AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2509, 12 October 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE CALL FOR MEN

Br Teleeraol—Pitsa Association—OonyiiiJM

m, ~ Sydney, October 1L lhe week s rccruiting in the State resulted. in 581 names being registered, including 445 city enlistments.-.Thirty, volunteers have started on a 300 miles' march from Gilgandia to Sydney, recruiting en route. Other route marches aro projected as part of the new recruiting campaign. (Rec. October 11, 11.15 p.m.) Sydney, October 11. ■Uio new recruiting campaign is being opened with a grand parade: in the streets, and a bm meeting at the Town Hall, addressed Tiy the Governor-Gen-eral and the Federal and State leaders. •' INTERFERING WITH A RECRUIT. Sydney, October 11. A man was fined £10 at Liverpool tor attempting to dissuade a recruit ' from going to the war. SLUMP IN WEST AUSTRALIA. ~ . . : Perth, October 11. Recruiting is declining. The week's total was only 108.' " MENINGITIS IN CAMP. _ Perth, October 11. Two cases of meningitis are reported, ono in the military camp. . GERMAN ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. THREE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT : METED OUT. ' Sydney, October 11. i' Two German*. Thomas Daniel Weir and Francis Edward Stahlhut, : have . been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for an attempt to'wreck a mail train at Marrar by placing an iron fishplate on tho rails. THE COLLIERIES' DISPUTE.

MASTERS. AM) MEN IN CONFER-

I ENCE. (Rec. October 11, 8.5 p.m.) Sydney, October 11. As the result of a conference, the Northern Colliery Proprietors' and tho Australasian Colliery Employees' Federation have arrived at a compromise, under which "cease, -work" notices, which should liave operated on Saturday, have been' withdrawn. 'Work was continued to-day. Nothing . officially has been disclosed, but it is understood that though tho miners' demands for a '20 per cent, increase for. undarground employees, and a 26 per cent, increase for top hands have not been wholly conceded, the foundation has been laid for an amicable arrangement. In the meantime the terms agreed upon will be submitted to' the district lodges for ratification. • Negotiations are proceeding in other colliery districts, and-when finality is reached the whole will be submitted :to the Arbitration Court. • THE BAN ON TIPPINC. WAGES DEMANDS; BY STEWARDS.: Melbourne, October 11. . The Federated Marine Stewards' and Pantrymen's Association has lodged, an appeal for a compulsory conference with the Steamship Owners' Association in the various States. The men 1 claim that tho results of New Zealand's veto on tipping are not confined to New Zealand services, and has led to a consider, able shrinkage of tho coastal stewards earnings, necessitating a readjustment of wages. : BUTTER DISTRICTS' DROUGHTSTRIGKEN. HEAVY LOSSES'OF STOCK.' ; Sydney, October 11. Tho North Coast butter districts are suffering from the greatest drought in' twenty-six years. There has been heavy stock, mortality and' thd butter output has fallen to a third of last year's. - • ITEMS IN BRIEF. EMDEN TO BE REFLOATED. Melbourne, October 11. ' The Navy Department has decided to undertake the refloating of the Emden'i and is dispatching a gunboat equipped for the purpose. .