Australia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 44, 17 September 1918, Page 6

Australia

GENERAL ITEMS. (Received 12.30 p.m.) ,~< Sydney, September 17. The War Loan of forty million has Vieen launched With excellent prospects. A feature is the keen competition among the various districts in raising their allotted quotas. Melbourne,. September 17. The Federal Parliament opens tomorrow". Considerable additional/ taxation to meet the war demands is certain. It is expected it will provide for the raising of the income tax, postage rates,, and the revising of the tariff in .certain directions. Adelaide, September 17. There is great dissatisfaction amoniU the police at the failure to obtain the promised increase in pay. Over one hundred Metropolitan members have tendered their resignation ; the trouble has spread to the provinces, where there are also numerous'resignations. The Government has invited a representative of the force to discuss the ''crisis. ' -