AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11570, 10 May 1916, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LIMITATION OF PROFITS. Unitea Press Association—By Elec* trie Telegraph—’Copyright. Sydney, May 9, The Labour Conference miaul: monsly resolved in favour of making the Necessary Commodities Commission a peimanent auxiliary of the Arbitration Court for the parpose of limiting profits, A commit* tee was appointed tc submit a scheme to the Government. DEATH OF A NOTED PASTURALIST, Obituary.—John A. Badgery, « noted pastoraiist, whose son, John, is farming in New Zealand. SHIPPING. Arrived—lnga from Nydia Bay. VICTORIAN LIVE STOCK. Melbourne, May 9. It is officially estimated that last year’s Victorian live stock decreases; were:—Sheep, 1,508,053; dairy cows, 159,429; other cattle, 159,509; pigs,, 51,194; horses 58,274. A PROTEST AGAINST CONSCRIPTION. Senator Pearce replying to a resolution of the Inter-State Conference, favouring free speech, free press and free assemblage and protesting against conscription, said:: The Government has agreed to the censors taking action in order to prevent speeches or writing detrimental to recruiting. The Government had announced that right through it had relied on voluntary enlistment. VICTORIAN FINANCIAL STATEMENT, The Treasurer delivered the Financial Statement for the year ending June 30th next. He estimates receipts at £89,092,190, consisting of revenue £28,490,600; loans £60,601,660; and expenditure £76,057,636 ; balance £13,034,534; carried forward to meet war expenditure during the coming year. Received May 10, il a.m. Sydney, May 10. Empire Day will not be recognised as a public holiday as previously. Lieut.-Commander Owen Hare has arrived. He was lent by the British Admiralty for three years and appointed to the cruiser Brisbane. He participated in the landing at Snvla and the evacuation at Anzac. Justice Higgins has delivered an important judgment in the case of the Melbourne Steamship Company’s application against the Waterside Workers’ Federation for an injunct'on to forbid breaches of the award and agreement. The applications were dismissed, the: Judge holding that a breach of the agreement made outside of the award, but having reference there-: to, was not a breach of the award,: inasmuch as the award does not; deal with the -subject of ceasing; work Melbourne, May 10. ; The State War Council issued; cards to soldiers in training camp*:; in order to ascertain their post-; war intentions, and 9000 cards have been returned. 1927 desired law settlement. The Defence expenditure is estimated at £49,861,975. The Treasurer stated that in his opinion the time had arrived .when Australia, should at least pay its own share of; the war expenditure, and indeed, lend money to the Imperial Government. Parliament will be asked to authorise the borrowing of millions for the Commonwealth; and nine millions for the States-■ He foreshadowed a fifty per cew tax during war time on the prohte accruing from June 30th, Progress returns reveals that the increase. ] It is understood that the possibly ity of faospitalling the ent)rt,< English woundeds from the wee* front in hospitals at France is under consideration. It is an immense problem, in which the Australis 1111 and New Zealanders are a compaW'' tively slhali number.- The welfa# of the British Army must bo the guiding factor, but the and New Zealanders in England including the highest officers, b°S* that it will still he practicable W bring the wounded to England.