AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8958, 6 December 1905, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES

[By ELECTRir Telegram.—Coi'imohi.].

(Peb Phess Association.; Received December 6, at 9.57 a.m. Melbourne, December 6.

A memorandum by the Agents-General: on the question of advertising the resourcesand development of the commerce of the Commonwealth was tabled in the House by the Prime Minister. They commence by saying that to deal with_ sucb specific misrepresentations as arise it is not sufficient to object, but the prevailing tendency must, be altered, which accepts misrepresentation more readily than it appreciates facts. Australia is not in this connection any worse off than, other countries of equal importance, but it is questionable whether any other country has so much to gain from enlightened public opinion in its effect upon all finaucial transactions inlliienced bv the English investor. They proceed to"show tl.v. necessity of enlightening public oniniou in connection with Australia, and iilWg': that it is not wholly her fault that sho is not popular to-day. They add that- the enormous demands upon the Press of England, particularly of London, make it impossible to refer to hut a small portion of what occurs. "The Commonwealth papers deal with us on the same' terms as the others. They cater for tlio public and can hardly be expected to bo constantly thrusting our statistics upon their readers." The. Agents-General next, express the. conviction that a far-reaching effect is exercised by the language test and ■.he contract clause in the. Immigration Re. i .-.friction Act. which llav* proved a veritable stsimblhig block to their work. They .nive irrif;;'."d public opinion. Tho contract clause, they allege, serves to remind people of a, provision which grates upon! every British susceptibility by treating th<»

••ritish worker under contract as an industrial pariah in a. British community. Hie Agents-General consider it desirable .hat a general propaganda should bs undertaken by the Commonwealth. leaving each ■State free to adopt- such further and supplementary advertising es it may think lit\Vith regard to the amount, to be expenci>d. they'reiied upon the judgment of tho \gent-General of Western Ansiralin. who idvised an expenditure of £SOOO per allium and thought it would be wise to limit ■ he first effort to advertising pnv> and simple, leaving a systematic course of lectures, exiibits and'travelling exhibitions to stand >ver until the initial work was in going irder. They consider that tho services of i press agency which can command tho .ervices of journalists accustomed to this, special work would givfi better results at i less cost than could be obtained by speial salaried officers, -.eceived December 6. at 10 a.m..Melbourne, December 6. Correspondence betweeu Mr Deakiil and! Mr Lvttelton in regard to tho Colonial'.inference is published. Mr Lytteltou ;uggested that the title Colonial Conferiice should be discarded, and Imperial' ■..inference substituted. -Mr Deakiii agreed hat the title iuadeqtudely represented so .niportant a. gathei-ing. He pointed out hat if it was not contemplated to meet ill the summer of 1906, it would be alnost impossible for the Federal Minister o attend owing to the session and tho ipproaching elections. At a. meeting of the Southern District t u-r-Bowkett .Society it was resolved to hid ii]). it was announced that Carey's die late secretary) defalcations amounted, o £7OOO.

Adelaide. December 6.

There are indications that, a section of :he Labor Party is breaking" away from he Government. The Premier made a statement in tho House inviting- it- to reject the Franchiso ■'.ill as amended by the Council. The Go-.-ermnent had asked tho House to tako a .•ertiiin course, and it was for His followers :o support him or not as I hoy pleased, rfe asked: "Am I going to stop on tlieso ■ouches bv the vote of the Opposition nembers who put. us here?" They must •onsiiier t heir position, he added, and .ote accordingly. Tlie Hill was laid aside by 22 to 13. the Premier intimated that i" the measure wen,' not passed next- year he would seek a dissolution, .teceived December 6. at 10.26 a.m. .Sydney, December 6. Read, the railway driver, has succumbed o his injuries.

Melbourne, December 6.

The Welsbach Light Company sought o recover damages for the infringement; •jf a patent. Defendant challenged the validity of the patent on several grounds, including prior publication of the patents issued to the company after the mantles had been used by the (Jas Company. Thts judge expressed the opinion that if after purchasing an article the purchaser could see how it was made, or if an analytical "he.mist without experiment could say of what, material an article was made prior to sale, it would defeat a subsequent patent. A verdict was returned for defendant. Tin; Union label clause m the trade. Marks Hill was carried in the Mouse of Representatives by 26 to 22. deceived December 6, at 0.11 p.m. Sydney, December 6. Arrived, 8.30 —Monowai.