AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2583, 4 October 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

TEST OF PATRIOTISM FOR AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Bee. October 3, 3.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 3. Senator Pearce (Federal Defence Minister), speaking at'a banquet, said that it had been said that the Australian soldiers were the best equipped of those who were stationed in Egypt. No other part of tho Dominions had put the amount of materials into the war that Australia had. Tho war had tested the patriotism of trades unionism, and found it really true right through. He had had to ask the unionists to waive for some time tho principles dear to their hearts, and had never asked in vain. FEDERAL METAL MONOPOLY. MINE DIRECTOR'S VIEW. Sydney, October 2. A prominent mine director declares with knowledge and deliberation that the Imperial and Commonwealth antho- -I ritics in holding up all Australian sup-' plies of wolfram, molybdenite,. sehee-! Lite, and other alloys are playing into the hands of their enemies. ' . Owing to tho creation of a new metal exchange and the fixing of prices nearly a hundred thousand pounds' worth of munitions metal is locked up. ITEMS IN BRIEF. ANTI-LIQUOR CRUSADE. Sydney,, October 3. Women are instigating an anti-liquor crusade. A large number of letters in the Press demand early closing. DEADLOCK IN COAL DISPUTE.. Melbourne, October 2. The compulsory coal conference arrived at no decision! The parties are conferring. ' ENLISTMENTS IN NEW GUINEA. Brisbane, October 2. Sis per cent, of the population of New Guinea has enlisted. The war funds total £2000. A LABOUR JUBILEE. (Rec. October 3, 3.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 3. To-morrow a demonstration will be held to celebrate.tho diamond jubilee of the eight-hour movement in New South Wales. , GERMAN ESCAPEE RUN TO EARTH. (Rec. October 3, 3.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 3. Schnieder, ihe German who escaped on September 1 last, has been captured at Coolamon. H® was hiding amongst the wheat.