AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11860, 28 June 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

United Press Association—By Elec trie Telegraph—Copyright. Sydneyq June 27. The cruiser Brisbane, with one of the submarines , presented by the Imperal Government, has arrived. Melbourne, June 27.

Hon. J. Bowser, Chief Secretary, Las resigned from the Victorian Cabinet owing to a dispute with Mr Lawson.

The House discussed reports of German agents iu America poisoning canned foods shipped to the Dominions. The Minister of Customs promised the strictest investigation. Mr Watt, explaining Freeman’s deportation, stated that evidence pointed to the fact that Freeman was a German advocate of the I.W. W. doctrine. He refused to be naturalised.

Sydney, June 27. The Australian Board of Cricket Control received a cable stating that the Marylebone Cricket Club was unable to end a team next season. f

Sydney, 28 June. The Union Comany has received advice that the stirke on the Pacific coast is over and the Makura leaves for Vancouver to-day. Mr Frank Brown has been appointed Colonial Secretary and Mr Scaddan becomes Minister of Mine?, Railways and Industries, with control of the police and State Shipping departments. In the House of Representatives Mr Watt stated the amount involved in purchase of wheat by Britain from Australia was £30,383,000. The position in northern towns in regard to shortage of food, result of the seamen’s strike, is becoming desperate. The police at Townsville and Charters Towers are rationing the populace. Before the rationing a riot occurred at Townsville caused by the people’s efforts to secure supplies of oread. - H. E. Carey, formerly Government Secretary in Darwin, has been appointed Director of the northern territorv.