AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11111, 28 November 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Nov. 28, 9.35 a.m. Sydney, Nov. 28. The chairman of the Bank of New South Wales, referring to the effects of the drought on the Bank’s business, said it was so well spread that such conditions involve no more than a temporary setback to the Bank’s constituents engaged in the wheat industry. The Bank is ready to afford financial aid to euable them to meet and retrieve the situation. VICTORIAN PARTIES. Received Noy. 28, 10 a.m, Melbourne, Nov. 28. On the latest figures Labour won Port Fairby from the Liberals; and Argyle, the old Liberal member for Dalhonse, was Defeated by Cameron Independent Liberal: This makes the parties: Liberal, 43; Labour, 23. After representations had been made to the Imperial authorities in regard to restricton against the exportation of wool to Canada and Japan it was withdrawn. In the House the question of Sir Q. Reid’s re-appointment for one year was discussed. The statements made by Mr Cook, at Glynn show, that he intended to extend Sir G.' Reid’s term as High Commissioner for three or five years, but the elections intervened. Mr Cook said that if the Liberal Government had known that Sir G. Reid was going to be treated in this manner he would have taken care to reappoint him before the dissolution. Brisbane, Nov. 38. The Assembly carried the , Treasurer’s motion dissenting from the Speaker’s ruling against the insertion of an amendment in the Cooperative Sugar Company’s Billi, The Spekaer thereupon left the House. , The Leader of the Opposition notified that he would move a want of confidence motion on Monday. The firm of Goeller and Company has been fined a hundred pounds on a charge of attempting to trade with the enemy during war. For the defence it was stated that the firm bad sent an order to a Stockholm com-, pany for German medical instruments. it was claimed that it had committed an .error of judgment innocently. '