AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18583, 9 December 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telograpli—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cabin Association ' SYDNEY, December 8. Archbishop Kelly has returned from a visit to Rome and England. Ho said that Mr Lloyd George wished to be fair to Ireland, but was not allowed. Ho udded that there was a great deal or unrest in England, The University Senate decided to increase the lees for ail faculties by 50 per cent. A stop-work seamen’s meeting de. dared confidence in the honesty atm ability of the secretary, Mr Walsh, and carried a motion that the executive immediately withdraw the writ against him

During the Federal Parliamentary delegation’s visit to Canberra, Mr Hughes announced that the policy ot the~ Government was to expeditiously proceed with the construction of the Federal capital. There was an acrimonious debate in the Assembly over Mr Henley’s motion to provide against the detention of persons in any institutions against their will, and with penalties for infringement of the liberty of the subject. A section ot the House accepted the Bill as aimed at convents. Mr ,Miimhan declared: “ If you in any way interfere with those Catholic institutions there will be a mess' up here worse than that which occurred on the plains of Flanders.”

In addition to strong prees condemnation the Bill increasing members’ salaries is meeting much opposition at the eecond reading stage in the Assembly. Tile Progressive Party has notified that thov mil voio against it and' many Nationalists oppose tho “grab” without first consulting tho electors. Generally, tho feeling is that Ministers, who give, the lyhole of their time to the business' of Parliament are entitled to an increase, but that members are not. One strong opposition argument is the new idea which has arisen in regard to the position of member of Parliament, who is now looked upon as a man who obtains his livelihood from his position in Parliament instead of being a man who served his country for patriotic purposes. Thereby the wholo tone of Parliament is being lowered. The High Court granted the executive oonncil of the Seamen’s Union an injunction restraining Walsh acting as fsecretaro of tho union-