AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15951, 23 June 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SHORTAGE OF CHAFF.

FODDER FROM NEW ZEALAND,

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, June 22. The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Ashford, has announced that 1000 tons of American chaff, due in -July, will be divided amongst the necessitous farmers and railway contractors. It cost the Government £11 per ton. Eleven thousand tons of wheat are due in August.

Melbourne, June 22.

Senator G. F. Pearce, Federal Defence Minister, states that the Defence Department could save £21,000 by the purchase of 4000 tons of New . Zealand, fodder, the difference between the New Zealand and Australian price being £4; 5s a ton. '

HORSES FROM DOMINION.

MORE j STRINGENT REGULATIONS, ..; , .'.'"<. ;"■', ■'■ Melbourne, June 22.

>'The ; : Federal authorities have increased ,\' ?- : the' stringency of ,_ the \ regulations regard- "•■ ?:■) ing the . importation [of : New Zealand! - horses. i 1 A>' certificate ,iiom the G vern- ?A ment \ .veterinary-, must accompany i 'each I '■■ ' : horse, stating that of the veterinarys, "'' knowledge the animal has not been within ■/i a country, whence ; : the importation ;of horses to' Australia is forbidden under the " ■s't? Quarantine Act within the three ;. precede J ing years.' ■/••".:' v/'.-i'V.v: ''■'y-:^:'' : '\ '-.i,. "'■ ' r QtTEENSLAKD TIMBER. j 1 '■: RAPID DENUDATION. ; " " ■■* ¥ - ■„, Brisbane, June 22. > y.Replying to.a, deputation of timber* getters, Mr. -Hunter 'stated .that Vat the [<;)\ present ; rate of denudation, the" entire * timber* resources : of Queensland would be ..".> exhausted within SO'years'. unless■ some- , K thing wero done to' conserve the forest^ 'J

K EXPORT jOP FROZEN-MEAT; ■ . j' 'VICTORIAN COMMISSION. ;".£r j ■'.. \ Melbourne, June 22. ',- Mr. Justice Hood -has been appointed to act as a , Royal Commission to" inquire / ' j into the export of -Victorian frozen meat v < ■> ] "AUSTRALIA DAY" FUND. ■ J • . MERCHANT GIVES £1000. > ', (Received June 22, 7.40 p.m.) ' * r v Sydney, June 22. Mr. Samuel Hordern, head of Anthony ; Hordern and Sons, of Sydney, has given £1000 to ~,tho "Australia Day'! Fund .' on j c condition that the money goes to the Red /\y^' : Cross Society. ir l;lf all the money collected'-'•%•'<' goes to the Red- Cross Society Mr. Hordern will ■ give a further £1000. Mr/: Eolman states that, the Red Cross will handle the. whole of the moneys collected. . . r "*s>.

''' ■ % ■''■ " ' , „ i- ■ '' '* >;f - FOOTBALLER'S SUICIDE. /-, : . ■■ i j"A '.. (Received . June 22. .7.10; c.m.) ■'.- "■:"-. '■'[ -„ '"■.'"'-" ; /\ Sydney, June 22. './\'i'" £ Edward Coyne, a well-known footballer, Xft; who toured New Zealand with the New-'J jfi South Wales' League team, committed 1 . ■/ /.■>•; suicide by hanging. ; / ;4 i^jpzsf§ -„ [Edward Coyne' came to Auckland as a ■J 1 member of the 1913 New South Wales )\-]''■s Rugby League team. Ho played as half- ; r v£' back against Auckland and New Zealand '.; jS teams and was much ' admired for hh'ytvj cleverness and pace.] > 32|| ■-'■ BUTTER STILL RISING. 3jjj| Melbourne, June 22. '■•.yA-'; The price of butter has been raised Id..'; WSji a pound wholesale, and is now Is lid. p|| EIGHT HOURS SHIFTS FOR POLICE, 'SB 4 . ' Sydney, Juno 22. ?'-:'M The Minister in charge has decided that! jygg the police shall work in eight-hour shifts, ?|||