AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16670, 15 October 1917, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

o THE COST OF LIVING. EXPLOITATION DENIED. A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE, Oct. 13* The Federal Premier, Mr. W. M. Hughes, replying to Oppositiou charges that the Government was responsible for the increased cost of living, stated that tho inter-State Commission's investigation revealed no exploitation in the price of bread as fixed. Meat was not controlled by any combine of profiteer.?, either in the supply of stock or amongst the wholesalers and retailers. FIRE ON RANDWIOK COURSE. (Received 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 14. After Tattersall's meeting at Rand wick yesterday the tea house in the paddock [ I was destroyed by fire. The damage amounts to £8000. n INSANITY IN WAR TIME.' MELBOURNE. Oct. 13. The Inspector-General of the Insane, in " his annual report, says that the war had '. not increased insanity in the CYmmon--1 wealth though individual .vises may have ' been precipitated by it. So far the num- \ ber of permanent cases among returned 1 soldiers is comparatively small, and m e 19 instances alcoholic excess was an exciting and contributing cause. i 1 COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES. ] SYDNEY, Oct. 13. 1 A man named Joseph Buttle has been • awarded £1200 damages by consent against ' the Union Steam Ship Company fo» ' Injuries caused by an explosion on tha ' steamer Wairuna in September, 1916. 1 LABOUR IN STATE • COTOUIL. >• BRISBANE, Oct. 13.; M The Premier, Mr. T. J. Ryan, erring, | t to the appointment to the tipper.House,,. i stated that it was not the intention of the ij i Government to swamp tha L^giiilativQ, f Council with Labour members. ; "■■■' . '51 • | • " ■ ' . ■•< v ■ ■ i ■* >