THE COMMONWEALTH

Southland Times, Issue 17486, 29 July 1915, Page 2

THE COMMONWEALTH

BREAD IN WEST AUSTRALIA. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) PERTH, July 28. The price of the four-pound loaf lias been raised to 10 (/.d. A PERSISTENT RECRUIT. SYDNEY, July 28. Mr E. Doust (the tennis player) was rejected on endeavouring to enlist because his big toe was overlapping. He got the toe cut off and will make another application as soon as it is healed. CITY BANK’S CONSOLS CONVERSIONS. SYDNEY, July 28. At a meeting of ttie City Bank the chairman stated that the bank had converted its holding in British Consols into stock in the new war loan. SYDNEY POLITICS. SYDNEY, July 28. In the State House of Assembly Mr Carmichael moved in the direction of taking a referendum on the question of curtailing the hours for the sale of liquor. He said that lie took the ground only of national economy and (lie limiting of public extravagance. After a debate, wherein a majority favoured the action, but without going to the expense of a referendum. Mr Holman interposed to ask Mr Carmichael Co explain why lie took action without consulting the Government or the party caucus when the proposal was not included in the Labour platform. Mr Carmichael replied that he always thought that members of the caucus were bound to vote for matters on tho platform or affecting the fate of the Government. “The Premier,” he continued, “who is as bewildering as a double negative, reverses the whole thing and says: ‘lf it is outside the platform you have not right to bring it forward.’ From his greater experience of solidarity matters, he can place quaint interpretations upon well-known laws.” The motion was negatived by 25 to 17.