The sun., 1919-10-08
Australian News.


amount to approximately s1.42S,5S7,765,
of which sum S12o.sso.o0o are not ex-
pended, according to a statement made
by acting Prime Minister Watt in the
Federal Parliament
SYDNEY-A Soldiers National Fed
Grafton has been formed here with the
purpose Of supporting the platform of
the Nationalist parties. The labor con-
ference recently held here carried
motion stating that the Governor Gem
eral of the Commonwealth should be
an Australian by birth and should be
elected by the people. A proposal to
eliminate all compulsory training clauses
from the Defence Act was also unani-
mously carried.
sYDNEY-The Sydney newspapers
quote from an article In the Empire
Revietc, an English periodical, by Sir
Charles Wade. Agent-General for New
South Wales, on the question of immi-
grafton to Australia Sir Charles says
that the understanding that passage
money OF British immigrants be paid
by the Government is a great step for
ward and affords evidence that imperial
migration is not only a matter of do
minion interest, but likewise of imperial
responsibility Sir Charles stresses the
importance of giving practical assist
ance to the men and women on arrival
In the country and urges railway COM
munication be extended throughout the
land to facilitate their settlement.
SYDNEY--A large number of educa-
tional and charitable institutions are
benefited by the will OF the late Sir
Samuel McCaughey, one Of Australiass
richest men. He left an estate valued
at sS.750.000. ........ ...
Among the principal benefciaries are
Sydney University, s2,325, 900: Queens
land University, s1.150 900: the Presby-
terian Church in New South Wales and
Queensland s1.0so.000; Sydney Gram
mar School. $4,000; Newington College
$4,000; the Kings School. $50. 600;
Cfanbrook School $50, O0O:' sydney Hos
pital, s25.oo0: Royal Prince Alfred Hos
pital, $4,000; Royal Alexandra Hospi-
tai, $4,000; Salvation Army, $4,000.
The sum of s2,325, 900 Is also bequeathed
for the use OF widows and orphans of
soldiers killed In the war.
sYDNEY-New Zeslanders stranded
here during the seamen's strike got to-
gether from among their number suffi-
mako a special trip home. Both the
New Zealand and the Australian sea-
mems union declared their unwillingness
to permit the New Zealanders to pro-
ceed
SYDNEY-The New South Wales
Government has decided to assist the
copper industry by shoulderlng part of
the cost Of haulage from the mines to the
Laboratories. Under the new arrange
ment copper concentrates and matte will
be carried by rail on basis OF 81 per
ton of copper contents for a period of
six months from the date Of despatch of
the first consignment or until such time
as electrolytic or best selected copper
realizes f92 los or more in London, pro-
vided that occurs within the specified six
months.
SYDNEY - Objections against the
Federal proposal for the reduction of
the State capitation grant has been
raised by Premier Holman of New South |
Wales, on the ground that at has the |
Of unsettling the finances
of seven Governments over a period Of |
SIX years" As an alternative scheme |
Mr.. Holman suggests that the whole of |
the per capita payments should cease at |
the end of the present arrangements and |
that the commonwealth In turn should |
forego taxation on land. property and
probates.
MELB0URNE-Actlng Prime Minis
ter Watt, whose health has recently been
poor, Is sufficiently recovered, IL has
been announced, to allow him to attend
Cabinet meetings and to take his seat in
the House of Representatives.
MELBOURNE-Before their return
from Paris Prime Minister w. Hughes
and Sir Joseph Cook. member of the
Cabinet, chose a site for the great Aus
tralian memorial In France, on a ridge
overlooking Amiens. The memorial will
be OF Australian trachyte marble, will be
situated on ten acre plot and will be
clearly visible from Amiens.
LEETON-A series OF irritation ex-
periments carried out at the Murr,lm-
oridee irrigation area has conclusIvely
proved the value OF Sudan grass as
fodder. This new grass, which seems
to thrive well on all classes of soil, can
be used as dry fodder, makes excellent
chan in addition to being a valuable