FROM THE COMMONWEALTH.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1453, 3 November 1911, Page 5

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH.

AN AVIATION SYNDICATE. WEBTRALIAN PARLIAMENT OPENED. (Pree» A*eoi>M;ion.—By Telegraph.— Copyright). Sydney, Yesterday. A syndicate has been formed here for the purpose of promoting 'aviation.

Melbourne, Last night. The Wageyßoards of Victoria have increased the wages of workers by £4,427,489.'

A conference of the United Laborers' Unions has decided that no politician can hold olee, lest the organisation's affairs be prejudiced. The OommiEsioiieii' of Land; Taxi h'as prepared a report showing the values maintained or increased in all the States during the currency of the Federal tax.

_ The half-yearly meeting of the National Bank of Australasia shows <a profit of £67,564; a.dividend of 6 per cent, was paid; placed to reserve, £15,000; carried forward, £8037.. In the House of Representatives there was an uproar caused by Mir Maloney threatening to pull Ma- Kelly's nope. Mr Kelly replied that lie was. a contemptible cad. Members kept them apart.

Perth, Yesfcerdav,

Parliament as opened. The Governor's speech rafenred to the fact that a Labor GoveMirnent was elected hy a record poll. Several 'railways to develop the agricultural resources are under consideration. Special 'attention will he given to bona, fide land settlement. It foreshadowed Bills empowering Government to make advances to people desiring to "build homes. The constitution of .a public appeal board is provided for; also to enable ■the weekly •half-holiday to be determined by the electors, to Tcduce Ministerial and certain Parliamentary officials' salaries, to establish a court of criminal appeal.