AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17820, 1 July 1932, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Boili Adelaide and Melbourne yes* ; terday experienced the coldest morning for years. Por the first time since .1829 a member of tho Supreme Court Bench has been chosen as President of the Legislative Council in the South Australian „ Parliament. Arthur Bettman Hilton has ln-on charged with manslaughter at Ado- - Jaide. .It is alleged he was driving a ear in which two mdn were killed at between 03 and 70 miles an hour. Already 1000 men have been sent bv the Victorian Government to work in the afforestation areas and it is expected that the number will be increased to 2300 before the end of the ‘ winter. Dismay has been caused in the police force at Sydney by an order warning policemen that when off duty they must not seek free admission to stadiums and theatres. ’ There are to be 3,9 fewer race meetings in Victoria in the coming year, a number of the country chibs which ■ have been drawing attendances from, the metropolis having had their activities curtailed. The totnl number of meetings authorised is 403. The unanimity attained at the Promiers" Conference has been hailp t with satisfaction by all of the conference. '* The Industrial Commission act. up for the fixation of a now basic wage commenced its sittings yesterday and then adjourned until July 20. Interested parties in the meantime are . to put their views into writing. An indication of returning con- ' fidence is given by tho secretary to the Transport Board at Sydney who reports a substantial improvement in A the nnmber of car registrations, i In connection wit’ll the Moxley np:<r peal against his conviction for murder. the two counsel formerly engaged i in the case have withdrawn, and MoxL ley will probably conduct his own incase. v The. Lord Mnjttr of Sydney Ims eonvened fi meeting of business men this, I week to consider ways and means of promoting inc/recsed employment. Yesterday rjnw the completion of the Australian Broadcasting Company’s contract and from to-day the. national! radio statVons in .Australia will be taken ovon by the Broadcasting Commission appointed by the Federal Government. In a valedictory address last evening Mr. Stuart Doyle, ehair.ljmnn of the company, stated that dur*J.ing the throo year-; of its contract •'P (51,000 new licenses had bcert taken jvjout and that tho stations bad raised s'directly for charity many thousands j-Sof pounds. He. indicated that, al* fm though relinquishing control of thy stations the company might not be relinquishing its interest in broadcasting. The new' national snrIS vice is to be instituted to-rtigbf, when addresses will be given, by Mi/. Lyons Ennd Mr. Scull in.