THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16319, 7 January 1921, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

J3v Telegraph—Preas Awoei&fcion- Copyright. Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 7. 8.40 a.m.) YEAR’S BUILDING IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, January 7. New buildings in the city and suburbs. during 1920, cost £9,273,059, compared with £4,788,804 tor the previous year. CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRY. After a conference between the Univeisity and the Government, Mr J. J. M'Girr, Minister of Health- announced 'hat it had been decided to appoint a professor to a new chair of psychiatry at the University. (P.Tvehiatrv is the branch of medicine that relates to mental diseases.) THE GOAL OUTPUT. Mr S. Bird, president of the Tllav.arra Coal Miners, replying to a charge of the reduced output, stated that the Australian miners produced considerably more daily than the .Americans and twice as much as the British miners. STEWARDS PREPARE FOR. STRUGGLE. Air Moat©, the stewards’ general secretary, stated tliat members were preparing for the struggle to last for months. ’ The finance would hold out for half a year. FREIGHTS DROPPED. There is a big glut of tonnage in the. shipping industry. Wheat freights dropped from £l5O a ton to £SO in a few weeks. A big fall is likely in general cargo freights. NOT GUILTY OF REPUDIATION. Mr J. J. Storey (.the Premier), at a. Labour party farewell banquet, said tliat. whatever happened in regard to financial obligations, the State would never be guilty oi repudiation. SOLTIi \ r STI! ALTA V ELECTIONS. Al> E f .>A IDE, .1 ami ary 7. Tiio genera] elections will be held on 'Apri- S. WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLD YIELD. PERTH, January 7. Tlk West Australian gold yield for the pass y *ar was 017.842 fine ounces, 111,221 ounces below the previous year. ENGLISH CRICKETERS AND INCOME TAX. MELBOURNE, January 7. The Federal income tax authorities are seeking returns from the English cricketers to ascertain whether their incomes are taxable. USE OF “ ANZAC.” Regulations issued prohibit the use of the word ” Ansae ’' in trade, business, house, boat or vehicle.