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15' TTIE AGE, FRIDAY, 4. 1021. 1 EMPLOYES WAGES INDUSTRIAL NEWS. a nmst intnltlng remark, an.l one that nn Itl.ill r.Mll.l 1,1.111.1. "1 i Moli-iovurth "'and thmiKli it may null -t niatur i.f in I um tho yoiuigor I ooiill.seli-ulii-.it." NEW ZEALAND FINANCES.

a c1Irrl.1 ffi139 932 OUrpiUS Ot t.0,1 IX 0T1IKU STATIC MEW SOUTH WALES. Ureal Ittisli Fires in West. ccvPBAL STATIONS BURNT OUT BROKEN HILL MINES. PREMIER'S INTERVENTION. MINE OWNERS MEET MR.

DOOLEY, At tin- riiiucKt of Mr. U.iloy. Premier Xi-w Smith Wal. ri-nriwiiUtivnt of tll lliliw at Brokeu Hill met him1 The interview took plauB the I'rimo MiuiHU-r's olllw, and i objH wan to diaciHs tha pnanibilitii-fl of ro-. Hiiiiiition of full productive opemuooa ut tin- Harrier.

Tno prOLtwdiiitfi were ot pruiiuiiiMj-y ohiiracU'r, the conference wau adjourned uttul uu. niorumg. a will biter the interviewr Mr. 1W A TEN YEARS' SUMMARY. An inlcrtnting wynon of tue budget re-latc.

to the number of olH.Tr. employed the varum, deportment, and the umount of wage. paid. During the put ten year, there had been mutual ini the number of penion. employed.

For the Inianrlnl year 1'J IJ the bilal ii (riven a but ra 1031 tue had ei-WM-d to 14.U0-..', The department nhowiu the biggest io-llill of worker, wm thai, of lubhc Inatruc- tion, where in 1912 the number of w.u e.2)l, uui in 7621. The Depart ment of Publie Works and the Department jime. UHh mnw decreanee, the former of and tlie Utter of to. Tlie Chief Secre- department by inent of Agriculture ttoruey General aud Wr, crwueu wio, em- pioys the least numbei 80 in all, teotody declined to nitike any tieiDcitiw7 uu imnnw unacr nm cumroi at tliat stiige, and reprtMenUiUves ot one hike. cempAied with VJ'l.

The mine owuerw said an agreement had beenj-rreaMurer einpioved 9fti peptona ten year come to not to diwum as against 1102 in UB1. The Crown the conference, it probable Uiat au' oliicial atuemcnt will be mude vhtu department during the period under conference doses but in any com Mr. review incjvuted Ks number of hands by Dooley will dwuss tlie posrtion wutta the lJl, the Water Sup executive of Uie linners' awwHaaKon on ha bout 100, the Depar'-i return to Ho is evidently anxious make liinwelf fully cquailitd with Uie. tlle At Position in onler that when tlie by Uooley will duKUss tlie posrtion wutta the wivtinu in onler that when tlie uy 121, the Water Supply ne twpartmenv com-i1" oininimuou iirewnui i ii wh-" mem may prepire out, auu oulrtru whether auvtmrui can ins uone to improve matters in the nunutime. Soui' the mines aiv Hosed down, wbilBt other ore working reduced time under the Kd minds award, whieli provide for a iw- Knur ivL- for i.Viorifi imlnvvl litiitpr-i mu amount of salaries distributed mong the department in 1012 wasl 1,746,00:1.

This nam was increased. untal inn I rrt wages involved totalled 3,05503. Tho LrrriUnJ There dues not Aimoar to be aiivi i 11 otitJgZpZ of tKifj' ri paid by Uie various departments for ot-nvi'V lViiknimui lrt U-1 HI haH hr Ui hw fir. wl.iel. Mill niKiiiK in the we.iec.ally between the "1 1 'niaioi in-iuM been ut hundred, of mike of fvncinn dulroyed.

All to clUngliUh till' have failed. uwuit. are aiiuply rnaidinx their llck proteetuiB their th.it liave rtllllMJ 'lir bu -Wlit out are ii f. Kttiiilw V.itv Bi'i-iurry ulf ami iuiiii Uimiw-an Weat liosHi country. inwi luiilo mat that a fire, wi'll.

i of more a wi oh, i Mirth from the Wit 11. wm miry in tlirecti.ili ol Ooudobolm. II Ittl. W.lw. and Kwulworth etition.

ain included tin" front, ami are hurrying their rto. lllil.v ol Kil.ty. in Ml fire will atopped till imlncnM damane Iwa B.ren The Lower asic Wage. AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT. SVDXKV.

In tho liuluatrill Court on Thuredny Curlcwia heard an application by tho Railway Ommisioners for a u. nuuilicr of awards in aocord- viil. Lhe recent dtirlaratirm the Jkvird of 'i'nulo. Mr aaked for leave to intervene on behalf of the Cmwn, and applied for an adjournment of the matter for four weeks. Jt waa considered by tho Crown, be said, that any variation ot the award now would tw.

in tint niihlic latiRrest. J. ho uoveni' njeut inlciidod to ask the Board of Tnule ia. wmmiider its deciaioQ. There waa a viiry irujKjrWJit cirouintitancc in connection Af a.L,A hiui wl nriiti rirt Willi UXQ UUUJJiK mid uutMu 1 Crown would like conaiderod by the ruiur.

tJiA hns.nl had based Us detcr- iirinatiou on certain statistica and figuroa which" wore made up to 30th JuncL. prior to the findinK, but he waa inetructod that in tka nrfupnt auta tlie fiimres were taken up to 30ib August. It was considered that if the fitfurea had been taken only to JUth June the reduction irom uvinli-f nnt. iiilv hpnn made. jiidne Ciirlewia said it waa a very novclj uppliwition, and he should consider thu question as to bow fan tlie Crown lad, sfiown tliat tliie was a matter of puolic in- li'rwL beatUHO tliat waa the hrst Uiiuir to: entitle the Crown to be there at all.

The Hi-t. nothioif to eiutbUi the Crown to take an atutude at waa for the j-nui-t to tltituriiiine. At Dreweat he was not1 preifitred to say whether a matter of public) iniererit wiu involved, lie would rcuervej hit (h-cirfioa on the uppliuation for au ad-joununent. PROTEST AGAINST FIXED PRICE OF MEAT. 1912 and 19-21 were as follow: Chief Secretary, 487,527, 78879; Public In struction, 728,138, Attorney- General and Solicitpr-Gcneral, 100,701, XlflO.OS-i; Treasurer? flOOTO, Agriculture, Public Works, 74,250, Mines, 35,278, Forests, 14,240, Water Supply, 42,19.

S810; Health, 14,148, In 1912 the Crown Lands depart ment expended and in 1921 78,002, 4ir orjx the Diseharired Soldiers' Settlement Fund lend Closer Settlement Fund. The Depart ment ot Jjabor in una ujwnt com pared with 22,713 in 1921. THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE. DIET AS A FACTOR. A lecture On tho factors in Uie develop ment of the Australasian nice was deli vered by Professor W.

A. Osborne Queen's Hall on Wednesday, aa the second of a soriea of lectures ranged by tho by tho University Ertmaon -wrap, arji him Ju in co-oncration -with ALBLR. A letter has been received r' I Under the new arratmomcnt VVcin.ern Aua-Albury Pastiil-t-a Protection Board fromjti-alia will save a year. Thit Staae the lirana board, mwircatinir "direct ae- will alao gain by the additional utvea col- on the part of BniZiera by whhholiL! inn stuck inui llomebush market, as i)roVed land value will bo used for both means of fightiuK the fixation of meat! State and ldmU kind bix iLKseJWJient prices. Glen limes board has also miuefftedl ZZ: cUiwntion in a protest against the arbit-WOMEN ADMITTED TO ANGLICAN tnany a industrial axtmUcs as au import- ant factor in the restoration of peace and prosperity in Kuroiie, the British Prime Minister would not consent to Germany being deprived of Upper Silesia.

And in ties attitude at Uie mcotings of Uie Su preme Council he had the support of the Italian Prime Minister. As neither the British nor the French Prime Minister would give way at successive meetings of the Supreme Council held for the purpUa of arriving at a settlement of the problem of Upper Silesia, they finally decided to refer it to tbo League of Nations, and agreed to accept the decision of the League as binding vnablot the French Prime Minister to escape the re sponsibility of giving way to Britieh pmts- ura, und accepting a compromise which would be unfavorably criticised by French publio opinion. The decision of the League of Nations, based on equity and justice, and Die result of Uie plebiscite, will favor Germany's claims, and therefore be to French opinion; but French opinion will not be able to impugu tlie impartiality of the tribunal to which Uie problem has been submitted. The Siletfia question is the most important Uw League of Nations has been called unon to settle, and vet it wiU be one of I with, beeaiwo the Allies have agreed to accept its deeision and to see Out it is carried out. The chief danger to tlie existence of the league of Nations bee of Um United States.

tbo United States is strongly in favor of the creation of an intcrnaUonal body like the League for the peaceful settlement of international disputes; but it is opposed to the League of Nations on Uie ground that the highest purpose of Uie League was de feated in linking it with the Treaty of Peace, and making it an enforcing agency of tha victors of the war." This does not mean much more than that the present Government of Uie United States, which represents the Republican party, is opposed to Uie policy of Uie previous Government, which represented the democrats. It was ex-Preaklent Wilson, as head of Uie previ ous Government of the United States, who was the founder of the Ijeague of Nations. He know that it would encounter opposition in his country from the Republican party, and therefore to ensure its acceptance in the United States he insisted at the Peace Conference timt tbo Covenant of the League should form part of the Peace Treaty, which he believed Uie American Senate 'would not dare to reject. But the Senate, in which the Republicans were in a majority, did reject the Peace Irmty, and with it tho Covenant of the League of Nations: and as a result the United States remained nominally at war with Germany unUl a month ago, when a separate Peace Treaty between America and Germany was siancd. The Internatkmal Conference on Disarmament, which President Harding, the head of Uie present Government of the United States, has summoned to meet at Washington on 1 1th November, may result in the formation of a few international organisation on the hnes of the League, and if so, Uie United States will take a leading port in the new body.

The formation of a new organisation of the kind was advocated in President Harding's hrat mo sage to Congress in April lost. "In rejecting the Covenant of the League of Nations, and in uttering this rejection to the world," said Uie President's message, make no surrender of our hope and aim for association to promote peace, which we would most heartily join. In the National referendum we pledged our eiior toward such on association, and that pledge will be faithfully kept." A league in -which the United Staten i meaubor would be more representative and more powerful Uian the existing Imu of Nations, especially if the Washington wmioronce, forming tho basis of the now leaguo, is successful in krirurinir about an agreement between Great Britain, America, vn, -rrauco ana Italy on the question of disarmomontr a matter on which th existing League is powerless to do mnr than pass resolutions and make recommendations. There ia not room in the wm-M ior tw0 dengues of Nations, and the exist ing ueague being tlie weaker would havo to givo way to its younger rival. Income Tax Prosecutions.

NEWS AGENT FINED 40. Before Mr. N. Moore. P.M..

at the City Court yesterday. G. Bernasconi, news agent. Glen Huntly-road. Elsternwick, was fitwd 10 on each of four charge of hav ing lauea to suppjy Commonwealth income tax returns.

It was stated in evidence that defendant failed to lodge returns from 1017 to 1920, and that an hi vetti Ration revealed a substantial income. ror similar breaches of tho regulations unvK o. fi.ercher. building contractor, Vincent-etreet. Cobunr.

wbh Kni (five charges). The prosecution stated thtft be admitted being in receipt pf a weekly income of 6. in addition to a profit of IS per cent, on each building erected. He viuimojcu anoub ten men. Other persons fined wrrrv khamsaf: It Bnasll, fa hrL ifm.

irw, Wamna IVudn, jca: a R. M. 1, fn! nmn Mum. iryxr, 2- )hrtrtwm, tats Uroww of the Onrwn IMtot. Itnmswink.

i ft d. tramm-nw, MorUtenin, 2 METHODISTS AND CHURCH UNION 11ENALLA. At the North-Lwtern dis trict synod of the Methodist Church on Thursday a motion was carried com menamg tns Huggostions of the joint committee of tho three negotiating churches on church union embracing tne policy ot co-operation on the van its points set forth. At the same time while not desiring to shut the door to umn, it was felt that Uie Presbyterians must, come to nn agreement among them selves before tho Methodist Church took anotirer vote on Uie amended hoinU. It was also resolved to recommend that 'm any industrial crisis the Council of invite employers and employes who are members or adherentii of their soveral denominations to meet in conference for the purpose of maintaining a true Christian relationship between masters and! men.

ILL-VENTILATED RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS. Tn TUB EXDtTOa OP TIIJC AGH. Sir, am a frequent hmeher st rlie railway refreshment rooms, Spencer-street The quality of Uie food and tho excellence of tha serviee noed no comment. Rut Uie ventilation is very defective. Lunnh is! served from 11.30 a.m.

to 20 p.m., and as many as ISO peopV are nested at one time. From 350 400 people bmch between tbem hours. But, al Uiough Uie room is lofty, the atnuMphere benonies vitiated, and Uie heat, compared with that hr the street outside, oppressive. In February and March of last year I took Uie teirrpHnvturefl at 2 p.m. on varfous daAea, The average for 12 selected days was 82) deg.

1 lie only moan a of tsibbo aeoeai to the room is by a narrow doorway opening off the railway plsXform, which covered by a comparatively low iron roof, beneath which tlie heat Is that of a lJuteh oven. Th heat enters 'tis room with the visiUir, but aolortinflrrtely does not imve it Witli hlin. Thau, high up Uie wail, near the roof, are a few windows, whieli uom on another liealted apace beneath another iron of jvgi it thatu called i i in the antagonism The umMt Captured from Germany, Wilds of Central Africa. 1 An account of life in the wikla of (lenlral Africa country won from Germany dunm ttbe war is con lamed in a letter received recently by Mm M. Wataoe, of liriiwarcet, Richmond, from her cousin.

Mrs. A. Turn boil, wifejof the admin iatra tor of tlie uiatnet ot Exmgea, langaJiyika territory. In Ui econrse of her letter, vbidi ia written from a jungle camp, Mrs. Xurit-bull statea: We have been out three wcka.

and Hre goiug back in a few days. Aubrey (Mr, lumbal!) is inspecting roads and inter- viewing tho headmen, aud generalhr azutfj up this small corner of his 23,000 equare miles distrixft. It is a vast tract, of range upon range of bills, covered wiUi thick jungle. In th ca alleys are impenetrable swamps wonderful fertile country, grorw ing maixe, mulct, ground nuts, sem-sem and other native crops, which the elephants ecm to think are planted for them. They are a perfect curse, and a native garden is ju-rt a hors dVuvre to Uiem.

They go about in herds of from half a dozen to fifty or sixty; there arc literally hundreds and hundreds of them. the whole country is intersected, up bill and down dale, by their smooth, narrow pati is, leading from one swamp to another. The nativea use them regularly. They ore fairly safe in the day, but one apt to meet them any time. A few days ago we came across some fresh tracks of a solitary old bull elephant, so we quickly got out some food Aubrey while he collected bis men and guns and started after it into the almost impenetrable bamboo thicket.

You cau only follow the path teh beast has made, and it is very dangerous. Wo continued on our way into camp, aud after an hour or so 1 heard Aubrey's He came into camp shortly ufterwards as calm as if he had been shooting bunnies. We went out in tho afternoon to view the carcaso----very hard work, up and down horrid, steep little bills, through titick jungle, and finally slid down into the swamp. It was painfully hut, and wo had to fight our way through reeds and' grass 15 to 20 feet high, and tiicu in a little luaring we cume upon the magnificent beast, lying in bis own favorite haunt. Such a mass of unlimited strength I no had splendid tanks.

Wo took snapshots, and investigated him at our leisure. It was rather a wonderful shot bowled him over first, time at about 70 yards. By this time strings of vaUagers from tniles round were arriving, all with knives and hatchrji. They will hack away at liim for diiva. few m.l gorge What they can't dry over their fires.

wt Two days afterwards Aubrey sot another elephant in much the same drcumstancei, only this old fellow was with the herd, which was more dangerous. He was not such a fine specimen, though, larger and wiui much nner tusks. Fortunately Aubrey was on a alight rise above the swamp, so ue nau a good view. Ihree other elders of the herd camo up directly Uie old bull had fallen, to see what was tho matter with hini. and tried to helm him- It most terrifying to hear them squeal with rage, flapping their great oars and throwing up their trunks.

The rest of the herd, about 30 of theui, were invisible except ior me waving grass, ana were getting very restiess, so tho three shuffled off and led them across -Uie swamp into thick jungle on the other side. Ono docs learn a kit about them on the spot like this, for, of course, we weut to see tiiia one too. I am so tiiankful Aubrey is only allowed two a year on bis licence, and glad we arc a day away from the elephant country, so wo shall sleep quietly. Two nights ago they were trumpeting all round the camp, 2W yards away in the forest, and we in a littlo native clearing. We hear nycnua, leopards and jaenais every night.

T'm on airiml fti.w of mv Tillw n. dear titiXo terrier. Site is only live months old. and march bravely along, runs up and down the line when we are on the road a capital little watch dog. Thin bit of eountrv is teem in with elaiid, sable, buffalo and recti buck, which wo shoot for the porters.

There are a lot of bona about, too, as con be seen from the tracks, so the game is rather shy. It is a glorious country, absolutely untouched and primitive; very nice natives, with neolithic havits and customs. They never saw wluto women before, so. were mutually interested. We bad a very long march to-day -nix hours.

Usually irs only four or live. We risa at 4 o'clock in Uie morning, breakfast at o'clock, and start boiore ciocn, we nave porters, tents. 4 'boy" (personal servants), our 3 selves and Tiltie, I hammock, 1 bike. 1 mule. 2 BTirctiia.

which m-o delahtful littlp vchjeles just chair with shafts and one wheel iimlcrneikth 1U men tor transport, 4 police escorts, 3 court mefnengers, and various followers and urchins carrying portertr" food, Ac. So wo look ipite imposing, spread out single file. The mule is a very precious possesion. It is a hopeless country for horses, because of Uie fly and ticks. Writing later (on 7Ui 1931).

after returning to her own home quarters, Mrs. Tumbull states: 0 are a tiny community, only 11 all told. The Kings African RiBes live on the hiTl opposite us, about a mile away. Ten weeks is the very qnickst we can hope to get anything from the coast, so we have to look" after ourselves entirely and trust to The climate is almost perfect, and there are no mosauitoes. At present it is really cold for the tropics, and we wish we coculd hnve our lovely camp firep.

It is a lovely spot. The resi dency is looking ouite nice now, though one can do mneh to Uie actual house. What on earth tho nuns, built on an nnt heap for only they know. Hie white iuile are a perfect curse, much srorse than their Indian brethren. Just round here is a rotten cattle country, hut up in the hills it is ideal snd unlimited, and tihere are nmo very fine cattle on he hike shore When we get too much butter we boil ours, nnd it keeps for ag nnd goes nearlv twice as fur as ordinary butter.

Wo can't nfford to salt down more than a few pounds at a time; Kilt is the most precious thing there is. and you can buy anything you want with it. Tt cmts IDd. per R. AU grain mats about Id.

per lb. excellent wheat from the. hills-and honey is only 1 rupee (110) it gallon. Tt is extraordinary the number of -people who puss through, Uioush wa are an out of the way. month; it dors ihe round of the lake and then it is seven "bleeps" ti here.

We onlv get one mail a month. We are uW our. 111 ramp uginn at the beginning of ne month for three week, nnd hope to get wine hippo, this time. Di'cnpitnfcd by Traim. A MAN OF MANY NAMES An rnniiiry into the dntth TrwW William A Urn.

known a. nun, auxHintant. of armaruihr nn tnr nliodr, was held hy the Coroner (Dr. Oolo) yrntrrday, ot the Mriie. r.ruiencc waa given that on 5h Oetaber, ut about 10.30 p.mv a train traTeilin to Ganiini-r ran apnmnsl to he the body of a man.

Robert UnUey. aigiial-man at Gardiner ntataon, when tha matter wiw reporbxi to him, went along tha track and SsooTred the body ot deoaMod, with the bead almost arteiwl from thn bH-. The appearance angireatcd nicidB. Uonetable Raadiffe, who enmtned the body, ftated that decaued apparently had idoyted eeveral nameai On una papers in tlie pockeni were tha name "Hettletnn, Boat abo Kinory" (nune addreaa). At Spanoar-atreet ntdtion witnoM obtained a bac whMi had been left in the nana of "WaMam" From paper id lettera foond it auuuul that deenwed onme to Aaatralm from Bncland In ISO, under the name of "laaoeUea," and under thia.

name he had kept a bank tcconnt until 1916. Be had apparently riiated England sinea, and had mtarnc.1 on the Bonalla. which had been oo fire. He had been an accountant on Monlamein. Liewah and Mooln.

mtAtjnnn. hi New South Wnlea. Hi relative, nanii-d iwn, no were apparently wejl-io-ckl people in Knsland, adilreatnl letter, to luin in the name of "Attree. the lettaa. beins oWnatelied from G2 Omvwjd-mad, Hova, Suivk-x.

Drcexd flcemcd to be ankaown in Melbourne. The (Jnrorw deridrd that death Wan doe to deeaaard'e own trt. Thrra waa aa en-denee to dntormine tlie utc of hai mind LEAGUE OF NATIONS. WILL IT SURVfVE FItOM OUR (XHUUM'ONUHNT. UNDO.V.

22nd September. Of the 48 Slates belonging to the League Nntions, 41 were represented at the second annual assi'mbly, whirb was held this month at Gctieva. the head quarters the League. There were delegates pre sent from the i'rve ountinonts, and from nearly every important country in the world. The chief absentees among the States belonging to the league were thj republics of Control Amenna.

The United States has declined to join titc League and Germany, though anxious to join, i prevented from doing so by the Allies uutii ahe gives prairtica! proof of her intcntiuu to carry out her obligations under the; IVace treaty. Soviet Husma has not ap plied for membership of the League, mdi would not be admitted at present if she did apply. Numerically the League is strong, bat there arc weaknesses inherent in its stituUon which render its survival a matter of doubt. Although it is only in its in fancy, a Krcat deal of international work has already been entrusted to it. But Its progress dealing with the problems sub mitted tn it has been slow, nnd the record of its accomplishments is almost insignificant.

It Ikas enemies outside it ranks, who seem benft on its destruction, aud it hw within itit ranks members whose criticism hardly less destructive Uian that of its enemies. Those critics who concentrate their attention an tho insignincajit record of the League's achievements in the face of delays and. difficulties that are inaeparank from ita constitution and procedure, pre dict that the League will have only a very brief life; those who look at the long list of problems submitted to it by a troubled world, optimistically declare (hat then much need for the League that the world cannot afford to dispense with it. Xhe League is called upon to discharge two distinct forms of work. First, there ia the gxaioral Ordmmistraave work of tbo Council of the League, entrusted to it under the Peace Treaties, such as the govern merit of the free city of Dantxig, the Sarre Basin, the transfer oi territories, and Uie adjustment of fin an cos under the treaties.

Even in these matters it meets with opposition from conflicting national interests, but having behind it the power of the Supreme Council (Uie Prime Minis ters of Great Britain, France and Italy), it is able to adopt a clear and definite programme. But the more important work of the League a field of work which will increase in importance and extent, if the League survivesis Uie settlement of international disputes referred to it. But only the disputes arising out of Uie recent Peace Treaties to which the Allies arc parties, and in tlie disputes specifically re ferred to it by the Supreme Council, can the League depend on its decisions being enforced, because in these matters its deci sion will have the support of Uie Allies. The League itself has no power to enforce any of its decisions; it has to depend on moral suasion. A State belonging to the League which feels itself aggrieved and its interests jeopardised by a decision of tne League in any dispute submitted to its judgment can refuse to accept the decision.

and appeal to Uie sword against the claims of its adversary. Tho only punishment which the League can inflict is an economic1 blockade, which in some cases would be ineffective. Among Uie important political problems that have been submitted to the League during its brief life are the ownership of tho Aaland Islands in tho Baltic, Uie territorial dispute between Poland and Lithuania which centres round the ownor-Khip of the city of Vilna; the demarcation of the frontiers of Albania; the dispute between the Central American republics of Costra Rica and Panama; the dispute be tween tlie South, American republics of Bolivia and Chile. The Aaland Islands dispute has been settled by ihe League's sward of sovereignty to Kngfcwd, with pro tection of the rights of the Swedish inhabitants of the islands. Sweden has accepted the award, but in doing so btated that she "will not abandon the hope that the day will come when the idea of jus tice will prevail, and Uie national feeling of the porjuiation of the Aaland Islands will be triumphantly vindicated." This means that Sweden re fuses to abandon hope of reversing the Ljcugue's decision at a future date.

Both, Poland and Lithuania have refused to accept the League's decision with regard to tlie city of Vilna, and in the meantime General Zeligowski, who, with the aid of Polish troops, seised the city and drove out the Lithuanians, remains in occupa tion, Uiough nominally the Polish Government has disowned bim. The appeal of the King of Hdj.is to the League against tho existing regime in Syria aud Mesopotamia is a matter that the League dare not deal with, becauso it is powerlcra to interfere witn tho do cisions and policy of the Supreme Council. The case of Armenia is typical of the Iowcrlcsiies3 of the League to do anything to save an afflicted country, even wlicn the Supreme Council does not bar the way. The appeal of Armenia last year to be saved from destruction at the hand of the Turks stirred Christian civilisation but Uie League could only confess that as far as it was concerned "no action was possible." It had no army to send to Armenia against Uie Turks, and no fund for such an enterprise if it had an army. The of inquiry which last year's assembly of the League of Natoons resolved should be appointed to examine into the position of women and children in Armenia, Asia Minor, Turkey and ad jacent trrrrtorics, who were being do-ported In large numbers, was never appointed, because the unsettled state of affairs in these countries prevented such an inquiry being carried out.

But a striking illustration of the need of such an organisation as the League of Nations has been given by the Supreme Council. As a general rule, the attitude of the Supreme Council to the League hi been a warning one of "hands off," for fear the League, anting as an independent body, guided by abstract ideas of justice, should deal with European problems in which the Allies arc concerned in a way that conflicts with "the interests of one or more of tho Allies, but in the problem of Upper Silesia the Supreme Council was presented with a task en which after re peated attempts Great Britain, Italy and France failed to reach an agreement. The Treaty of Versailles provides that the fate of Upper Silesia, which coo tains valu able coal fields, and was ono of the chief industrial provinces of the former German empire, should be settled by a plebiscite of the inhabitants, who consist of Germans and Poles. The plebiscite was taken, and it gave a large majority for the Germans, who are tn favor of the province remaining a part of Germany. The ertntui ma jority was overwhelming in the town and industrial areas, but in the rural areas Uie Polish voters, favoring union with Poland.

Were in a alight majority. France, who in her antagonism to Germany desires to see a strong Poland established on Germany's' eastern frontier, would not agree to tho whole of Upper Silesia bvHng re stored to Germany in sxeordatice wflth the, plebiscite, -nor would she agree to any of the methods of dividing Uie province Germany and Poland whieli were euggested by the Allied Com mission 'ep poiirled to consider the problem. The opposition of Uie French xtime Mhnater fM. Briaad) to any and every aiiggsstion of compromise was based on the fact that French hatred and distrust of Germany it so pronounced that no French Govern ment which fails the task of doing its utmost to keep Germany proatrm and depriving her of reeoorwai which wowW help her reoovery aa one of thai treat nations of KarofM sen hnM Aa Great Britain regard the mawj Oer- I WI-XLINUTON. Tim Prime Minister jdeliverrd hi.

budget Hpeoch in the lion Keprcsculative, on Thtiratay nuzht. Mr. Miutaey auu the liital reveitile lor was uutl the eiprnili- luro louviim a aurunia of The prilieipal iU-uw of receipt were: CimumiH, slump and dentil duties, X.1,74fl,UOi; pom and tele- xrupb, laud tax, in cuiiw Uui, beer duty, railways, iu.lllfi, other items. iiuSHJ. Tlie reeeipta exceeded those of the previous year by The esti mated revenue for the current year wim and the estimated expenditure The eUHtolua were e.a-eU-il In yielit i.4,!AJU,UUU; laud and uieunie taxes, 'l iie mini of la to Ihi provided for naval defenee.

and the terri torial foree ia Ui he rearnu-d and iuulwar and hy.lro- work, are to be puahed on, 'J'he K-i-oMi putdic aim oa Aliren euil tlie net indrbteduem pn eapiu 3. the Prime Mininter exnUinnl that more U1.111 half of liiu Mirpltui vim duu to an iixLraoidiimry men; in im- 88 8 rwut oi the aeuvecy ol fliiyn rciiTH. Hie expCQtliluru had ex- 'V, i 7 lUDa, J-wu'uw' ana M'l'ITrapiw, edu.uUuii. mfS.ll). Ihiru.n the war 14 1,000 had leen expenlcl on public works, and loans totalling 10,000,000 liad fallen due, most of which had renewed.

Inn torts were valued at .67,463,000, 46 per cent, of which camei lixim Ureal tin tain and 19 per cent, from toe Lnited States. Kxuorts were valued at 48,210,000, of which 43,000,000 repre-HCJttud the value of primary products. Over 17,000 soldiera bad been satiated to purchase land and houses, at a cost of to which must be added 1 J). 000 naid through the Repatriation department for the re-establishment of dis charged soldiers in cavil life. Legislation was foreshadowed to effect economy and retrenchment and to readjust taxation and tho customs.

This revision will increase fixation on luxuries, but solely to the revenue. Increased expenditure is attributed to the mcroase of interest and sinking fund charges on loans during tlie war period, war pensions, increases salaries and bouuses to civil servants to meet the increased cost of living. There had sIho been a serious drop in the prices of wool and other staple prod acta. In the litter rettpect a change for the better bad teken place, and the feciing was growing in the Dominion that the country was over the worst of its troubles. The season just entered upon promised to be one ot the best for many years.

He appealed to tho community to pracuse ocoriomy and work naru. GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF ECONOMY. A deputation of commercial men inter view Mr. Maooy on Thursday and put before him details of proposals to reduce expenditure to meet prcsjmfday needs. The president of the KmptoyerV Federa tion said that the two chief necessities were the substantial cutting down of pub lic expenditure and the nil action of taxation, with a readjustment of tho incidence of taxation.

The promised retrenchment in the public service had not yet been realised. During the last seven years there hud been an abnormal increase in ollice expenses and overtime. Mr. MaKfxy, in replying, said that when the Government emUirked on its policy of economy and retrencliment all understood that rt could not be earned out instantly It would probably ijiko two years to give eitect to the propo.vils. Three wees ago tive departmental savings liad reamed 007.000.

The outlook for the country's produce was hopeful, osid with the steady prosecution ot tlie uovcrnment cconom plans he believed that a gradual return to normal conditions was assured. RACING CONTROL BILL REJECTED Thursday the House of Representatives rejected, on the second reading, the Gaming Act Amendment Bill, which proposed an increaso of racing per mits, as recommended by the Racing Commission, from 250 to 278 annually. The measure was treated on non-party lines, and lias now been shelved indeJimtclv. A Labor bill to abolish the death pen alty was rejected on tho second reading by votes to 7. PNOJMONIC PLAGUE.

A DEATH IN BRISBANE. BRISBANE. An elderly man who wasl removed to Wattlebrae Hospital on Wed nesday night suffering from a sickness which was supposed to be plague died on Thursday morning. A posUmortem exanu nation disulosod tliat death wus due to. pneumonic plague.

This is Uie first time during tlie present outbreak that such a caue has occurred. i There arc now six males and one female at wattlebrae. and one rs danirorously ill. The Health department reports mat a suspicious caso is under otiservation at iownsnl e. Though tho rat gangs have been at work for some time none of the men hitherto had become infected with plaeuo.

I low- ever, one of the recent cases from Milton was a man who had been employed the rut gang of the city council, Boy Struck by Motor Car. ACCIDENT ON FLEMINGTON-ROAD Becoming confused in the midst of motor traffic returning from lcmington racecourse late yesterday afternoon a number of children on the at the corner of Abbotsford-strcet, Melbourne, scattered and rau in different directions, and one small boy Albert Pros-ser, aged 11, of 'il5 FlenungLon-road, North Mclbouruc waa struck bv car and seriously injured. His fatlicr, who was standing on tho footputh near by, witnessed tho accident. The motor car, driven by Mr. J.

Fletcher, of Aspcndalc, was moving at a moderate piioe towards the city, and the ciiildren, it is said, were warned of its approach by the motorist and by other people in the vicinity. In tlie midst of the confusion, however," ono of the boys gripped yoiuig PnoBHer. and pulled Irim right in front' of the car. Mr. Fletcher picked up tho m-j jured boy and took him in Uie ear to Mol- bourue Hospital, where he was admitted in a critical state, suffering from a fractured skull.

Bash Fire Threatens Merbein. FORTUNATE CHANQE IN WIND. MILDURA- On Thursday afternoon Uie forestry onieer at Miidura received a trie-phone call from Kidnino Station, thirty miles from Mildurat seeking assistance in combating a bush hre wjth a face of to miles, which was trnvcllitur swiftly to the south-east, between Ned's Corner and Kul- mnc. If the hre continued to travel in that direction, the message atatcd, it would reach Merbein. Meanwhile the immediate rlnrirrnr tn thounnHrl nf dlieeD in tS trflck was enormous.

A Dig parxy was nrganinni in lildm-a at ciock, ana ears proceruea to Ned's CorneT and Knlnine stAtiona to h.ln (Wlit back the flames. The wind changed at 7 o'clock, and Merbein was no longer threatened. LAW LI8T THIS DAY. ARUmtATTOsT OOtJTtT. (lUrfore Mr.

Jwtim Pownrs. in Ox Third Civil Orsirt, at 10.30.) IrrHrnlnl (VnnMN at AWtfUh IVntotl Slid Utvltid Krewwie U4. anrl others (vnrialion kward ami acrtcnwnt) i FV(ratrd Knginr Drlvm ami Firemen' Association v. Albany IV II and othm (fltt kwmtA for fiwing ODmpanies); Au- trulian Tramway Employer Aiwoemion. v.

F.Ia-trie Supply Vn. of Vietorl (rariatlon by eon enOj Aiwtralljm NuMlery and l-rutliw Work-m' Vrtuk Knmlovw' FciteRitfoa Mlehu-lia Halk-n' iteiu and Oo. and othent (appllnatfon to vary re wag) rumio wtviop v. uo-vemment rVrrloa Women'a Fitlemtinn (itpraul uihW (vetloii 17). At S-lft! Federated Knhbcr Wurkt'm v.

Dnnlofi rtutttiT (k. and otrara KI'ATB Flll.b OiimT. (IWore tlie Milrf Ju tm aid JnMiem Mann and M'Arthur, at laSu.) Kent r. Parer (part hsnnl), mm v. mine.

PKAimUK tXJUKT. (IWocv Mr. JisSli Hrhutt, fct laSO.) Itiambpr bualnesi. Ilrrr CiMOn: llaJMiwi v. RabrttNi, Orrahl v.

Uerninl, KipHifn v. Iluar4iin, CVtappb v. Hipple. (iKNKKAl. HKfttIONit-B-fon Ji! DHlnide.

at 10.30. Oertrpe Ian A. II. Klnmrttittin, KiwMi, AiirM Tirif, jotm u. iimig-non.

COt; NT Jil Wolnarskl, at 10 Anderonn v. Wilmn (part fwarrl), M'Iin- itnn v. isi of Hawthorn fpart nnate), wnin v. W.tlf. Wilkr v.

tVta. Willmmwi y. Oitikbb. 'fvfl v. m.sn.) in re uannur ninar, as of of iluli-aworth aal down amid row.

liuujlitar. lliu uiciuenl men ciow. K.C'9 Son Admitted to Bar On Thursday Ole Full Court, on tllm ap-pliealiiui of Mr. K. llloomlicld, K.V., ad-mitu-d to the bar ol New Houtli Wiile WenlworUi Wi.iml, H.A., 1UB.

(Sydney I. The now l.diTlnter ia a Bun ol Mr. A. 11. Hhand.

uno of tho lead.im of the Auatraliaii bar. QUEENSLAND. FIVE LEPERS CURED. To be Released on HltlSUAKK. About Chrwlma time, if the two html teata vrliioh arc proponed prove an mtiafactory aa tlie proviouw ones, tint live whtto inmatea of the laxnrt.tte at Peel Inland, including a woman, will be ro- leiuted on parole.

Aa far aa the aatlioritiea can tell, they are cured of leproay, bat to make doubly auro tlieae linal ti-ftta are to be made. 1 fciaenwim: the iitiUler, llr. Tel ford, deputy health ratniiiiwiioiim-, mid negative reaulta liad been obtaineil for the Iaat eiRlrteen niniitlia or an. The trc-iit nicnt urMl is an Jhw not me iin "io m- maun of Hie luaoretto have twen rcitcsweu aniKamiiUv cured. ABOLITION OF THE UPPER HOUSE It is luidVrstood a HtronK (irrutatiiaa froni the LcgrUlative Council waiud on tht; State Governor on Thursday and placwl before! him a carefully prepared and lengthy dcu- mrmt iriwtnir Jntjitlivl flf tllOl events which have occurred within tlie last few years with regard to the Upper Mouse, i ho that bis Juxceucney may oe xntuy informed as to the exact position.

I EXPORT OF BUTTER AND CHtEESE Taat week 22.2S8 boxes oi battT and 7960 crates of cheese were exported from Brnbone principally to London, rhe sur-plufl produce which came inrtn th; cold stores last week comprised 18,476 boxes of butler and 2428 crates of dieetM. There was left in storage at tho woek end. 17,312 boxes of butter and 5708 crateH of cliceee. Physical Culture for Girl. Misses Jessie J.

Long (physical anstnir-tiBss of the denartment), Oonstan K. Gooch (Buranda school) and Jaciet Thomson (Indooroopilly) nave been chosen to attend wie specnu course ior naiiaie irau-ers in junior nadet traininR antil physical i.nlinri. fur irir-U. trt hp luld Victoria Rirniflfa- flvtlnov. Hiirinif tlie siix weeks commencing next Monday.

They -will leave on baturday next. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 20,000 A YEAR EASILY SAVTED. PERTH- Mr. Ewins, Federal Taxation Commiriitioner.

haa complcticd arniuylemeiita eonnection with Uie aniu.fnuuaaioa ot tnu Ktjitj. nml Vffernl Taxation denariuaenta. SYNOD. The Anglican Synod has nasflrdl with out a division tlie second readuip; of a bill admitting women to membership uf t. ii uvnnd Tht lull itfiuieii tlu-ouuli com mittee after some opposition from.

lay mem BISHOP RECEIVES HONORARY D.D. DEGREE. At the Anslioau Synod on Thursday Archbishop Riley, by letters patwit from the Archbishop of Ointerbnrj, conferred the degree of D.D. upon Right Rev. W.

K. I'llsey, IHsiiop of Kalgoorhe. Bishop Kleev, in. retuniing thamlta slid tliiLt. when ho was Oxford refused to grant him thSs degree, ravinir aeciueti tnat in nintire it muse oe won.

lie was quite sure he could not write the neeefwarv thvM.4 for the dcimw of D.D. but somehow tho Arehbishop nf Qinter-bury had decided to confer it he houorary degree upon nun. EMPLOYERS AND ARBITRATION The presidential report adopted by tho annual meeting of tho YV.A. Em ployers' Federation on Thursduy advocated the appointment of a permanent president of the Ktate Arbitration Court and the increase of its staff. The federation does not support the abohrtHin of xho Common-f wcait ArDumuou uouru out aesircs amcjidments limiting its powers to matlr ot purely mier-htate concern.

It is1 pointed out tliat he State court has not1 varied the basic wnue ot 1.14 day in ven in the railway ease in September, but tin latest award at.eni.srn uie Stnte makes the basic waire in Perth l.V per day. It is now evident that waires) mum. be Txadjusteu or unemployment will occome acute. CHEMIST AND MASSEUSE NOT GUILTY OF MURDER. In the Criminal Court on Thursday the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the murder charge attainftt Georgo Thomas Treby, chomist, and Helen Stcphano, massousc.

The Crown cam was tlifit Mrs. Keddrop. the wife of a fnrmt'r. came to Ferth and was recommended by Treby to Stcphano. Mrs.

Keddrop stayed at Stephano's house for some days, and subsequently died Perth Hospital from causes which the coroner's jury attributed to mii illegal operation. Both accused were immediaxe.y dwmharged. GOLD FIND REPORTED EAST OF BROOME. Telegrams from Broome report consider- stole prospecting activity in the district. F.

King recently pegged coal-prospcctinB: area about miles eiint of room to wards the Edaar Ratine, Gold RoeeimmKi are ulleged to havo boon found in the t'tdgir iiange, The country is very King's samples of coal have been sunt to! Me department, t'ertn. TASMANIA. A SCOTTISH CHIEFTAIN'S ENTERTAINMENT. Did It Affect Hia Candidacy for Parliament? HOBART. A petition for the ousting- of Thomas Murdoch from the Hobart sent in the Legislative Council by the defeated candidate, Frank Bond, was heard before! Chief Justice Nrcholls on Thursday.

The allegation was that during April last, and when the election was on, Mr. Murdoch, as chieftain of Uie Caledoninn Society, gave au entertainment to members, si so to the Governor. It was contended that the ob ject of the entertainment was of a charac ior inai savorea oi onoery ana corruption, and that in consequence the election should be declared null and void. Respondent claimed tliat the entertain ment was an annual anatr, always given and (Aid for by the chieftain, and that the phowmir of his photo, on the screen at such a function soliciting votes was, purely accidental on the part of the operator, and was done without cu Knowledge and eon-sent. The hearing was not concluded when ihe court adjourned.

TICK-INFESTED "iTOCK FROM NEW SOUTH WALES. HOBART. In view of the fact that cattle tick were recently discovered in oaftUe imported from new ttotitn wales, euiue which arrived by the Westrnlia on Thurs day, were examined at the abattoir. Tick wore again discovered, and all Uie cattle are to be slaughtered under supervision. The hides will I dipped, and every pre-rantion will be taken, 'hm Government ha now decided that no further imputation nf cattle tor slaughter lrom New Mouth, Wales will be permitted, and a oroclama tion to that effeot is to bo gazetted.

The Minister of Airrieiilture exnreieed nis re gret that tin's sctiun had to ho taken. Ho wait a nrm Dc never in freedom of trade bwtweon the Slates, but the cattle tick was such a scourge where it obtained a hold that uiey could not aitord to take any riifc. Brighton council has asked ihe Tram wava Board to receive a draatataion with the new of having the oouauction of trams for tingmon expedited. mineownTH to the wages uxm, out uie re- dnei'd houn are said to constitute a gravej handicap to uit rewmpuon ou a loll dilutive biuds on Uie ground oi tho largely lncreosea coat ot output. Seamen's Union Case.

QUEEJNSLANO GOVERNMENT SHIPS. Tlie Federated Seamen's Union's claim for a new award was fbrthcr dealt with before Mr. Justice Powers in tlie Arbitration Court yesterday. Mr. Ham, who appeared for tlie Trea surer of Queensland, submitted an affidavit made by G.

L. Real. Under-Secretary to that Minister's department, on 27th October in relation to an agreement made between the Treasurer of Queensland and the Queensland branch of the Seamen's Union. Tito agreement provided that the rates of pay should be: Firemen, ltf month; seamen, XH, and able seamen act- fjig as leading hand or coxswain, 16. It also set out that a victualling allowance of i'4 10 a month and a travelling allow ance should be paid.

Weekly working hours wore fixed at 48. with a general overtime rate of 26 au hour. Mr. Beal said Uie agreement would expire ou Slat December next. Since it was made the Treasurer had agreed to allow seamen and brunch on the Matthew Flinders an additional 10 a month beyond Ute rates fixed by Uie agreement.

Tlie vessels under the control of the Uuoeosland Government had wtttiin recent years alwayB been worked under a separate agreement, and uie special conditions of Government work made the com' plcte application of a general award tc them impracticable. Mr. Justice rowers said Uie mere fact that a Minister had mado an agreement did not give U. the foree of law. The document appeared to be an ordinary agreement.

Mr. Ham contended that cither the Minister was the employer and the union had made-the agreement with him. or he was not the employer, and should not be made a respondent in the owe. Mr. Walsh, for Uie union, objected to the Queensland irovenuncnt being eluded from Uie awanL Hia Honor promised that he would hear Mr.

Ham and Mr. Walah further on the matter at the conclusion of the case and be tore he made his award. A number of witnesses were crow-examined br Uie rennondenty rnravntji. tives, and the case was adjourned till 17th ixovemner. ELECTRICAL TRADE BMPLOYES, Compulsory Unionism.

A novel feature of a new log of wages and conditions issued by tho Klectncal Trades Union is a clause providing tliat from the coming into operation of Uie logl ill persons employed by the respondents in the capacities covered by it should, within a month of the date of Uie award, become members of the claimant union, with the reser vations that it be a condition of employ men that all cmnlovcs ioin the union. and tliat if any employe entering the service of any respondent should neglect to become a member of the union within the time specified he should be dismissed. A claim is made for a minimum wage of 6 A week, nnd 8 5 for electrical fitters, 8 10 for electric welders. 10 for over head line examiners and 10 5 for installation electricians. The rates fixed far ap-prenticeg range from 1 8 in the first year to in the fifth year.

L0NO8R WORKING HOURS IN PUBLIC SERVICE. BRISBANE. After granting an increase In Uie working hours of publio servants Uie full bench of the Arbitration Court on Thursday considered a claim by -the Commissioner of Railways to vary the railway award as far as it relates to ordi- nnrv wnrtrintr houra. The Cnmmimioner's petition is for an alteration from 30j hours to 3i hours in the ordinary weekly working, and the lengthening of the finishing time lrom to p.m. ine appucataon was opposed by the unions concerned.

After hearing argument, the president oruil t)iA onlv matLer on which the court had any doubt was in relation to the hours of tercgraphwta. It would consider-that matter. Theft from Porter's Lorry. AN UN8USTAINED CHARGE. A cose involving tho identity of a man who stole a bag of tent pegs from a rail wav nnrter'B trolley at (feencer-street oh 30th October was heard at the City Court yesterduy, when Horry Denhom, a young man, connected with a variety company was oharged with Ute theft of the pro not-fv Peter Mill, raifwfty porter, said he was on No.

2 platiorm when Uie Adelaide express arrived. Accused came up to his Irolley with a piece of scenery in his hand, lie mid Uie scenery was valtmble, and placed it on top of other goods on U10 trollpy. He then awistcd witness to move tho trolley, but soon afterwards disappeared. Looking towards the street, wit-new saw him running sway with the pro-pirty in mtcstion on his back. He followed secnispd into the street, and saw him drop the parcel near Orlyon's Hotel, ma em-mtA the follnwirw dav.

Atvuvd. an oath, said he was errmloved by 6'Grady'a Variety and denied hav ing teen near uie troiicy at uie nine men tinned. (Virrohnrative eridpnee was given. wns ftlo stated that Uie tent pegs in question belonged to irwrany. The bench dismissed Uie charge.

A Considorat Thief. LEAVES VISITOR HI8 TICKET. RETURN A thief who robbed a Sydney visitor at the Victoria Coffee Palace yesterday morning was not entirely devoid of a sense of a fairnow, for he left his victim Uie sum of 0 and hia return ticket to Sydney. Mr, H. Baxter, restaurant keeper, Quay-street, 1 lay market, Sydney, left his bedroom for Uie hsthroom in the morning, locking his door before leaving.

When he returned he found that the door nan Deen nniocaea and that the sum of W) in notes had been taken from his vest pocket. The other property was left by Ute intruder, STEALING A SET OF HARNESS, (Charged with having stolen, on Tuesday. a set of harness worth 19, belonging to Campbell and Bourke-stxeet, James Kelly. 45 yean, was before the City thnt Kelly, who bad been employed 8s yardman at Campbell took the harness irom a store at tne pre-miwa and sold it at a seconhand dealers a few doors down Rourke-street. He was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, but aa he had not previomely been in trouble the bench suspended the sentence on hia entering into a bond to be of good behavior Board II Wl rllTl UUUVilUlrlUU UWMIUIUUU.

-a rs jMiacauonai Asaooiauon. ine HjiraNcr staiea tnai jiusiraua naa atxjuiredi future may bring difficulties, but it woold no doubt prove to be Uie moat desirable policy. To uihold it Australia would have to be a well developed nation. The most important factor in the development of a nation was food. History had proved that lack of food hod caused much anxiety and war.

A country winch was deprived 1 of its food supply naturally grew desperate, ami in tbo end it must, as an act of self-preservation, make an attack on its more fortunate neighbors. Australians were Uie greatest meat caters in Uie world: When he was travelling Germany 1912 most of the professors there bad prophesied tliat this meat-eating quality of the! Australians would prove disastrous to 4he phyraQue of Uie race. He thought, however, the Germans were now ouite con vinced to the contrary. (Laughter.) High prices had caused a great reduction in our meat consumption, and now cereals and vegetables wero playing a larger art in the national diet. As retards the cereals, he uu analysis had discovered that owing to the lock of phosphate in thei sou very utue ot it was noticeable Australian grasses.

But phosphate was absolutely essential to Uie improvement of cereals. Denoite thin fact, enormous Quan tities were boms ax Dor ted yearly the lorm 01 carcaatts ox raooits ana outer biu-mals. In fact. Japanese farmers were using phosphate mado from bones imported from Queensland. Another important fac tor the development of a race was the safeguarding of national health.

He hoped Australia would never introduce the Ameri can methods of artificial heating. It simply made the rooms stuffy and hot, and the air stagnant. With Uie aid of lantern slides the sneaker then showed graphs 01 vunous discuoes, A specialty interesting graph was that of typhoid lever, wiuco snowea tnat nince the sewering of Melbourne the cases, of typhoid fever had been decreased by! nnr 7ii ner cent. There was no reason. the lecturer said, why this, as well as tuber culosis, should not ne wipea out 01 toria altogether.

Another ininortant factor, he considered, was climatic conditions. When people tnade statements that white people could not live in the tropics they spate wanoui sumcunt knowledge of tho facts. The only instrument that properly registeredi th (Trtot the temneriturc on the human being was a wet bulb thermometer, which! was ancctea ny neat, numimty aim wmu. movement. wet duid viennoraever had been proved that tlie centre ot De xj Am Tni-i-iitpv nnd ninctkcallv the name temperature ai had Adelaide.

He concltidefl Uiat conditions in sub-tropic 1 regions of Australia were quite sunaoie ior people to live in Returned Soldiers' League At a mectinfr of the Federal executive of: the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' im perial League, held at 178 Collins-street yesterday, the following resolutions were That the Oommnnwealth 1ovrnment be ankedl by mum of Irglalattan to enfon-e th supply return by th Irunlrfls ami eomnuttwa of an. 4tiitm nmi leeal mtrtollc and mmorial rowln loltM-r tlwn ISl CraM-uf tlie outatanding lwlin all huHi fonils. and Out the 8ttc Govfminentj Iw ahkeil to pass icKiwuntiH nt th rum the rfwietti ve Stata exeeutlvN or the loi(rue tha body most iden- 11.1..1 nmlilrkmu IflMUlIK thf TP- tumfid nol.HfT. That tho mnlotion be retprredj to tho I'rlme MlnlatM- lo ha forwarded betoro thfl IMrmiw tnirrenrp. Ttint rporBtenlatiana be made tn the FMcril OoTrrnmont that an rcRtrdH wcildlira glrin eri Iwlnra 1ht uWt COUUnlttrS inqmriD tnlf Af u.

ewnillv Iwirul. In UfMtAtn Amlriilia. In th ent ot their revealing thnl they nutdo faW matofiimta In tbeir statutory deckiratWim. Uw be not yrowouted. That 00 clinmoiogieai "nmaima wuia fJ fined on bnu1tou of graves ex-intmben, of ihm A I wkn went nenaioii reaoicno.

ami who died ulHMiuent to tbir retorn to Awtralia; on (ha oeruneauon 01 wjBnniwiai wwy death vas doc to war aiHauiiiua. GAS WORKERS' AWARD. Effect of Court a Decision. The decision of. the Federal1 Arbitration Court reducing tho baste wage of gas workers from 4 fl to 4 fi lr week has created some constenutioA in trades union roles, aa ft is regarded as a step in the direction of a general reduction of wages.

Officials of Uie Gu Employes' Union have not yet had an opportunity of aseertaining: the views 01 tne inemnors regura derision, but It is probable that a meeting will be held on Sunday afternoon to consider the position. A serious view of the court's decision is token in union circle. Tlie opinion in expremed that it is baned on wronir premisfs. and thnt united action nn the part of the tradm union will be neeesKary to safeguard the Jnteresta of Uie workers. SALE OF TROTTING HORSES.

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Sold br Obetsiata asH Marm. Tniimnnlalit arnt ant addrei. Fanner 4 rary fixation of prices by a court aittim in Sydney, on the ground that the cotirt wan eriiiruty respuiiMibic for tho depressed condition of the stock market and the htMvy loitHt'ri Riaipi'B wore pustainitm. Ainu ry hoard has am-eetl to join ioreos witli (J lull Innew in pruti'Htnin anumat the exiat-mx sysuuu, but it would not go to tin: length of supporting direct action. -Mr.

Lindner, a of uhe board, atid that direct imtion was the only effective answer to the attempt to interfere with he law ot supply mid di'maiid. At present atock owners were simply at the mercy of the hutcliers, who, under price iixation, de-termint'd ainomr themwelves wltat price sliuiild be paid lor stock uu the hoof. True competition no lonjaT existed. It was hard tit say what country stock raiders would do if nrices went any lower. In the AJbury market he had fiad to take 2d.

per lb. live weight for prime Hheep. The public did rot cet the benefit ot those lrw nrices. In coimtry centres outside tho Albury area where prieett were fixed, the butchers were compelled to sell a beef carcase at X2 ksfl than the Albury rate. ALBURY SCHOOL FACILITIES.

A Threatened Curtailment. ALHUHY. Local supporters of the new Kivrina Slate movement have been fnrnifihcd with evidence retrarding educa tional disabilities that will induce them to double their agitation against centralisa tion. During the war Albury was tlie only country town tnat Wiis able on the enrol-nit-iit banis justify the continuance of tin evening yntuuiation school, which i.h largely availed of bv voutliH in employ- nnnt. Now it is threatened that tlm at lmol will be closed, mainly because of its isolated iioaition and tlio expense entailed in sending nn inspector from Sydney, and eenorauy auminiHierina the worn oi tli fr- hodl from a distance of 400 miles.

The Chamber of Commerce and other local bo-lii-H arc fiking up the matter, pointing oui tnnt Aioury voutns utiouio not Oi junalired hcenuse the town is so far from the capital and because other towns in the State have not nhown us much interest as AlhuiT has in the establishment of evening 01)0018. COST OF LIVING STATISTICS. Tlie last monthly statement issued by the Government statistician shows that the prices of food ami groceries (including meat; only declined 1.0 per cent, in Octo ber, na compared with September. Compared with Uctcobor of last year, however, the fall was 18.3 per equal to 38 in iiig piiund. PLAGUE RATS IN SYDNEY.

DNKY. Tlie discovery of plague-in- fee led rats in Suswx-strect is causing the city council health department much, concern. Mr. BroH, a city council health offi cial, is of tho opinion that tho infected ralH came from Queensland. A large con signment of egga was recently received from Queensland, and tho crates were biidly mo that it wan unite nos sihlo that the rats found a secure hiding place.

The premises in which the infected rats were fi-und havo been quarantined. A PROTRACTED DIVORCE SUIT. SYDKEY. Although the l'ernitt divorce sit.t liaa monopolised the attention of Mr. Jimuoe Gordon for twelve days there are no that public interest in the matter is waning.

The court was again crowded' when the hearing was resumed on Thursday. Respondent's ease waa closed, andl evidence was called for petitioner reply.1 TS case fn reply having been concluded counsels' addresses were entered upon. THE FRACAS IN PARLIAMENT. Contradictory Explanations. SYDNEY.

Soon after tho Speaker took his teat in the A--cmbly on Thursday afternoon the chief participants in Wednesday night's fracas on tho floor of tho House snuBht, under cover of a "personal explanation," to give their versions of what happened. Mr. Onslow said ho walked across the floor of the House to speak to Mr. Con no 11, ho, he said, was paired and waa going to vote in a division. While he was speaking te Mr.

Connell another member, to whom he had not spoken, struck him. II thn approached the Chairman of Committees yviuiiiain mat no nnd oecn The cfiairman said that he saw him (Mr. Onslow) cross tho floor of the House to strike an honorahlo member. He then acted rather hastily, and told the chairman that he lied. He did nofj cross the Chamber to strike any member, nor did he strike anyone.

Mr. Stuart Robinson (who was in the chair at the timel said he sew both members assume a fighting attitude and strike one another. Mr. Molesworth said that earlier in the night he spoke to Mr. Onslow when the Cham bur, remarking in a gentle-jnnnly manner that "its looked Tike a lively night." (Laii(t htex.) Mr.

Onslow re- Lwil1 ive yo" cl'P und" the When Mr. Onslow crossed the I lismlmr he was firmly convinced that he was onming over to keep hia gu Aran tec. (laughter.) He ws nnng insuHtng langiiago to Mr. Connell, who waa atttiiur 1-ehmd him, and he (Mr. Molceworth) toW wm to "go and sit down," He then made of the room, are a few window thatk'otirt yesterday.

Evidence was to the effect do onen on the outer air. but nn efrmila tion la proviiied, and curium ic and gn from accumulated breaths stagnate in 11 ewtirmlw heat pop! above people's heads. would not be possible 10 intsi revolv ing ffena working in rotating cowls, to draw off this aeevmalatkm. At tho satm time addrtsprsu mgrew of fresh air fmm Offtsada the nurwmy on liftings 1 Tew, a URJLLId. for twelve monint.

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