AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1932, Page 8

AUSTRALIA

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BANKER’S OPTIMISM

MELBOURNE, August 13.

“Indications of the actual improvement are sufficient to justify the hope and perhaps belief that the lowest depths of the depression has passed and the future movement should be upward,” states the National Bank of Australasia, in its monthly summary on Australian conditions.

BODY AS BEQUEST. SYDNEY, August 12.

Moxley, the murderer, has willed his body to the-Sydney University for the furtherance of science.

WOOL INDUSTRY. CANBERRA, August 13.

Mr. Lyons announced that the Government had appointed Mr. John Gunn, Director of the Development Branch, as Chairman, and invited the following to act as members of the committee to investigate means of assisting the wool industry:—Sir - Graham Waddell (Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers’ Council), G. Dalziel Kelly, of the Graziers’ Federal Council; R. C. Field, of the Tasmanian Farmers’ Stockowners’ and Orchardists’ Association; W. T. Payne, Chairman of the Queensland Land Administration Board; G. Grayndler, General Secretary of the Australian Workers Union; J. Brigden, Director of the Queensland Bureau of Economics and Research. The committee is asked to report not later than September 30.

GOLD DISPUTE. SYDNEY, August 12. At the Equity Court to-day, further mention was made of £lOOO worth of gold from New Zealand, which is subject to an injunction arising out of proceedings against tho Niagara’s steward, named Wince. The Commissioner of Police at Sydney was appointed receiver of the gold, pending a decision on the matter of injunction given on July 29, which is being argued next Wednesday. Mr. Weston is appearing on behalf of Messrs. Garrett and Davidson, who desired to prevent the gold being returned to New Zealand. He said that the gold was being hawked about in a most embarrassing way, the dispute being one entirely between his clients and the New Zealand Government, whom he proposed to poin in the suit.