AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14040, 24 April 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

fBT Er.ECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPTRIGHT.] (Per Press Association.) (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 21. at 1 1.20 a.m. MELIJOfRNE. April 21. The Senate read a.first time the Registration of .Miens Bill, which defines an alien a- :m\ r«ersi>ii over 16 years who i.s not ot British nationality, and include- the wife of an alien, it pro- | vidi-s for the registration <A every alien resided', iti Australia, also ail alien crews of oversea vessels :md passengers must register at the first port of call. Hotel and boardtnghouse-keepers must furnish a return of all aliens staying on their premise-, and aliens must notify a change of address within seven days. Officers are also empowered to take finger-prints.

In the House of Representatives Sir J. Cook announced that the Cabinet would con-idvr the questions of delaying the day of the commencement of the totalizator tax and the impo-itoin of the tax ■an betting tickets in the -ame proportion as the totalisuor. ADELAIDE. April 21. Following the beer strike at Port Pirie. which ha- now lasted a fortnight. the worker- who boycotted the beer owing to its price passed a motion inviting Prohibition -peakers to come to the town with a \\i'\v to considering the artris.tliicness of initiating a.campaign for ;j referendum on Prohibition and in hj" meantime declaring the town drv. Received April 21. at'lo.4ll a.m. SYDNEY. April 23. The Oovernmeur has announced that [ is restoring in full the rights enjoyed bv rho ratlw.iv and traiuwa". omplov.es before the li>l. -trike.

MEI.BOFRNE. April 21. The Hoii-,> of Representatives inserted rl.ui.-es in the Repatriation Bill granting pen-ion-: t . Au-traliait- v. lin served with other lir.iiu In■- of the Kwg"s Forc-s and granting sv2-"ri p.-r head to enable men to join tog.-ther in establishing cu-ofx-niti-.-.- inilu-crio=. The details of .Marconi's -cheme -how that it provides for the ere< tion .>(' five m;iin trunk station- fit England, threeeach in Egypt and India., and t\v.. in East Africa, al-n super high-power stations at Montreal. Viinrnuvfr. Singa[pore, South Africa. West Afrit n. Australia, and East Indies. Anions' the trunk routes contemplated is on.- from England to India. thence t..> Singapore. ' Aii.-rrah-i. and New Zealand, with a branch from Singapore to Hongkong. and another from Au-traiia to Vancouver for night service only. For working the -ration.-, on th-.- 2t> io-ajn unit.- :i -t.ifF of 1f.1.0 will be required. The Broken Hill strik.- to i|:,t,- has ri>*c tht- iinioii- t-ro.iw. Th.- Central Council of Employers of' Australia passed a motion endor.-ing tho action of the master builders in opposing th*- demand for a. reduction in working hours, and urging tin- appointment of a Commission to inquire into the whole matter. BRISBANE. Aprl 24. Six of the gift, destroyers have left Thursday Island for Sydney. It is stated that the imposition of the totalisator tax 'will result in the exclusion of the totalisator from Queensland racecourses.