AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 27 January 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

GOLD IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. COPYRIGHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received January 27, 9.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 27. The value of the gold imported into the Commonwealth last year was £1,031,439 and the exports were ] £4,738,147. ] FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 26. The number of Federal notes issued to date is 1,550,376, of a value of ' £3,756,691. ] PERTH UNIVERSITY BILL. Received January 27, 9.30 a.m. PERTH, Jan. 27. The Bill providing for the establishment of a University at Perth has passed its third reading. In the Legislative Assembly Mr Underwood, a Labor member, in discussing the Bill, condemned the spending of' money in teaching classics and music. . He said they did not want Latin, and : there was nothing in Plato. University ! men were always in the roar. It was easier for a porcxipine to go backwards through a canvas hose than for a University man to go into politics. LABOR AND POLITICS. Received January 27, 10.5 a.m. ] SYDNEY, Jan. 27. » At the Political Labor League Con- A | gress a motion that full rights of citizenship should be granted to women ieceived a majority of one vote, but was lost, as it required a two-thirds majority. A motion to limit election expenses tc £IOO was negatived. It was decided that the hours for voting at Parliamentary elections should be extended. A STRANDED STEAMER. Received January 27, 10.5 a.m. BRISBANE, Jan. 27. An unsuccessful attempt has been made to refloat the steamer Eastern, which is ashore on Salamander Bank. Operations are proceeding by lighter. Those on the vessel will probably be compelled to jettison 100 tons of :-argo. The vessel is considered to be safe un- ; less bad weather sets in. ! iNTER-STATE BAND CONTEST. » 'SYDNEY, Jan. 26. ! An inter-State band contest-was openled to-day. The B Grade competition ! (own choice selection) resulted as fol- ; lows: —Broken Hill Band, 97 points, 1; | St. George's City Band, 90 points, 2; | Oorrimal, 88 points, 3. There were six 1 vom oetitors. ! ' 1