AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15301, 24 August 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

Elec. Tel. Copyright— CoiMd 'press/ Assn.) . MI_I_BQURNE,VA i ug. ; ;a£ 7-;.j Piastre, the Melbournef Cdp.. winner, *) was sold by the Defence" Department to "Dalgety's; Ltd., for 4321007! 7 • *.: ; <, .-■ ' " -.f s - SYDNEY,' AUg.V23i 7 .; Parer and Mcintosh, tfie. well-knlui!rn..: aviators, "were given a civic ; recfeptibh' at the TpSvn Hall. A reward fdndhas been pp'erted for the aviators. .-f 3 ;. ' The inquest iv connection '^ithy-the. Hurstville Railway smash was '• resumed.' The-, 'driver of the train from Sydney to Hurstville gave - evidence' that he- saw. ;a train ahead waiting for the starting signal. He knew it would have to J get the road before his train began, to shftnt.* .Whetv he received the Signal he begah to shunt, but had not gone far '"when/ he'! felt: the'-£rash of the collision. He^ did not think it was his duty to inform, the 'Signalman that he had se'en-" 1^- tram waiting ahead. He took it for granted that 'the. 'signalman, knew, — U.P.A. ' (Received August 24, 9.30 a.ra.l •y SYDNEY, August 24. „ The' farmers' and settlers'**- '^hf-rence: has opened. The annual stated' that -the' 1919-20 period established a record 'irt the form of losses through: drought.'* '• tSheep . were lost totalling 10 to. 12 bullions. It urges State and Fed- : orsl Government attention -toythe> ijnethods -' hy 'Svh^ohythe effects of the dre^pt n&y be mitigated, ' -■-?■.*•.•■ • : : 7 '- 7 N PERTH, Any, 24. > The -wheat yield ' was 12,223,000 bushels, "aft aVerage of 10.8 bushels per aore";' -which is. three bushels better tha;h7 the ' previous ■ harvest. The live' stdek retiirps show heavy decreases m horses, cattle,' aiid sheep. ■« • -.•-- -z — • -•■■-. "The Legislative* Council; by 15 to 7, negatived' a motion for its own aboliitipn.'"-* : , : The \ annual report of the State labor -states the demand for all classes j Of labor ii great\y m excess of' tbosUp'-' ply. 1 ' ;Th c State ' suffered enorirtoiis' lossthrough shortage of labor m the pastoral : jdistritfts. '- '•■-,. I 7 7 . MELBOURNE!. Aug. 24. I TThe Government recorded 1 the vrholo of. the -Prince's visit m moving"pic-ure3 r , and; has 'presented one copy l-'td'^'the; placed another m the Com-' iflbjiWealtn'; museum; Th© other* fourcopies will be used for the world; wide advertising' of Australia. - * j BRISBANE, Aug: '24. ' Tho Australian Medical Obrigress^ hasopened. Ihere are over 200 delegates present. ' ■ t . XB-eceived August 24, 10.10 a.m.) ■/" SYDNEY, August 24. Mr. Storey .has issued a ; statement condemning tbe attitude of the Labor Counei- m advocating industrial reprisal^ \ againsV-deportations. He said the Government would reach its goal by constitutional nieans, or mako way for another Government. The Gas Employees' Union repudiated the scheme of the Broken. Hill tribunal, and" is adjourning till next Tuosday. In the interim. "Judge . Edmonds will prepajto an award. ■■">.t-7 , ! .y. .> ..-. -y , The*- -coal conference has commenced deliberations. The chairman subsequently announced that both sides gave assurances to abide by whatever ■* decision was arrived at. ■•••-.• * ' MELBOURNE, August 24. ' , The. Earl' of Stradbroke has been ap- 1 pointed Governor of Victoria, m succession to. '§ir Arthur Stanley. >* ■'-.-: :.'."•• BRISBANE, August 24. The wharf laborers discussed- th© ac^ tion |of tho shipping companies Of dis- : continuing loading, and formulated proposals'.for submission " to' the snipping companies. ' I .... " m~~j ~~