AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14039, 23 April 1920, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric telegraph—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) {An9. and N.Z. Gable Assn.) t Received April 23, at 11.5 a.m. •MELBOURNE, April 23. Mr Hughes has announced that Mr Wa'tt will ' the Commonwealth at the Financial Conference at Brussels in May. The Senate read the Gratuity Bill a third time. A proclamation withdraws to a certain extent the restrictions on the transmission of money to German v. Mr Marconi has submitted a scheme to Mr Hughes for the establishment at the company's expense of super-high power stations in all the dominions with the object of bringing them into closer touch with Britain and each other. The Cabinet is also considering the transferring of the control of wireless from tl:.- Navy to the Postal Department. The House ni Representatives is discussing a motion by Mr Austen Chapman that a convention be summoned to consider the question of amending the constitution. "During tilt? debate Mr Mahonev set forth the Labor proposals. which provide for tlie abolition of State boundaries and the establishment of thirty-one provinces. There would be a House of Representatives to deal with matters affecting Australia as a nation. Th«* Senate would be abolished and affairs of local interest, would be dealt with by thirty-one provincial legislatures. State Governments would also he abolished.

The Federal Government, at the request «f the New South Wales Government. has abandoned the naval pageant at Sydnev in (ominiidii with the Prince of Wales" visit.

Received April 23. at i 1.4-3 a.m. SYDNEY, April 23.

Titere are 2-30 New Zealand Anzacs about. Sydney, and the Anzac Day Commituv i.-. inviting them to march at the head of the First- Australian Division in Sunday's church parade. There are grow preparations for Monday's celebrations, and Monday will be observed as a public holiday. A representative meeting m citizens presided over by the I/ord Mayor decided to organise the decoration of the lity streets in honor of the Prince's visit. The Mayor gave an assurance that despite the recent resolution against spending £-30(10 oil the decoration of the city, the Coiuicil would do its part in giving the Prince one of the finest receptions he had received anywhere, and one unsurpassed in the southern hemisphere. During the past three months oyer 200.000 head of starving stock ha'vibeeii brought from the drought areas to the country of Cumberland, where grass is available. It is tinoflifialfy stated that the State Government will ter-t the action of the Federal Government in imposing a to-hdi.-ator tax. A meeting of Unions, convened by the Lalxir Council. Pas-ed a motian demanding the release <>; the twelve Industrial Workers of the World prisouers. Adtice has been reeeivedr that 31 Coombes. who framed the rules «overning track-wallsing in Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed sole judg" of walking at the "Olympic Games. As the re-tllt of the ili'-re.-ced price of paper it is estimated thai the Australian papers are j>a\ing L J.3OO.fWK» more yearly tor supplies than before th" war.