AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 June 1943, Page 3

AUSTRALIA

MRS ROOSEVELT’S VISIT

CANBERRA, June 13. Reports from Washington that Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Mr Roosevelt, may visit Australia shortly, have been received here with pleasure, 'rhe Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) said: “The Commonwealth Government and the people of Australia will be glad to welcome this gracious lady if she can find it possible to visit Australia. The Government hopes she can.” “DEHYDRATED” COMEDY IN.Z..P.A. Snnclal Australian Correspondent) (Recd. 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 14. Nibbling between meals is being abandoned by workers in Australian dehydrated meat and vegetable plants. This is because too much rich food caused distended stomachs among workers. Many sorters and packers new to the job found themselves unable to resist the temptation to nibble tasty bits off the trays as they passed through their hands. Later, the nibbiers became thirsty and drank considerable quantities of water. The five or six ounces of dehydrated meat they had eaten became thirty or thirty-six ounces of stewing meat, once it was mixed with water. The result was a distended stomach and acute indigestion pains. One bout of indigestion has been found to be the infallible cure for nibbling. VICTORIAN ELECTION MELBOURNE, June 13. >When the counting ceased in the Victorian Elections last night, it was indicated that the Government consisting of Mr Dunstan’s Country Party and the United Australian Party would continue in power. One Minister, Mr Hogan, is in danger of losing his seat. The strength of the new House is likely to be as follows: Country Party: Twenty-six members, which is a gain of one seat. Labour Party: Twenty-three members', which is a gain of two seats. United Australia Party: Twelve members, which is a loss of four seats. Independent Labour: One. Independents: Three. Labour has definitely won one Melbourne City seat from the United Australia Party. Labour appears likely to win one seat from the United Australia Partfy, and also one from the Country Party. Another U.A.P. seat has probably gone to an Independent. The Country Party, however, will probably win one rural seat from Labour, and another seat at the expense of the United Australia Party. On this lineup, the Country Party with the assistance of the U.A.P. will remain in power. SOLDIERS’ UNIFORM SYDNEY, June 14. i Australian soldiers are to be better dressed in future. Uniforms are now ■being made in forty-seven fittings instead of twenty-two as previously. No material alterations has been made in the standard pattern.