AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
CHURCH UNITY. SYDNEY, October 5. The Anglican Synod adopted a resolution approving of the Lambeth appeal for reunion; also that the bishops recommend the respective Synods to admit women to the councils as suggested by the Lambeth Conference. SLUMP IN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, October 5. Tlie depression in shipping and the shrinkage of tonnage threaten to t become worse. The figures published show that steamers are being built in Australia for £3O per ton, whereas they can be purchased elsewhere from £0 to £l2. It is asserted that the Commonwealth Government lost over a million sterling last year on ship construction. THOUSANDS OF CHILDLESS FAMILIES. MELBOURNE, October 5. The statistician’s figures for New South Wales and Victoria reveal the size of the average family at less than two children, while thousands are childless.—U.P.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6202, 6 October 1921, Page 5
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