AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16547, 23 September 1919, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

ANTI-PROFITEERING BILL.

By Telegraph—Press Assn..—Copyright, (Received Sept. 23, 10.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Sept. 23. Mr. Lawson announced that the Government'is preparing an Anti-Profiteer-ing Bill.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE PEACE LOAN. (Received Sept. 23, 12.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 23. The Peace Loan closes to-day and sub. scriptions are far behind the amount required, so that unless they come with a rush at the last minute compulsory action may have to he adopted.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. LACK OF SHIPPING. FOR AUSTRALIAN PASSENGERS.

(Received Sept. 23, 12.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 23. Thousands of passengers throughout the Commonwealth are awaiting shipping facilities to visit England and large numbers of Australians in London are waiting to return home. The Federal Government has issued a warning that passages cannot be secured within six months, except where business or other urgent reasons exist, as it is stated that a number of shipping companies are not prepared to accept the agreement recently reached by the Melbourne conference regarding overtime.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.