AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17662, 24 December 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

; PROHIBITION REFERENDUM. I i > POLL NOT ANTICIPATED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. | (Reed 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec- 23. I Judging from a statement by the Pre- ' mier in the Legislative Assembly it is > uelieved that the Government does not 1 propose to make provision for taking the 1 expected prohibition referendum. I [ ELECTION AT KALGOORLIE. EXPELLED MEMBER REJECTED. A. and N.Z. PERTH, Dec- 23. In the election at" Kalgoorlie, rendered riecessary by the expulsion from the ! Federal House of Representatives of Mr. i ! Hugh Mahon, because of a seditious speech | in Melbourne, Mr. Foley was successful in defeating Mr. Mahon, who again offered I himself for election. j [As a result of action commenced by the ' Federal Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. i Hughes, Mr. H. Mahon, member for Kalj goorlie, and an ex-Minister, was expelled from the Federal House of Representa- : tives. The speech on which charges were ' levelled against him was made at an Irish ! demonstration at Richmond Park. Mr. j Mahon was reported to have applauded j the murder of police in Ireland, and to [ have referred to " this accursed Empire." f When asked by Mr. Hughes if he had "been correctly reported, he replied. " Go j to the devil." The meeting also passed a i resolution favouring an Australian republic.] PROFITEERING BILL PASSED. (Reed. 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 23. Parliament has finally passed the Pro- ! Steering Bill. HOT WEATHER SETS IN. !R«cd. 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY. Dec. 23. The weather is very hot. Many country places are registering temperatures of well over lOOdeg. WOMEN'S BASIC WAGE. (Reed. 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY. D©c. 23. i i The Board of Trad© has increased the j living wage of women workers from £1 I 19s to £2 3s from the opening of the | New Year. NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS. j (Reed. 10.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec- 23. The New Zealand teachers' cricket team, with a score of 545 runs (Worker 113), defeated the head office of the Education Department, with 196. Hargreaves took four wickets for 50 runs and Worker three , for 39. Queensland sugar crop. BRISBANE, Dec. 23. The Queensland sugar crop is estimated at 231.000 tons, compared with 142,775 tons for the pa-st season.