Yesterday's Sgdney Wireless.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 31, 3 August 1923, Page 9

Yesterday's Sgdney Wireless.

London, July 31. The situation in regard to food and sanitation for the Ruhr is be- | coming desperate, owing to shortage oi potatoes and meat. The Fjeuch '■ and Belgian authorities attribute the situation to Germany's financial . j chaos. The French authorities Jj a v e closed the Dortmund branch ot the , Reichsbank. i,. , New York, July 31. | r An American railway train into a motor car, which : held lour persons. One boor later it crashed into another motor-car, • j killing nine persons. Melbourne, July 3r. The second reading of the Northern Territoiy . Ciown Land Bill was movea in the -Federal House oi Representatives yesterday. The main feature oi the bill is that stocking ot land be a chiei condition to be complied with by lessees. Sir Walter Davidson, Governor of New Sooth Wales, probably will return to England in March, 1924. Many cases ot influenza are prevalent at Carcoar, New South Wales. Wellington, July 3r. Steamers approaching New Zealand report severe gales. Further snowstorms have occurred in Centra] Otago, and there has been heavy mortality among sheep Snow lay over a foot deep in parts. At one point tour thou* sand sheep aie snowed in, and are not expected to be rescued. London, July 31. Maltby mine is being sealed up. It. is thought that the fires will take six or twelve months to burn out, Mr. Lloyd George is being bitterly ciiticised in Greece and Italy for his recent article on the Treaty of Lausanne. Wellington, July 31. Wellington Hospital District reports indicate a large increase in the number of cases of pneumonic influenza. Sydney, July 31. The steel schooner "Coomonderry" went ashore yesterday, near Emu Bay, Tasmania. The crew reached shore safely. Heavy seas now are breaking over the vessel.

Vessels carrying BritishAustralian mails are to be converted from coal into oil-, burners, and the change will result in a reduction of. the present travelling time by four days. At a meeting of the State Labour Party- yesterday -Mr Lang was elected Leader and Mr Lauglilin Deputy-Leader, Mr Dooley declined., nomination. In the Governor's speech! at the opening of the New, South Wales Parliament reference will be made to proposed legislation to deal' with the "NecTemere" decree and with liquor reform. % .'

Income tax in Great Britain, on incomes of j£3so per! annum earned by any uu- v; married taxpayer, amounts to * r £Ll 10s.