Commonwealth Cables

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 93, 24 August 1923, Page 3

Commonwealth Cables

Press Association —Copyright. Melbourne, August 23

In the House of Representatives, further stormy scenes marked the debates on the Hand and Income Tax Bills. The chief amendment to the latter, was to increase child exemption from £-10 Os to £SO, Before the departure for Sydney of the Commonwealth and New Zealand delegates to the Science Congress, they met Mr Alexander lord, director of tlie Pan-Pacific Union, and established a. branch, which will become part of an ocean-wide panPacific information bureau. Sir James Barrett was appointed chairman, and Me Man son, of New Zealand. a member of the committee. Sydney, August 23. Beyond a message stating that the Changsha’s meat cargo was lost, no further development in connection with the stranded vessel is reported. Brisbane, August 23. Five men are believed to have been drowned following the wreck of a fishing motor boat in a heavy sea off Wooloolah. Police arc patrolling th© beach in search of the missing. Fremantle, August 23. Two men 1 of a party of six were lost from the small steamer Venus, which was blown ashore forty milee from Fremantle.