AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16495, 30 July 1924, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received July 30, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 30.

The State* Cabinet has’approved of a tentative agreement arrived at by the Loans Council in reference to the raising of a loan of ten millions, of which the New South Wales’ share will be £2,900,000.

It is learned that a stqp-work meeting of the Seamen’s Union \ decided that another attempt should be made to hold up the Commonwealth steamer Fordsdale on her return from England on Thursday. The trouble is due to the original manning of (the vessel. (Received July 30, 1 p.m.) . SYDNEY, July 30. The racehorse, Bitnlli, winner of the Melbourne Cup, died as the result of a chill, caught while travelling from Melbourne to Adelaide to compete in the cup. MELBOURNE. July 30. The Australian Parliamentary delegation sailed yesterday for South Africa. It will pick up the New Zealand party at Fremantle. BRISBANE, July 30. Parliament opened yesterday. The Governor’s speech forecasted, inter alia, the introduction of a Bill to provide for a maximum of forty-four hours a v'bek. ADELAIDE, July 30. A settlement of the trouble over the Waimarino at Wallaroo has been reached, and work \will be resumed to-day. HOBART. July 30. Tire State Parliament was opened yesterday by the Administrator,, Sir Herbert Nicholls, who in his opening speech said the financial position at the end of June was more satisfactory than anticipated. 1 The prospect of -revenue during thei coming year was good.