AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2647, 18 December 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE NEW ARMY STATE QUOTAS ANNOUNCED. By Teleeraph—Press Assoclation-CopyrtjiHl Melbourne, 17. . The numbers required from each State for tho new ijrmy, with the monthly; reinforcements for them, are as follow.:— Reinforct* ' „ „ „ 'Army, inents. New South Wales 16,8U0 5400 Victoria 16,800 5100 Queensland 5,600 2000South Australia 5,000 1700 West Australia 4,200 1400 Tasmania 1,400 400 Total ....... 50,400 16,000 SHARP REBUKE TO TRADES TTAT.TI ANTI-RECRUITERS. Melbourne, December 17. : At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council, Mr. W. Hughes, Federal Prime Minister, who "was present, severely castigated tho council for its recent antirecruiting resolution, and advised-. Itt to: rescind it as soon as possible. ("The Trades Hall Council, on Monday, carried a resolution in reference tor 'the new armies, recommending the riiembors belonging to affiliated unions to ignore tho cards which tho War Council is sending out.] THE RECENT MILITARY RAID. Melbourne, December 17. The recent military raid resulted an the arrest of 253 men who were absent without leave, and two who were wearing uniform without authority. In future deserters will bo liable to arrest by the civil police, who will bo paid £li per head. MEN PROM RABAUL'. (Rec, December 17, 9.50 p.m.) ■ , ' Sydney, December 17. The s.s. To Ansui, after disembark--289 men from Rabaul, has sailed for Wellington. GERMAN FIRMS IN JAPANESE DISGUISE WARNING FROM THE EAST. Sydney, December 17. The Trade Commissioner in the East has wamed the authorities to beware of German firms in Japan attempting to trade under Japanese names. Under the War Regulations Act, the New Zealand Postiuaster-General has gazetted an order that no postal packet or telegram addressed to or intended for any of the following persons, firm 6, or companies (all in Japan) shall be forwarded or delivered by the Post Office or transmitted by telegraph:—Winckler and Company, Bergmann and Company, Otto Reimers and Company, Becker and Company, M. Raspo and Company, Car- ! lowitz and Company, Van Nierop, V. Hermann, T. Mvabe, Nigo Shoten, Asada Shokai, Kato Gomei TCaislia, Sawada. and Company, Kato and Company, Toyo Russian Export Company, Takashire, Kubota ExportijK Company, Tanaka (T. Goda), Kasai and Company. THE LABOURER'S HIRE. JUDGE HEYDON AND THE .WAGES QUESTION. (Rec. December 17, 10.15 p.m.) ■ / . Sydney, December 17. Mr.'Justice Hoydon, reverting to the question he raised last month with regard to wages and the decrease in the purchasing power of the sovereign, considers that the labourer's present wage should bo 525. 6d. per week, and that other workers cannot claim the same proportion above the labourers as they did before. y [Mr. Justice Hevdon recently issued a statement regarding the alarming situation which has been created by the rapid decrease in the purchasing value of the sovereign, which is affecting the living wage. Ho stated that in a judgment given in February,' 1914. he directed that wages should fluctuate according to the purchasing valuo of the sovereign. It then stood at 235. 6d., and was now 28s. Id., increasing the living wage from 48s. to G3s. Ho had now decided that the resultant increase in the cost of living cannot bo met by increased wages, and' the obligations of the Wages Boards under the clause therefore must be suspended. He has referred the matter, to tho Government.] FIRE IN OMRAK'S WOOL 1 CARGO, HOLD SEALED AND FLOODED. ■, (Rec. December 17, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, December 17. ; A serious firo has broken out in thai wool cargo of tho Omrah, lying at Circular Quay, The efforts of the Fire ' Brigade to master the outbreak were unavailing, and tho hold has therefore been sealed and flooded. A BUSH TRAGEDY. MOTHER'S DREADFUL DEED. Sydney, December 17. 'A bush tragedy is reported. A mother and her two children arrived at Kuringgai Station, and in the evening entered the bush, with the aid of matches and candles, and slept by a creek. In the morning the mother attempted to potson tho girl. .One of the children escaped and told the stationmaster. After two days' search,,the bodies of the mother and her son were discovered, alongside a hamper containing four pottles containing poison and two pea-rifles, Thero was ovidence that both- were poisoned, and tho boy shot in the templer The mother was a chronic sufferer from neuralgia. She was identified as MrsStokes, of Rockdale. HOTEL HOURS BILL' IN NEW SOUTH WALES. MEASURE SHELVED FOR THE PRESENT. Sydney, December 17. 'As tho Legislativo _ Council stated that it insisted U]xm its amendment of tho Hotel Hours Bill, Mr. Holman announced in tho Assembly that it was not tho intention of the Government to proceed further with it. It is intended to approach tho ivholo problem afresh, when tho Hoiiso reonens. Both Houses havo adjourned to February 16.