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Inangahua Times, 21 August 1931, Page 3

Australian News

(United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) State’s Financial Trouble Non-Party Government Advocated f Reed 925 a.m. * Sydney, This" day In a speech atCrooulla, Mr Bavin advocated the formation of a nonparty Governmnt from all parties .in the House to solves tire State’s financial and industrial problem. He was prepared to stand aside or take any pcpfiftonaHotted to him, ;! and stipula ed that Lang must not I be allowed to be in such a Government, The position was absolutely critical. “It was unfortunately nue that no Government of which Lang wSs a .member, can command the. confidence either of (his community, or the Loan Council, or of the outside world.” ’ ' '

Tragic Deaths

Reed 9 25 a m i ? Sydney; Aug 21 Lying on a bed in the front room of a cottage at Surry Ibe bodies of two spinster sisters, Gertrude Geary, aged fifty-six, and Eleqa Geary, were found J>y- t jfh e police. The women were ’ last seen alive.thirteen days ago The cause of death ;is a mystery.. T-h>' bodies were ip a bad state of decomposition. Victorian Market

Reed 9 25 a.m .. J , Melbourne, Aug 21 Market quotations are: - Wheat 2s 4d to 2s sd, flour £6 15s, i pollard i£* ss, bran £X 15s, pats 2s to 2s Id, barley (English) Is 6d to Is 7d, maize 3s 4d to 3s sd.

The Murray Floods Mannum Inundated

Reed 9 25 aria'. • 1 Adelaide, Aug 21 I The flood waters from the Murray! River broke the banks with a roar and poured over the low-lying land •ear Mannum, The residents forsook their homes and fled driving their stack before them. ■?; ;;

The lower end of Mannum is flooded while the water is creeping into the mainfsypeti-.,.,-. £ % fs The farmers have suffered" gtfeat loss. , v.