AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12789, 14 June 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

- (Press Aftan.— By Telegraph!' Xopyri^.) t ttmm: June*, 13. A special Gbverhmeht gazette fixes Sunday as a day of thanksgiving for the rain.' ".'- . 7 > "" , i - : "",* '. : ' " Tlie "bpinion of the legal members, of the Ministry on the. Speaker's powers has been handed ,to, Mr , Willis." Seen subsequently; Mr McGpwen (Premier) and Mr Willis both, declared ,that; there was no difficulty between* the. Government and the Speaker. ... V .;. At a gathering- of unemployed outside the Labor Bureau, a speaker,, who was '''slating"' rthe Goverrihieht >" for its ,/fcreatmerifc of v out-of- works, declined the police invitation to. move on. He was arrested for riotous behavior, but the yras immediately filled until seven men had' been arrested. The Federal Liberal election platform has been published. It aims at the adjustment of industrial inequalities between the States, the fostering of the co-operative spirit, the control of trusts harmful to the public interests, and also economy by restricting taxation on the necessities of th© Government and the Commonwealth as a "whole. '■' A forecast of the New South Wales maize yield gives the .total as 4,444,000 bushels, against 7,594,130 last year. (Received June 14, 8.10 a.m.) ■'•■ v SYDNEY,- Juno 14 r Additions to the Liberal, platform are to promote settlement of the Northern Territory: to secure to settlers m the /closer settled .districts 'therein.'' their freehold;' to cooperate with the States and Imperial Goyernrhent ' m a vigorous immigration to White Australia; to promote Australian, defence on the lines of Imperial co-operation; to maintain v the present tariff policy ; and ' to. establish a Board of Trade and other rioni-political. bodies which would make recommendations for its adjustment. Coastal shipowiiets -, haye . decided to pay the Federal award rates of pay fa captains and officers, pending an appeal against Mr Justice Higgina' decision, ' MELBOURNE; Jone- 14. Tho cruiser Drake sails on July 2 foi % a cruise of the Islands. „ Tho Wyuna State farm; is officiary reported .to be an utter : ifaihu'e' educa-y tionally and experimentally, and deplorable financially. It was purcliased m 1906. ' In the billiard match Harverson, hK scored 6334 and Digglo 3404. Digglb. made breaks of 135 and 156/ Harverson made breaks of 147 and. 157. ADELAIDE, June. 14. V A sergeant and two constables entered a draper's shop for the purpose «fjsecuring a door left open m the nights After they came out, a box of ties dropped on the pavement. The sergeant accused oje of the constables of stealing. The cftistable asserted that he kicked against rtlem on the footpatli. On investiga-] lion the constable was dismissed.