AUSTRALIAN.

Inangahua Times, 23 December 1931, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(United Press An By Electric Telegraiffi—Copyright.) INFANTILE PARALYSIS SYDNEY. Laet Night. Concern is expressed at continued reports of infantile paralysis. Cases in the Metropolitan area are spreading, also in some rural districts. N.S.W. Government Defeated Reed 10 30 a.m Sydney, This day The Government were again d-lea'ed in the Upper House, when, bv 49 to 39, the Chamber decided to refuse to fur'bcr postpone the municipal elections from the 2nd January. Mysterious Fatality Reed io 30 a m Sydney, This day Two boys, Enc Campbell, 15 years, and Michael Falkiner, IS years, were killed and Arthur Fayers, 16, is in a critical condition. They were found at Bor wood Railway Statiou, lying on rails. How the accident occurred is a mystery, but it is believed the lads were crossing from one station to eoother wheu run down bv a fast train.

Exodus from C anberra

Deficit of 10,444

Reed 10 30 a m Canberra, This day A steady exodus from the. Commonwealth is revealed by the quarterly estimates of the population supplied by the Com* monwealth Statistician Daring lug the year ended 30th September, 10,444, more people eft Australie han entered it. The natural increase was 66700, against an annual average increase, over ten years, of 76,600. a Payments to Friendly Societies Reduction of £27,000 Reed 10 30 a.m. Sydney, Dee 23 The limitation of the subvention payments to friendly societies IO per year, evoked heated protests from the Opposition members in the Assembly. A bill giving effect to the limitations was passed. The payments last ysar were /T 77.433. * “WTULMHI Shipping Reed g 20 a.m. Fremantle, This day Arrived—.Bsradine from London