THE COMMONWEALTH.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Teloarrapli-Press Association-Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 15, 10.10 a.m.) WIRELESS COMM UNICATION. SYDNEY, November 15. Mr E. T. Fisk, on behalf of the Amalgamated Wireless, Limited, addressed the National Club regarding the cheapening of communication with the rest of the world. The scheme would cost £1,000,000, of which the Amalgamated Wireless was prepared to find £450,000, and desired the Commonwealth to subscribe the balance- and take control. He promised to give a first class service at one-third 'less cost per word than the cable, and added that the Commonwealth, besides possessing a powerful plant, would bo saved the present annual deficit of £60,000. THE WHEAT BILL. Tlie Executive of the Labour Party passed a resolution that the Government should swamp the Legislative Council, and recommit the Wheat Bill. MANUFACTURE OF NEWSPRINT. The State timber yards are carrying out experiments in connection w ith the manufacture of newsprint from mountain gum tree pulp. The Government will immediately submit the pulp to a test. Tho Grown owns thousands of acres of land containing mountain gum trees.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16582, 15 November 1921, Page 7
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