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Fight DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES FOR EXPORT iwH-Kvtwr Fixing Date For Could U.S. Icebreakei Wheat Price May Rise, Says McEwen Influence Rebels Sets Out 1 For Antarctica! Road Tax Delayed An advisory committee will begin working out a new tax on interstate road hauliers on February 1, the Minister for Transport, Mr. E. Wetherell, said tome N.S.W. rebel union MELBOURNE.

Friday eis fear that the Labour The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr, Uict on tne television Ju i fil J. McKwen, said to-day that Lmav damage their cam' world wheat prices may rise In aeaiast the A.L.P. In- soon. Cn'nl Grouo control ofi WELLINGTON (N.2.), January 7 Tbe American 6,500 ton icebreaker U.S.S. Atka left Wellington to-day on a reconnaissance voyage to i Antarctica.

Mr. McEwen, who returned this week from overseas, said N.S.W. branch of the Lilian Labour Party. that accumulated wheat sur Mr. Wetherell said ore-' 'The committee must' also pluses would soon start to i eader said yesier- fix a date before which any diminish.

L. ihst 9 new fieht had de- liminary work in fixing the tax was greater than This was because of recent The Atka, with person or ooay interested may make representations in writ 'The project may culminate; fed which would tend to Use the issues of the big- expected. poor crops in Canada, Austra scientist observers, a com in criss-crossing exploratory flights which, in conjunction! Road hauliers last nicht lia, Argentina, and other ing to the committee which is bound to consider any i fiohr neiween mc icuci pany of 250 men and tons wheat-exporting countries. Luia and the A.L.P. Indus-! welcomed me statement.

ot equipment on board, will with the efforts of other; nations, would cover most, if i urkey, which exported On Monday. Mr. Wetherell. MlimuDS ior cuuuui ui vuc spend two months on the I assure Mr. Rowe and wheat last year, was import be Labour machine.

Antarctic continent. not all, of the unsighted areas of the continent. ing it this year. said the new tax would be announced within a fortnight and he expected it to come other persons interested that the provisions of the Act in this regard will be strictly 18t said that vne new ngnt kftween the supporters of The icebreaker is heading AT BOTTOM for Little America, Rear-Ad uho operation on reoruary i. Mr.

McEwen said: "1 think adhered to. RESEARCH "Antarctica is the last great land mass on the earth which miral Richard Byrds elabo I Federal Labour h. H. V. Evatt, and the feeral Jecretary of the On Thursday, the president The transport operators reductions in wheat prices rate base on the Bay of of the Lone Distance Road nave reached me bottom.

need nave no tears mat the Whales, Ross Dependency Transport Association, Mr. rates will be fixed without eiv- "The next movement in has iargeiy not been explored. Its unsighted hinterland is equal in size to Europe. it the base is still there. ing full consideration to their prices is as likely to be up W.

V. Rowe, said the interstate road hauliers would take LW.U, Mr. T. Dougherty.l Uo were seeking commercial Idevision licences in N.S.W. id Victoria, and Labour Atka's captain.

Comman representations. as down. Sir John Teasdale. chair legal action to prevent the Government collecting the HAULERS PLEASED der Glen Jacobsen, said to-day there is a definite possibility Little America may have been Wil officials. A leading Sydney road new road tax.

man of the Australian Wheat Board, said to-nieht that Aus "What mountains, glaciers, and snow-free valleys may ba bidden there no one There is notably more emphasis on research in the current ooeiatixsu. than, in thn pushed into the sea by the haulier said last night: "This He said hauliers would try He Labour Council, as motn of the Station 2KY, aA the Consolidated Press tralia could expect a total pressure of ice behind it, change of attitude by the and prevent the Government marketable wheat crop of tubby Atka. in Jacoosens i Minister will be welcomed by introducing an arbitary and about 146 million bushels, 1946-47 naval expedition to interstate road hauliers. unreasonable tax. words "like a watermelon" is making the voyage to Antarc jeraai teievmuu imi This would be nearly 10 Antarctica, he said.

'We were seriously per Mr. wetnereii said! it is 11 A I I NO SIDES YET million bushels more than pre The scientists on the Atka turbed by his earlier state clear now that the prelimin viously torecast. tica as a forerunner to the international geophysical research programme planned ment that the act as we i Some rebel leaders fear that iit nver television may ary work, is proving to be have extensive equipment installed in special compart Sir John said that there had understood it was not being adhered to. for 1957-5. been sufficient deliveries to more involved and lengthy than was expected to be the line Labour Council officials I ments of the ships.

Their observations will cover broad the Wheat Board for the cur The expedition will test gear Our principal concern was i. mnnnn ine s.L..r. iimua- case when I made a state rent season to allow an to be used duririi tbe 1957-58, Groups against the rebel ment on the matter about a that we would not have an opportunity of lodging our fields ol science, ranging front outer space to the ocean bot; approximate forecast to be made. ago. lions.

Sn far Labour Council offi- programme. Among the immediate tasks of this expedition are prelim representations with the com torn, he added, 1 I he present position is He pointed out that Vic mittee before the rate of that it is expected that the jils have not neciareo mwu-Les in this fight. road tax was fixed. toria's crop could change PRIORITY 'The priority given theit inary studies of cosmic ray intensity, radio propagation, licensing provisions of the We have gone to consider slightly, but only within a II -V 1 I They will be compelled to Act will be proclaimed soon work does not merely reflect electronic evaluations and able trouble to procure from the United States a volume "million bushels or so." Below are the expected har to take attcct on reoruary i oceanography. Mare tnemseives mura mrV at next Thursday increased science-consciousness on the part of armed forces," "On that date the machinery of material which represents vests in millions of bushels: N.S.W., 32; Vic, 44; bulwan sara.

WEATHER STATIONS On the Antarctic continent many years of research into provided under the Act for determination of the rate of charge will be put into 'The operation itself is sight's meeting of the Labour: Council to force its officials withdraw from the Con-ml'dated Press group and sup- the problems ot road main 15; S.A., 26; W.A., 29. the expedition will also survey I 1 designed to support the international geophysical year possible sites for weather sta motion. tenance and construction and the apportionment of those costs among highway users. tions and assemble other data FEARS "GROUNDLESS" ort the applications ui vi. tatt and Mr.

Dougherty for 75 Aboriginal to assist later major expedi we propose to apply tne Recent amendments to the1 inltvision licences. 1957-1958. "During that period, simultaneous observations are to be taken throughout the world in lions. State Transport (Co-ordina Children On American material to Australian conditions and to Union opinion is that the1 Aboard the ship are three tion) Act provide for the Ws of the Labour Council helicopters which will heip. licensing or interstate road pick out a path tor the ship Camping Trip) make representations concerning it to the advisory committee.

an effort to establish some of the laws that operate in the earth and the space around it. hauliers and an Advisory in ice masses. till refuse to withdraw from tbe Consolidated Press group Bless compelled to do so by Committee to determine Atka has spent seven days road maintenance tax. VALIDITY OF ACT loading supplies at Welling About 75 aboriginal The Government amended vote of tie council. CHANCE OF RIFT ton, her last landfall before "This will involve much ANTARCTIC the Act following the Privy These eight diesel-electric locomotives are being built by the Clyde Engineering Company for the Government of Pakistan.

A ninth has already been completed All nine locomotives will be shipped to Pakistan by the end of April. she strikes the white wastes of more work than could be tan officials said at the Council's decision invalidating (he far south. children from the Far West will arrive in Sydney by train to-morrow to attend a accomplished with the seven the interstate road tax. STATION Her next port of call will be Mr. Wetherell said Mr, or 14 days to which the Minister previously referred.

Buenos Aires. Argentina, on Trades Hall yesterday that the; Itsolt of such a clash could iciuse a rift between the rebel lawns and Labour Council Doubling Output Of Tiles IMPROVED Rowe's fears that the Government would introduce an arbi March Is as she makes tor two weeks summer camp at La Perouse. Cabinet's "We feel, too, that the whole of the proposed tax her home port of Boston, Sharp Decline In tary and unreasonable road- The Chief Secretary, Mr. depends on the validity of the "END DISCOVERY" tax on interstate hauliers were This would help the Indus- C. A.

Kelly, announced this Talks Groundless. A special correspondent of act as drawn, and this is being challenged in the High tils Groups in their fight to (retain the control of the yesterday. "In determining the rate of Court. the New York limes, sailing on the icebreaker, said to Three of the children will NS.W. A.L.P.

machine. A new, fully automatic MELBOURNE, Friday. Mawson will be the best-equipped station in Antarc-tica when relief scientists and their equipment arrive. The director of the Antarc On Defence charge, the Commissioner for Motor Transport. Mr.

W. A. Walsh and the Advisory Com ds- the voyage inaugurated We expect the summons issued will be heard by the travel 911 miles from Tiboo- "It is a finht on a new front plant which will come into Australia's Wool Earnings a three-years spurt ot explor ind I don UKe it," said burra, four from Balranald operation at a Sydney tile mittee are required to take in Court early in its 1955 sittings which begin in February. ation that may render ex rebel union leader yesterday (585 miles), eight from Enn- factory in about six weeks to consideration data as to thel tinct the e-npeiience of discw-' when referring to tne tele- tic division of the Department MELBOURNE, Friday gonia (572 miles), and seven will double the output of cost of construction and main "Until the question of the validity of the act is settled pision dispute. enng new regions of the earth." concrete tiles in the metro ot External Affairs, Mr.

P. Cj. Law, said this to-night when from Goodooga (564 miles). tenance of roads, depreciation we feel that the matter of and obsolescence of roads, the politan area. The children will live in The correspondent, Walter the relief team sailed from Service chiefs appeared before Federal Cabinet in Melbourne again for more than two hours to-day for determining a road tax should necessity or desirability for Sullivan, said the ship is ex Ihis was announced vester tents at La Perouse and will Melbourne in the Kista Dan.

be lett in abeyance. the widening of roads and day by Mr. J. N. Davenport, pected to reach the Antarctic be in charge of officers of the "I there is no question of road taxes being introduced other technical matters, he discussions on South-East icepack within tour days.

30 Fine For Unlawfully Having Drug assistant to the managing director of Concrete Industries Aborigines Welfare Board. added. In a dispatch, Sullivan said: CANBERRA, Friday. Australia's wool earnings fell heavily in the first five months of this financial year, the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics discloses in figures issued to-day. Asian and Australian before the validity of the act Social studies students on "Much of this data is known (Australia) Ltd.

defence. 'The voyage of the Atka isi the first step in a United States Mote than IQQ friends, relations, and sightseers fare-welled the team. The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. R. G.

Casey, said that the expedition at Mawson had penetrated hundreds ol miles further into the conti- is ascertained, we have no interest in taking injunction only to the Mam Roads He was commenting on a vacation from the University of Sydney will assist the The Service chiefs were the statement bv the secretary of programme that includes the Chief of the General Staff, officers. 'The Act provides that the placing of an observatov the Mastet Builders Associa-1 H. Wells, the I a man was tinea x. ju at Mr. Kelly said the children tion, Mr.

W. D. Ford, on directly on the South Pole, and Exoorts of 372.310.0001b valued at Advisory Committee shall be fore making a recommenda Deputy Chief of the Naval would have medical and den Thursday that if the present another deep in Marie Byrd 16,767,000. proceedings. Vic.

Permits Needed By were worth Cental Court of Petty Ses-lions yesterday for unlaw- Staff. Captain H. M. Burreil, nent, and tbe leader, Mr, Dovers, had discovered a tion to the Commissioner as tal examinations during their Land. Exports to the dollar area and this Chief of the Air Staff, to the rate or scale of charge, stay in Sydney.

building rate was to continue, output of essential building materials must be expanded. compared with 472,957,000 lb worth 168,580,000 in mountain range. also rose slightly from Iftiily havine possessed the Air-Marshall Sir John Mc- They would also be the Addressing the men, he said: to 35.5,0001b give public notice of its inten tion. Cauley. the corresponding period ol drug amytal.

guests of the managers of Mr. Davenport said the "You are doing a task of national importance to Aus The Prime Minister, Mr. but, as with Japan, there was a decline in value from Transport Men He is Richard Joseph Evans. Taronga Park and Luna Park, new plant would cost about Menzjes, did not issue any. 1953-54.

Britain took only 103,315,000 of greasy wool, tralia and heping ro esfaoifsft jtis.ow ana waura oe in KM.raurs Koad, Kandwick 12,722,000 to 11,303,000. Exports to the sterling area stalled at the Villawood works firmly Australia claim to tne Evans pleaded guilty. statement after tbe meeting, the last before he leaves for overseas on Tuesday. Royal Gift To Alexandra Hospital The Queen Mother and MELBOURNE, Friday. area.

Detective-Sereeant E. I worth 34,282,000, compared with of Redland Tiles (Australia) an associate of Concrete Earthquake In Interstate road transport totalled valued at 40,905,000, against valued at Baker, of the C.I.B. Drug TYRE BURST CAUSES BLACKOUT Mr. Menzies will attend the COSMIC RAY UNIT Items to be landed included operators will need permits Muov.taia fcvans was ad worth France, Australia's second Industries. NEW TYPE Commonwealth Prime Mini mitted to St.

Vincent's Hosoi 52,949,000. huts and apparatus from from Monday to carry passengers or goods in Vic Hebrides Area sters conference in London at the end of January. Other countries outside both biggest customer, bought only valued at pal in November suffering from Output of the new plant Princess Margaret have Heard Island, which was being closed, down. the dollar and sterling areas toria. in overdose or sleeping tablets.

would be about 750,000 tiles Alter to-day Cabinet meet a month, making the tota pro The team was also taxing a ing Mr. Menzies had a long made a gift to the Royal I Alexandra Hospital for The Transport Minister, nought valued at 64,435,000, compared A bottle of amytal tablets derivative of barbituric acid BRISBANE, Friday. A truck, with a load of peas for Sydney market, duction of cement tiles about five-ton cosmic ray recording Mr. Coleman, oaid this to 17,663,000, against valued at 27,154,000. But third biggest customer, bought discussion on trade with the Minister for Commerce and with 285,694,000, valued at Queensland University's seis apparatus and roaenetic re li million a month jn the hwas found in Evans's posses-j night.

102,909,000. Children at Camperdown. Since 1940 the Queen Mother, natroness of the hos nun. cording instrument. Agriculture, Mr.

J. McEwen. metropolitan area. mograph has recorded eight He said no charge will be had a tyre burst at 5 a.m in Parramatta Road, Auburn, yesterday. Then it Detective-Sereeant Raker the talk was mainly cn Machinery for the plant had earthquakes larger than slightly more made yet and the permits will Mr.

Law said tnat lor tne first time there would be radio pital, has made six donations! wo Evans told him he found1 been desiimed and made in those which caused .3 mil valued at com be issued as ot rignt. Australia's disadvantages under the General Agreement Careered across the corner of sonde balloons at Mawson. me tablets on a grass allot- pared with lion damage in Adelaide last lo the hospital tunds, but tms is the first time that Princess Safebreakers At Cinema Australia and would produce a tvne of tile new to the local Thev would ascend to Mr. Coleman said under Victorian law, a fee "for use, on lantts and trade. at ryrmont.

March. (00.000 feet and transmit in Parramatta Road and Mai-ton Street and wrecked parked utility: Mr. McEwen said on his market a "Roman tile. of the roads could be S00 IN BOTTLE The university's seismolo- valued at 12,521,000. LESS FOR ITALY Italy bought only formation to earth, and would return from overseas this The tile had a round, fluted Margaret has shared the gift.

The hospital is not allowed to disclose tbe amount. charged. Mr, P. N. Roach (fnr Rvancl eical station director.

Dr. Hurled the utility 20ft into week that Australia might appearance and was much make Mawson a first-class ivftathet station. A. Jones, said to-day tnat the an electric linht cole: have to withdraw from the Safebreakers, shopbreak Wd Mr. C.

H. Blackmore, S.M.. that Evan: had nirVH However, such a charge needs careful analysis and stronger and more attractive valued at 9,754,000, compared with seismograph had registered a Hit another pole, bringing agreement. than the normal flat cement ers, and smash-and-grab that has not completed, to the tablets and "toyed" withj Both Mr. Menzies and Mr.

down power lines which caused a blackout in a part thieves operated Sydneyi McEwen refused to comment record 41 earthquakes in the last three days. They had occurred in the New Hebrides area, 1,300 miles north-east raea oi talcing them to a doctor. He said a fee will be charged soon and it will be eany yesterday. or Auourn: and after their discussions. greatly below the 15 maxi "He had a few drinks one scattered its load of peas At Concord an expert gang blew the safe at the Odeon Support For of Brisbane.

HDL nnH (nnlr cnm. X. across Parramatta Road, Chess Title In Family Tradition Theatre and stole 20. mum being charged before the Privy Council invalidated the New South Wales Transport The truck driver. Laurie P.M.

Has Plan sch Although there had been a few tremors near Fiji, tbey Police believe the eane mav Stewart Lowe, 31, of Gingkin, Tie Police Prnseciifni- srJ Evatt In Electorate seemed to be all in the ocean, Act. near Uberon, was unhurt. De responsible tor a series ot safe robberies. Detective- Ifot R. Hamilton, said 500 Wets were originally in the Sergeant H.

Love, of Bur- For Watch On Pearling MELBOURNE, Friday, wood, is investigating. Thirty or 40 BRITISH FILM STAR WEDS PERTH, Friday. John Barton A.L.P. Federal In the city, thieves forced lit fl Annonmii flfim t. Purdy, 19, to-night became Electorate Council has Hid.

a U1UB' "ci two doors, one of them of steel, and stole 140 from called for the disbanding of the youngest player to win an Australian chess cham Mr. Pnark The Prime Minister, Mr, a drawer in the Allora Cafe, A.L.P. Industrial uroups in pionship. Pitt Street. how many tablets were' the bottle when Evans New South Wales.

Menzies, suggested to-day that the States should police His win against P. Berzins The cafe owner, Mr. Harry Barton is the electorate of fishing and pearling in State IC'VKU 11 Up, 'Mr Rlav rappas, discovered the thett the Federal Labour Leader, territorial waters. (W.AJ clinched the title. Tne final round has to be played, but Purdy cannot be beaten.

when he went to the cafe at Dr. H. V. Evatt. Iik.

TiT rr UIUcrea mat tablets be handed over to 7.45 a.m. The council at its monthly He made the suggestion in telegrams to the Premier of Queensland, Mr. Gair, and At Lindfteld thieves broke His grandfather, Spencer meeting on Thursday night a window of a jewellery shoD Crakanthorp, was twice Aus tralian champion. Purdy's, in racmc nignway and stole carried a resolution endorsing the findings of the A.L.P. Federal Executive.

the Premier of Western Australia, Mr. Hawke. watches valued at about 300' est Into father, Mr. C. J.

S. Purdy, held the title four times. Mr. Menzies said that the! The owner of the shoo. Mr.

It suggested that "the action legality of. Commonwealth G. S. Thompson, said he1 to be taken regarding In officers, including naval offi thought that the thieves were Each day Mr. Purdy, has been sending long telegrams of congratulation.

dustrial Groups in Victoria be Death Of Doctor disturbed cers, apprehending foreign vessels in State territonali adopted in New South wales. waters was in doubt. This difficulty could be overcome if these officers Plans To Staff Hotels were appointed honorary inspectors under the State Acts, EDIN.N.Z., Friday The Cor-r. Mr. J.D.Willis to-day Kt54 the State authorities could then take any leeal action desirable on incidents involving foreign vessels.

vviiiiam Sersi rsident dical Dunedin Public Mr. Menzies said that the Commonwealth was anxious For Trading At Night The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, Mr. L. P. Plasto, yesterday that hotelkccpers would get labour for 10 o'clock closing by two methods.

to co-operate with the States to ensure prompt and effec ifcm ga Horcnce Whit- tive action whenever sur One way was to ask the Legal authorities said, how Trains Delayed sons under 18 were clearly debarred by the Liquor Act from beer gardens in which liquor ever, that the law was not specific in the case of beer permanent staff to work the late period about one week By Breakdown was supplied by a publican to gardens where customers in four. if. air. -j customers. bought what they needed from The, other way was for a "ajournea inr The authorities said section a bar inside the hotel and car supervisor, plus casual staff, to Passenger trains leaving Their smoothness and their quality lit hear-lltour witnesses.

ji or tne Liquor Act was ried it out to the garden them provide the service between the city were delayed up to specific on this point. selves. 7.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. iff i- tn d'Ath, fcPa'hologyatthe it win not be possible to Section 51 says: If any under the age of 18 years unmistakable One legal authority said: 'The question whether children are oermitted to be in such work broken shifts because the a.m.

and 7 a.m. yesterday when a goods train broke Itkit i. J.cal said are ODl'ninn Vkr is for any purpose in the bar hotel employees' award does down between Sefton Junc I of internai noi provide i or sucn proce a beer garden is in doubt, and a test case will probably have to be made before a clear-cut tion and Liverpool. ui any licensed premises, tne licensee of such premises should forthwith remove i- una nrvir dure, he said. tL" wound Mr.

Plasto yesterday appealed to the public for toler The breakdown delayed' hundreds of workers, but did ruling can be generally applied." Some nublicans are agree cause to be removed such persons from the bar." In this section, "bar" in ance for a few months after 10 clock closing becomes law not affect the morning rush, A Railways official said there were only slight-delays to city-bound travellers. Three hn Perry and able to the presence of child on February l. cludes, "any portion of licensed premises in which it must be expected that ren in beer gardens provided they are with their parents or in the beginning there may be Bankstown electric trains and liquor is sold or supplied to some problems, but by trial one to Liverpool were can persons tor consumption on responsible adults. Some secfrans of (he trade celled. the premises, but does not in and error the hofekeepers wo give evidence.

Trains to Liverpool, which win endeavour to meet de mand." he said. clude dining rooms except during any period in which normally pass through Sefton favour an amendment of the Act to permit the presence of children in bett gardens under such circumstances. British actress Valerie Hobson leaving St. Columba'a Church, London, with her husband, Mr. John Pronimo, after their marriage on New Year's Eve.

Mr. Profumo Is Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. Liquor trade ana legal auth-' junction, were diverted1 tmtm i5 ituv wiw wmati mean ate act being temri' wm lolu or into the death. therein." through Granville. orities said yesterday that per-,.