE COMMONWEALTH BANK. PERTH, This Day.— The State Labor Party Bill, believing its competition will seriously interfere with the financial arrangements and development of the State. A SERIOUS DELAY. SYDNEY, This Day.—A fault has developed at the Barren]ack, delaying the application of water to" 1 irrigation purposes for a year. TERRIBLE HEAT. SYDNEY, This Day.— Yesterday's scorcher was responsible for a number of cases of heat apoplexy. ELECTORAL ACT. Received this dav at 9.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Federal House of Representatives, after a six hours' sitting, read, for a second time, the Electoral Bill. A clause was provisionally inserted requiring all; articles, paragraphs and reports in newspapers dealing with election matters to have the name and address of the writers attached. The penalty is £56. The Bill does not provide for postal voting. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY". MELBOURNE, This Day.— Mr Eraser announced that after protracted negotiations the Government were unable to arrive at a position justifying the payment of patent rights either to Marconi or Telefunken wireless systems. The urgency of establishing wireless would not justify their delaying longer. It was intended to erect stations round the coast beginning at Melbourne, then Hobart. They would also connect Port Morseby with either Cooktown or Thursday Island. The Government might be compelled to defend the system which, in the name of the Commonwealth, its expert would" register. If it was found that it infringed the" other systems, the Government would accept the responsibility of payment for such infringement.

INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION BILL. Received this dav at 10.50 a.m. SYDNEY/ This Day.—Both Houses passed the Industrial Arbitration Bill. N.S.W. SPEAKERSHIP. SYDNEY, This Day.—ln the Assembly, Mr Willis tables the correspondence between himself and the Government in regard to his return to the Speakership. Mr Willis, in a letter. to Mr McGowen, points out that his arrangement with the Government provided'that no contentious legislation should be introduced. He urged that the Income Tax Bill was most contentious. The agreement also provided that the estimates should be passed on a basis of supply already granted, whereas they show a large increase. Mr. McGowen, in reply, says that Mr Willis agreed to re-open his. arrangement with the Government in the event of the contingencies <>f the situation manding it. "He adds that the Government alone can judge the financial necessities of the (State and is bound to proceed with the taxation proposals. Mr Willis, in a final letter, declares that his acceptance of the Speakership was prompted by gocd motives. He adhered to the basis of the understanding. MURDER CHARGE. BRISBANE, This Day.—Silva has been committed for trial for the murder of Ching.