THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Telegraph—Press Assoe ; «ition— Copyright Australian and N.2. Cable Ai-soc'atioo. DISASTROUS FIRE. (Received December 3. 10.-lo a.m.) SYDNEY, December -3. Fire gutted John Keep and Sons' hardware warehouse in the city early this moraine. The damage amounts to many thousands of pounds. QUESTION OF STATE GOVERNORS. (Received December 3. 10.45 n.m.) MELBOURNE, December 3. The Hon 11, S. Lawson (Premier of Victoria) announced that ho h;nl received a message from. Lord .Milnor Mating that a Governor would not bo appointed to Victoria lor fix inotiMis, ,«.-noiiig tho result of the Commonwealth Con'volition, which will discuss the redistribution of State and Federal powers. SUBSIDY FOR- CHILDREN. (Received December 3, 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 3. Hie. Nationalist Party lias approved the. Government's propo'sal i (> subsidise children in excess of two in any one family, and has appointed a, committee to prepare a. scheme. SOLDIERS' GRATUITY. (Received December 3, 1045 a.m.) HORAHT, December 3. The Tasmania Government-, l )ns ,lc cided to cash tho soldiers' war gratuity boDrls. TASMANIA X SHIPPING. (Received December 3. 1.0..15 a.m.) HOP/ART. December 3. 'Hie Government, is asking Parliament to authorise the purchase or construction of six steamers at a cost of .£500,000. PNEUMONIC IXFUJEXZA. (Received December 3, 10.45 a-m.) HOBART, December 3. Sixteen fresh cases of pneumonic influenza have been notified, ioivn,,, Tll ~f them being nt Zeehan.