AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXX, Issue LXXX, 14 February 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT SYDNEY, Feb. 13. The Labor Council, by 69 votes to 48, rejected the motion in support of prohibition. Replying to insinuations by Mr Storey, that Mr Georgeson had been spirited away in order to close the wheat enquiry, Mr Holman (Premier), agreed to have Mr Georgeson examined by two doctors, nominated by Mr Storey. Sir Ross Smith has arrived at Bourke after an uneventful flight of four hours. Although the State Wheat Office fixed the price of milling wheat at 8s 10d, a record rate of 9s 3§d was obtained at auction owing to the strike curtailing supplies. MELBOURNE, Feb. 13. The Customs Department is notified from West Australia of rthe discovery of a solution which, it is claimed, will do away with the necessity for refrigerated space for export of fruit and potatoes. It is stated that if fruit is dipped in this solution it will be preserved for long periods without the need of refrigerating. A cargo of apples was treated and .gent as general cargo from West Australia to Singapore and back, the -trip lasting six weeks. When opened, the apples were in perfect condition. The cost of treatment was Is a case. MELBOURNE, Feb. 13. Mr Hughes has announced that if' the engineers wish to purchase the Burns, Philp Co. steamers the Government will lift the embargo on their funds for this purpose. The Government is advancing farmers £3,200,000 on March 1 on the 1917-18 and 1918-19 wheat crops. NEWCASTLE, Feb. 13. Sailed—Yonne, for Lytt«lton ADELAIDE, Feb. 13. At -a meeting of the swimming associations of Australia it was decided to send five swimmers to the Olympic games.