AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, 19 June 1925, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE BORROWING CONVENTION. MELBOURNE, Juno 17 The Federal Loan Council decided continue operations during the nev financial year, and that the Commonwealth Government act as sole borrower for States, so far as new monev required by them is ('oiirerned. ALAN AMPUTATES HIS OWN LEG. PERTH, June ]s Andrew Ronalds, sixty, was on - 1 in setting a spring gun for dingo traps, when one exploded, shuttering his leg. Ronalds set stoically to work with a knife to cut oft' the damaged limb, and lie Landageci the stump as best he could. Assistance arrived. b’’t he dbd | shortly afterwards. BUILDING COLLAPSL.. FROAI FAULTY WORK. AIELBOURNE, June 17 The inquest has commenced on the death of the four men killed by the recent collapse of the Tobacco Company’s building. The Crown called evidence to show that the sand used contained impurities, and that the method of mixing the concrete was wrong, in that it had 12 per cent of water, result’mg in the concrete be. ing weakened by forty per cent. It was also contended the steel reinforcements were badly placed in seme of the concrete columns, and otlier- binsufficient rods in them. MELBOURNE, Juno IS. At the British Tobacco Building enquiry, the Crown alleged that the steel ligatures were too far apart. Alen engaged in limewashing the beams were paid extra 11JJ per square yard for filling up the apparent eraeks ill concrete, as the material was too wet for them to work. The action of the brush sometimes brought uway :i large portion of the beams. I here was i.o wall beam under the fourth floor although part of the design, and’the "alls were of light "'all, onlv four inches wide. 1 1"‘ othei walls were six inches. They were ,I,.signed to be six inches tliroughout. Leering experts considered that t)i;s structural .lefe.-t, " ll 1 i r Th.* concrete w:i< re lhe weakness oi <.n« <>mn>ible f’’ C H ‘ eollapse. [•H ATTEN'S PI ItSIST'. M - MEL.BOU Mi. I’ratteii (Federal ( ' e «n-s be Will appeal agams. ■ vorilH - his clam. Or CW'agai.st the -Labour Dmly" ol S: ney. -— .-ouniention anil e.msul.tation b.tueee t |,o Prime Minister of P.nlatn the Dominions had urn be. n d>n " tinned. I'he annoiineenient that n was intended to appoint a >oere’,.n' State for (Um Domumms m m' wise modiiied or eont.ietod w'dli ■ ■ desire "hich the Prime Ministers o the Empire expressed in 1!'? reel communication. Ihe i-- 11 ' 1 -' stances in "hich direct cmnmunu--ti „ n between the Prime Ministers , ■ ( . ur1 ,. ( l were clearly indicated m <1 u resolutions of the Imperial Wnt a > ■met in 1918. which "ere i-ontmod bi the Conference of 1921. and in font*. COMMINIST ACTIVITY IN THh BALKANS. LONDON. June I s .r- u.-litrado ebrrespon- ■■ io 1 nnes s itcigi."" dem says the Jugo Slav Gov~ has addressed a sharply "ordr . to Austria, drawing attention 1 use that Communists are ma.'in.-. Austrian territory for the propaganda y against t 1 ' (i . States and also- drawing atten . Xeow s numerous ’'dilomatu- m-mi- , Austria adding that tl. nations to Au. . Jugo Slav Government "'ll '*.t S- tolerate t he. issue of sUbv '- * Communistic literature ami H „ t'vit'os of Commmus orga and agents m Austna. asked to take urgent measuies ■. ease the situation. REGULATION OF WARFAREGENEVA, -lime 1; - The Arms Qmferenee has closed llfter twenty-seven States, ineludme. all the. great Powers, out of the Stales represented at the conferem-e, signed a convention, also a _ protocol prohibiting the use oi clicnn cals and bacteria, in warfare. CURRENCY CONTROL TO REGI - LATE PRICES. OTTAWA, June 17. The suggestion that Canada should recommend, to the- League of Nations concerted action by the members to stabilise price levels, through the control of currency, is made in a report filed in the House of Coin- , mo ns by the Banking , and Commerce Committee.