AUSTRALIA TO-DAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 4

AUSTRALIA TO-DAY.

AMERICAN BEER^ISII —- v -%iiiv' [raw our oto ,jjffl|g t '\ ''' '_• ' Sra-N-Er, ; Juj & . ;. ; - '-'« ; For some time past it, B Vl^«lii i tentiy declared, and equally "S-*'* I! ' | denied, that'the American Be-PH-'*-'' tends to establish itself l ira * it M W was brought up in the last I ; j Federal Parliament. Minister. ***' B« ' J that they had every reason to bE?* 4 '' If • the, dreaded trust was making trtouJ B*'8*' M '•' r; ' like an introductory move, but C'^ : 1 watch was being kept, and auTi__f» , - : M action would be taken as soon _g ■IP 1 '' arose to prevent the trust froto" 6 ' 181 * 11 * M itself at home in this f was reported that the Si ranged for a start in' Briabaafi _T *" j» persons named in connection. 5 ? **• 1 ■ ifc was merely idle talk. A*!- B * However, it is known hov'fe! iV V„ M Anglo-American syndicate baa $£j*' if largo area of land on the Brafoiau * i A start has been made with the „_? ' : § of the land, and it is said that ££$>, ' I will-be spent in the erection tt ' • % which will be capable'of treating aa? 1 - M ' locks and 5000 sheep a day, An *!f m B ' manager is in residence ia BrisbSv''' : ■-■ ' is superintending operationa. *■ %\^> l M Apart from expected early'-fiesieturr''' w ' > ; sideration of the-subject ia ti 9 35 ' m Parliament,' members of the State I mm " turea aro drawing attention to tha'S > 1' - reports about the Beef Trust' 1 i' ■which indicate- grave i I ! matter concerns ; iMew Zealand too. - ■» cause it may bo regarded, as eatah%£ v If the Beef Trust gets going hereifc*ai!u" it ' steps to secure such a hold .in ij'w.y 8 * PI land as will prevent intcrimnn&fejhX 1 Hi Dominion with its operations in- ?? M jK :;■ lift ' •<-•.. .___t Coinmonwealth Savings mM ,' l^'^H' Business lias been, begun in Vidirii W ffi i the Savings Bank Department'«rffta<Jn£ ,, Mm monwealth Bank. Ao too MeuKmx&saT fw - tral branch the staff is not _*_S^«|v : lß' ing of only six persons, bat it has-dS ffisk guished clients or customeEs. Nuabai, 111 account is that of the Prime Minister .J mB - other members of the Ministry h_w'£? I|| mediately following numbers for J «fi counts. The pioneers of the far su », fIP ' two daughters of the director of %ftS' Jffl monwealth Bank, Mr. D.S. K. .fife.tr j% start will be made shortly in Ne?7 U. _w Wales. Here the State Gcverjim^t'jb'-.K' been formally notified by, tho ; wraith authorities that it must reittnW'.fflß State savings bank business from tJuj aj; W$ offices (all under Federal cont^)^^; : ||& it has hitherto been transaotedi',,i|li'tt| notice to quit was anticipated/ -jfaJjgMj■' parations ate already almost complete i*>fli the transfer of the Stale Bavinga independent premises. In order fry <%- fl§ the chances of loss of business fcraA l flsf , Commonwealth competition, a <!beftV|,«fe' ■ States have raised the,rate of id-Mr \Kf deposits, _ and there; is ■• : .!liraH|? quite a merry contest between thft.fjiji" ; BE,' monwealth and the St*tes for of tlio .savings of the people. s t ' ' W' Although mattora generally ms 7 fflß perous, and the pay offered bjf fea'Ga, W$ monwealth is not extravagant, m W. ing number" of persona are aj)jph_g,_ S' 1 § positions in the CommonweUtnv&fc : | Enough; applications are being 2«e||l|;l|| 1 fill 20 times over, at least, all Mtyh H| I that can be offered for a long time __*b> II | ,'-• The Awakened --,'ltfrH. I Political ahd industrial pre-s«u« h g..r H stirred the agriculturists of Au.tt__,-&t El", H resolute steps for the orgaaisstica a*"}. S'-l ■ farmers and settlers all over ihe'C^g& : .Mi 9 wealth into a big body that mil {*M 4 &jp& II demands of the recentiy-establia-o. Bin! m$ ■ Workers' Union,-and at the"««j|fei'P' ? 'l make, the voice of the farmer of, SKUtft | fl weight in political affairs. A coia«MD&f .;';■ held at Sydney during tU week #|f I .1 tended by dele§[ates from '' other S-teif ■ and speeches in favour of a Federal orgc |, II isation were cheered. Both tlo life | ;-;,jH party and the Liberal party .eat iU ■ nig men to address the | !>'h to do some persuading for the elections, -which are expected to J tartar JB)j_g very narrow margins. It Beeins il :'' J -|k that a -working arrangement wiß V-wilEi™ to with the ' Liberal party, b« t strong demand on the part of a deftW-jilfMH section for the establislunent of e, oiffifcy fjjam party, independent of the Libe«d.<ipi|,.K|» tion. New Zealand has been osff4 a \ ;,,■ this connection. " Let us strike osS * l ' 'W line for ourselves," has been- said *«* '■ know what wo want and we kriow.TOJt&iiiJjßl must rely upon ourselves to . gat WW IHffl at what 'the fanners of New .ZnIM.|M been able to do. There they Tift 1 'iWMB a farmer the Prime Minister. • .Wlati^g: i ,«M - can do wo, can do." ,; '' '|^mJB . The Oar That FaiM,., ~,;, ,|H . Failure of a rather ridiculous attended the initial stage of stalmenfc of Government enterpriStaiß,'l!c;(|™ South • Wales. Although the °_fpff_l Cooma. possesses a number of P nv j S ■ owneds motor ears available for travelling public, the Goveraaneeijjß.aM stepped in as a competitor for tb* % i veyance of passengers between Cw«ma » , Hj adjoining : places by means •' of „~« §■ vehicles, which in construction «Mmglß pound of lorry and char-a-banc. XW-nW , J . tm run was made during the :«*?W 9H Cooma to Creel.; On the <^'ff *vffi&; v |H| some'of the passengers had cause WflW. that the Government, through,«sJSS'«|j£: would be able to keep its proimws 6M"# |fl them back to Cooma in tune to-crtHg.SH evening train. So when Creel wjefgf.'fW they telegraphed to Cooma ownsd cars to bring them back- *«»Wii f caught the train. Those who contaw -fM rely upon the Government oar not m m missed their train, but also bad »W. M the car up a long hill by means « tied to the front axle. Amongst f ■ ladies, and-they too had to °y|,iM dragging tip of the car. What ' l ||nL <■[ about, the "Government and us old car" -to* not in the least owa ary. Next day was a little damp. * Government car refused to huagef»*'A.'|M , Time Limit. ;v" i -'*H To protect themselves freni t: *f2ii?iW • the'members of the Federal HflWgfflßggl : presentatives have agreed to a for speeches. When the first mm made of the matter in the fl$ M ?,fJ_3BHM of days ago there was S rK ' t ' w over a sinner repentant, becsuse.M* ster saul straightaway, "I . w*M.; ■ it," Mr. Webster has wra; _H| tion for himself as the S^&--K____| of the present Parliament. tt e a speech of nine hours' dn»*«Wjj J shft«BH therefore, entitled to regard fellow members as having a» I§| 1 powers. Bxit"while there is ' thou talker in the House there »»*&.|« too much purposeless stringing: *?P3_______ words. So it hag been agrerji »«« ■ and five minutes shall bo the speech in an ordinary debate, an hour additional allowed m JssmJ/L occasions, including a &JIS(PF- I B confidence motion. In com " llt^i!__ I *J_____| will not be allowed to speak■»o» « mm minutes, or more than twice, og .rplgi_____| ipiestion, excepting in cases has required a bit of courage to matter, but the thing wM *??§ ? BK'HJ remarkable complaisance, it the strong support of the M S>Sllßi is known that Ministers tempted, or provoked, to «°#<xMH tine provisions which the' H °SjiM|H mons sometimes puts into t °P |B__| there was hesistancy over t ? c something which opponents wW§j|S||f|M as a device to bludgeon d oU through the House. ,< * B