AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 31 December 1926, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(Per Press Association—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The death is announced of Mr Thomas Williams, secretary of the Ballarat Bowling Association, formerly the Commonwealth rink champion. SYDNEY, Dec. 30. As the outcome of the imposition of the publications tax, th© “Herald” is increasing the price to 1 j<l per copy. It Is anticipated that other daily papers will also increase the price. SYDNEY, December 30. In connection with the finding of the body of Jean Smith, at Poclaniacch Station, the police officially announce that the boy Hughes made a statement that the girl was killed by falling from a pony. He was afraid to tell, and he buried the body where it was found. An inquest will be held on January 10. MELBOURNE, Dec. 30. Th© disappearance of the gold coinage from the currency since the war was exemplified in the arrest of a boy of fifteen for stealing a purse containing three sovereigns, and other moneys. He still had th© sovereigns in his possession, and told the police he did not know what they were. Newspapers suggest that the museum should display sovereigns and half sovereigns to enable school children to became acquainted with the coins, which are at present more or less legendary to them. SYDNEY, Dec. 30. The Childrens Endowment Bill framed for introduction as soon as Parliament meets on January 11 applies to families where the breadwinner earns not more than £5OO yearly. Six shillings weekly is allowed each child under fourteen. Illegitimates and children of aliens are not included. Th© endowment will absorb about £7,000,000 annually and affects 452,000 children. An official statement issued by the Australian Workers’ Union says that Mr Lang’s child endowment scheme is contrary to the policy of the Labour Party and is identical with the child endowment proposals of the National Party. It is foreign to Labour sentiment, and iniquitous to the last degree. The statement concludes: “Labour's own policy of motherhood endowment is virtually different from the scheme flatlined by the Lang Government