AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1922, Page 7

AUSTRALIA

i o- ~ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.; f — / MELBOURNE, March 10. , The Federal I’arluijneut lias been , further prorogued to May 17. SYDNEY, Marcii It). Another shark, hooked at C-mgec, i measured 1411. , i SYDNEY, March 12. [ Thu sailing of the Maheno has I been indefinitely postponed. 5 SYDNEY, March 11. Two cases of plague have been discoverer! in one house at Paddington. SYDNEY, March 13. Sir G. AA'. Fuller has issued a writ for £5OOO against a labour speaker, Mr. Foddis, who is alleged to have reflected on the personal character -of Fuller at a public meeting. MELBOURNE. Marcii 10. The Postmaster-General’* Department announces the establishment of communication with New Zealand by radio telephone. Replies were received from Auckland and Awainti, both stations stating that the voice was strong and the speech good-

ADELAIDE, March 11. , The Citizens - Committee entrusted with ; the selection of a charger for the King, has chosen the show ring hack Ersking, . reputed to be the best educated horse ever seen in the show ring. Premier Barwell will make the presentation. BRISBANE, March 15. The manager of the Mount .Morgan Aline stales that every thing is in readiness for a full compliment of underground workers to commence today. Miners are returning from other parts of the Commonwealth and New Zealand. SYDNEY, Shark-hunting at Coogee continues to bo a. source of attraction. An enormous crowd assembled to watch ten Loyalty Islanders, who, armed with knives offered themselves as bait, in the hope of meeting sharks at close quarters. They swam round for 11 considerable time well out but found no takers. Sharks are apparently shv of coloured bait. SYDNEY, March 11. With a. view to reducing naval expenditure. the Commonwealth has given instructions that time-expired ratings be not signed on for furthei service. The scheme is adopted against the advice of the naval oliiceis. who fear it will affect the efficiency of the $ service. Admiral Dumaresq s term of three years expires in April. He will rejoin the Royal Navy. Commodore Addison will succeed him. I MELBOURNE, March 10. The Tariff Board appointments are announced. They are Mr. R. N. Oakley (Customs Department), '"Herbert Brook (member of the Board of 'Trade and ex-l’residenf of the associated Chambers of Manufacturers), and Walter Leitch (representative of the Chambers of Commerce, and formerly director of munitions). One of Die first duties of the Hoard will be to confer with Hon. Downie Stewart on tariff reciprocity with New Zealand. SYDNEY, .March 11. A visiting New Zealand journalist, in an article in the “Daily Telegraph,” commenting on the Dominion Minister of Customs’ visit, states that much bitterness exists in New Zealand over trade relationship with Australia ,arising out of Australia's denial to New Zealand of preference in the tariff, which New Zealand has g afforded Australia.. He says that the com- I radeship of the war did away with the | old-time misunderstandings which existed | prior to that time, and it seems a sad ■ thing that through whispered bickerings * in trade, this great understanding should

1] ’ ° ° be confused and threatened with relegation to the dust of past misunderstanding, vet such is the case. Animosities of the past are being resurrected. The feeling against Australians in New Zealand is almost as hostile as before the war.' Happily there is a chance of adjustment. The writer exI presses a hope that the visit of the New u Zealand Minister will lead .to an understanding which will prove enduring. 1