AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 June 1925, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

1 —aiSgiJj*—■ — Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

FLOOD'feoSPBCTS

SYDNEY, June IL. The Murrumbidgee .River is again rising, and serious floods are expected in the Hay district. ■

WOOL '.STAEILTSATION. ■. . MELBOURNE, June T2. ■ It was announced' at the. Graziers’■ Conference that,the Federal Government would not intenene in the wool stabilisation /proposals.

» DETECTIVES’ CRIME. -v . s MELBOURNE, June IL The Court of Criihiiuri Appeal dis missed the .appeal of ex-Detectives McPherson and Olhblm, sentenced on May 18 for extorting money from a publican. '

DEFENCE FORCE INCREASED. -MELBOURNE, Jui'ie 11 Under a new military scheme,- which conies into operation in July next, the citizen forces, at present numbering 35,000, will be- increased to 50,000. NEW AEROPLANE. MELBOURNE, June 12. : An aeroplane is. being constructed at Richmond, designedly SquadronLeader Wackett. ' It lias commenced the trials, and if they are successful, a flight w»ill be made for the. first lime from Australia.

RAILWAY DISASTER. ■ ■ ’ BRISBANE, June IL All the business places were closed and flags were half-masted at Gymp’e during the funeral of four of the victims of the railway disaster. • •»,••• -■ The Ministei’ for Railways announced that an investigation of the railway smash will be made by Justice- Webb and two assessors. The. enquiry will be deemed to be judicial proceedings and will be held in open Court.

SEAMEN’S '’VAGARIES.

SYDNEY, June IIJ

The Union Company’s steamer Waikawa, sailing for Java, was held up by members of the crewv refusing to sail until two trimmers engaged in Sydney under New Zealand articles, received the Australian rates of pay After the vessel was delayed ’.'kevbral hours the trimmers were given Australian rates and the vessel sailed.

Further • calls, to man-the steamers Dilga and Eromapga have failed to secure the necessary Srews. N.S.W. CABINET,? SYDNEY, Jane-' IL

Cabinet has decided that Sir G. Fuller (Premier) will wait oh the Go. venior and announce that the 'Go'venri nient is ready to resign forthwith,-but is prepared to carry on until Mr Lang (Labour) has completed the, formation of a. Ministry; ” ; ‘ •; , - -

The consensus of opinionfin political circles at present is J hat it may hot be long before Siv-G. Fuller decides to retire from active participation in poliv tics. If he does retire, -the leadership of the Party will go either to Mr Bavin or Mr Ley.

FEDERAL REPORTS. MELBOURNE, June-12., ■ In the House of Representatives, the Postmaster GeneraLktaled that on May 30, ’61,518 listening-in licenses had been grantedfin the Commonwealth, of- which 33.964 were in New South Wales. The total amount of license fees collected was. £113,658. The sum paid to the . broadcasting companies ranged, from '£4,220 in Perth to £34,628 iii;Svdncy.

- The report’ of the Postal Department for the year' ended Tune . 30, 1924 . was . tabled. ; It ; shows the operations of the Department results in a profit x of £364,352,' which was over a million less than in the previous yqar. . . /