THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16417, 4 May 1921, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Telegraph — Presß Association — Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May 4, 9 a.m.) ANTL-DISLOYALTY SCHEME. SYDNEY, May 14. There is much indignation over the May- Day flag incident and the non-fly-ing of the Union Jack at the Town Hall on Anzac Day. The newspapers are publishing letters and speeches by public men denouncing the incidents as ads of disloyalty. A scheme is afoot* fathered by returned soldiers, for a monster loyalty demonstration with the ceremonial public burning of a Red flag The executive of the Australian Labour Party has officially repudiated the Sunday (lag burning incident. The secretary stated that the incident was one of the forms of the curiously misdirected energies of a number of gentlemen who "have no connection with the party. The secretary' also condemned the small, noisy extreme section of the party. (Received May 4. 10 a.m.) PAINTERS AND DOCKERS AWARD. Under the new award the wages of members of the Ship Painters’ and Dockers’ Unions throughout the Commonwealth are increased by 16s weekly. TRAIN PASSENGERS ECONOMISE. The railway statistics disclose the fact that as a result of increased fares thousands of people who previously travelled first-class now travel secondclass. . J ll the nine months ended March 31st, the first-class revenue decreased £91.030, and the, second-class increased by £608,060. The change has led in the suburban areas to dense over crowding of second-class carriages, and constant complaints by packed passengers. EX-CRICKETER ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. I {OH ART. May 4. Joe Darling, a once famous cricketer and now a successful farmer, was elected a member of the Legislative Council. GERMANS LOSE BEQUESTS. MELBOURNE, May 4. Joseph Kronheimer. who died during the war, left, under a will made before the war, £300,000 to persons of German nationality. The High Court has decided that the Public Trustee is entitled to receive, the shares of all the beneficiaries under the will who are of German nationality.