AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17450, 21 April 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

B ■* D NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY. • ONLY HALF A MANDATE. A. and NZ. SYDNEY. April 20. The Premier, Mr. John Storev, discussing the Government's future attitude, said • that he realised that -with only ball a mandate the Government would not be , able to go full steam ahead. Therefore, ■* j without lo8 ; sight of Labour's objctives, it would move forward slowly. When later the Government went to the country it would put forward a definite section of • the Labour programme and ask for endorsement. The Premier proposed to study the social laws of other countries with a view to adoption locally. TRAGEDY AT A PICNIC. ;- ' n LORRY CRASHES INTO TREE. PERTH. April 20. A motor lorry contain'ng a picnic party numbering 21 got out of control, 12 mile* from Perth, and crashed into a tree. A ! woman and two grls were killed, and all 3- ' the other occupants were injured, several ' ! being in a critical condition. • DAMAGE TO WESTBALIA. MELBOURNE. April 20 An examination of the Westralia shower' '* J that three plates under No. 3 hold hav« been corrugated. These will be taken of) ' and straightened. d MR. R. D. MEAGHER'S CASE. ijr SYDNEY, April 20 Mr. R. D. Meagher has announced his intention of appealing to Parliament foi reinstatement as a solicitor. NOTES AND GOLD RESERVE. 0. MELBOURNE. April 20 il The note issue now amounts t< is £57,000,000. During next year it will b< ;e reduced by £20,000,000. The gold reservi at present is £24,000,000. ;, k