AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, 30 January 1946, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

INCREASED MILK SUBSIDY ASKED. (Rec. 11.5) . SYDNEY, January 29. Dairy-men threaten to withhold milk from Sydney and Newcastle, if they do not get an increase in the milk subsidy. A spokesman of the .Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council says that future action will depend on what reply the Premier, Mr W. J. McNeil, gives to a request for an increase. An all-the-year-round price of Is 8d per gallon is requested. 20,000 EX-SERVICEMEN WITHOUT WORK. MELBOURNE, Jan. 29. More than 20,000 servicemen discharged up to the end of last yeai are without jobs according to Brigadier W. Cremor. He said that preference for exservicemen did not exist, and he doubted if it was ever meant to. Discharged men had little chance of finding employment if they did not. have a job before the war. The outlook for over 20.00,0 men still to be demobilised was grim. Men like Lieut.-General Sir Leslie Morshead and Major-General Clive Steel, who were accustomed to big. campaigns, should be in charge. DEFENCE TALKS WITH BRITAIN. CANBERRA, Jan. 29. A tentative agreement on the proposals for Empire co-operation, in information on matters of research, design and development of munitions and interchange of personnel, . has been reached between Mr Chifley and the British Ministry of Supply Mission. “It must not be inferred that we are getting ready for another war,” said Mr Harrison, a. member of the British mission. “We are simply being prepared. The problems solved will help us in peace time.” The mission is to return to England shortly, and report to the British Government on the progress made. Should the plan be adopted, provision will be made for Australia to be kept advised of all progress in development of all types of weapons and 'munitions, including atomic energy. Frequent exchanges of key munitions production and service personnel will be made,, and closer contact established between the defence organisations of Empire countries. COLOURED IMMIGRANTS ADVOCATED. SYDNEY. Jan. 29. Professor A. T. Elkin, a Professor of Anthropology, at Sydney, said the White Australia policy should be replaced by a “system of immigration.” He said that for Australia to suggest a review of the White Australia policy was to lay herself open to a charge of heresy. An exclusive population policy was less likely to be challenged if Australians respected the aspirations and dignity of other peoples, especially coloured people. The system did not exclude the whole race because ot its colour and so was acceptable. Australians were apt. to resent and avoid immigrants who worked hard and succeeded. SYDNEY TRAM COLLISION SYDNEY, Jan. 29. When two crowded trams returning from Coogee collided at Randwick, 14 passengers were taken to hospital and many others were given treatment by ambulance officials. The accident was similar to the one which occurred at the Sydney bridge 'recently, when one tram crashed heavily into the back of another. In the past six months over 100 persons have been injured in 18 accidents involving Sydney trams.