An address upon international Jaffairs given in Victoria by Dr. A. D, Ellis has led to some discussion Jof quotations from various statements of the Prime Minister Mr. Scullin, The latter while address-the Foreign Journalists Associa-jon took the opportunity of mak-statements in the nature of reply to Dr. Ellis. He said "I entively disagree with Dr. Elli tariffs are a serious cause of Hit is the Prime Minister's opinion Dr. Ellis advocates a tariff 7 but, as this would also: mean an enforced holiday without pay for many Australian operatives it would not be likely that the Commonwealth Government could see it's jway to grant such a holiday, Mr. Seullins adds, "I do not know of jon that would desire to go ithe ground that it was provi protection for it's own industries.'
Seaplane Falls Into Bay Mr, Scullin is to meet Mr. Bavin fin Melbourne to-day, January. 18, Jand is silent at present, until his meetings with both the Premier of New South Wales, and the reprejeentative of the Northern Colliery JOwners have taken place. He is jin constant touch with the movements of the Unions*and their re-
Jpresentatives and seems very optimistic of his powers of persuasion in bringing both parties of the Jdispute and the N.S.W. State zov-Jernment to amicably solve all faulties. The. week-end will be busy. one for all concerned.
On Monday afternoon, January 6, [Captain Hugh Grosvenor, A.D.C. t ithe Governor of South Australia; and his companions, FlightyLieut. Briggs and Leading '\Air-craftsman Ewen, of the Australian Air, HRoree; while fying in the Austral-inbuilt and Wackett. invented Widgeon 11 seaplane suddenly bejan to fall Fapidly as crossing the bay off Point Cook, the Victorian RAAF. aviation station, which they had left a few minutes before. JOwing to the holiday period not; being' over. only one witness saw the fall from the station and he
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