THE COMMONWEALTH

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16284, 11 July 1917, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH

INDERAL PARLIAMENT. MEETS TO-DAY. ( Received 12.20 a.m., July 11th. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. MELBOURNE, July 10. , Parliament opens to-morrow. MrHughes in outlining the Government's policy wilt forecast an all-round "increase of income tax, including a spc- t dally designed levy aiming afc el'giblo singlo men who will not enli&fc, and a revival of the amended war , profits tax. . . . \ I •, : state parliaments. 'abolitionlJuggested . The'annual conference of the Victoria Political Labour Council adopted a proposal asking for a referendum on the' abolition of the State Parliaments and the division of the Commonwealth into twenty provinces, each province to be governed by a council of nor less than twelve nor more than twenty-five members. ONE OF THEM MEETS. i ' Received 10-30 p.m.. July .10th.. BRISBANE, July 10. Parliament has reassembled- The Governor's speech stated that a Bill would be introduced authorising the establishment of iron and steel works and'other industries connected therewith, and would also proceed to cstab. lish the shipbuilding industry. DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. SYDNEY, July 10. • The report of the Medical Inspection branch of the Education .'Department for the year states that sixty out of every hundred children examined required treatment for physical defects. > SPORTING NOTE. Murray Hobbs with Killboy and Killem, Goddav with Kilflinu, Potheringay, and Beltane, H. Taylor-with Bee and C. Jones with Sasanoff. Sweet : Corn and Shrill and two others have arrived. / L PITY IN WAR TIME. ' A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the administration of the public service. WHISKEY DEARER. •Wholesale dealers have increased the price of whiskey 4s per dozen bottles, which will be passed on to consumers. WOMEN FAVOuiTcONSCRIPTION. Women in various centres are ho'ding demonstrations in favour of compulsory service. Peace advocates interrupted a Brisbane meeting, and it terminated in a free fight.