A COMPROMISE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 279, 25 November 1931, Page 7

A COMPROMISE

MR LANG AND GOVERNOR UPPER HOUSE APPOINTMENTS EXPLANATION OF DECISION (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received Nov. 24, 7.13 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 23. The Sun-Herald understands that the appointment of Legislative Councillors in New South Wales is the result of a compromise. Mr Lang at first demanded 50 new appointments to which Sir Philip Game was inflexibly opposed. Mr Lang unsuccessfully asked the Dominion Office to intervene. Ho then suggested 35 appointments as a basis of negotiation, but Sir Philip Game finally agreed to 25, insisting on the right of scrutinising the names of Mr Lang’s nominees. It is understood that he rejected several on whom Mr Lang at first insisted but later yielded. Commenting on tho appointments, Mr Willis, Agent-General for Australia in London, said that important brokers expressed the opinion tnat there would be no immediate reactions on Australian stocks, but investors, naturally, were very watchful. If Mr Lang acted reasonably, Australia’s credit ought, to maintain tho recent improvement. After Mr Wi.lis had asserted that bis efforts had always been directed to a mutual adjustment of the Lang-Game difficulties, an Australian Press representative asked what was likely to happen if Mr Lang askgd for another batch of appointments to tho Upper House. Mr Willis expressed tho opinion that Sir Philip Game would again oblige. NO CONFIDENCE MR. BAVIN’S MOTION. Received Nov. 24, 40.40 p.m. ■Sydney, Nov. 24. On tho re-opening of the Legislative Assembly, Air. T. R. Bavin, Leader of tho Opposition, gave notice of intention to move: “That this Government no longer possesses tho confidence of tho House.” N.S.W. DEFAULTS COMMONWEALTH PAYMENTS. NO ACTION FOR RECOVERY. SYDNEY, Nov. 24. The Commonwealth Crown Solicitor has filed a note of discontinuance in the two actions commenced in the High Court against New South Wales by the Commonwealth and other States to recover amounts in respect of which the State had defaulted overseas and the payment of which was made by the Commonwealth. Tho amounts claimed in the writs were £557,519 and £220,875. WESTERN AUSTRALIA DESIRE FOR SECESSION THE PREMIER’S STATEMENT PERTH, Nov. 24. The Premier (Sir James Mitchell) said that he believed that there would be a big vote for secession from the Commonwealth. Tho carrying of the referendum would not mean secession, but the British Parliament could amend the Australian constitution, excluding West Australia if that State could' prove that an injustice had been done. HINT FOR COMMUNISTS SCENES IN ARiAIDALE. CITIZENS ROUSED TO ANGER SYDNEY, Nov. 24. A wrathful crowd of 400 people made three attempts at Armidalo to throw Communists into a crock, but on each occasion their prey were rescued by tho police. One Red was roughly handled. Failing to find any more Communists in the streets the angry crowd conducted a hunt at a boarding-house, but discovered that those they wore seeking had left. Tho town is seething with excitement and the action of the citizens left no doubt as to 'the treatment visiting Communists will receive.