AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2662, 6 January 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SPYING GERMAN PROFESSOR Br Teloerapli—Press Association—Ooßyright Melbourne, January 5. There are startling revelations concerning four German professors who visited Australia with the British Association for the Advancement of Science. They represented themselves as neutrals. Two were subsequently interned as German spies. Another was arrested en route to England, with war maps of Australia in his possession. EMBARGO RAISED. ON REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS. Melbourne, January 5. ' The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has removed the embargo on the Australian Remington Typewriter Company on the grounds that it has no actual connection with the American firm. COUNTRY CAMPS. FOR NEW SOUTH WALES TROOPS. Sydney, January 5. Instead of ebneentrating all the troops of New South Wales at Liverpool, the authorities have decided to open a number of small camps in country centres. QUEENSLAND REVENUE. Brisbane, January 6. Tho revenue for the half-year totals £3,446,534, an. increase of £84,567 for the corresponding period of 1914. , FEDERAL FINANCE. GROWING PENSION LIST." (Rec. January 5, 9.15 p.m.) Melbourne, January 5. • The Federal Customs revenue for the Bis months to December 31 totalled £7,969,983, an increase of £358,481. The Post Office revenue shows an increase of £131,221. The jlumber of old age pensioners at the end of the year totalled 91,904, and the invalid pensioners 21,757. The war pensions so far granted carry ail annual liability of £90,170. The Federal uote issue amounts to £41,766,122, against which tho Treasury holds gold to tho value : of £14,965,317. * SOUTH COAST COLLIERIES. ANOTHER STRIKE. (Rec. January 5, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, January 5. The whole of the South Coast collieries are idle, with the objcct, _of enforcing the demand for the extension of the -eight-hour day, and bank-to-bank clause, now enjoyed, by the miners only, to the whole of the colliery employees. Several thousand- men are affected iu the aggregate. - A meeting of tho men lias been called,' and there are hopes that the matter will bo referred to arbitration. (Rec. January 6, 0.10 a.m.) Sydney, January 5. The South Coast miners'meetingwas disorderly, and broke up without result. The strike is already causing inconvenience to transports and other vessels in obtaining bunkering. Some coke works have closed. There are fears of the possibility of the trouble spreading to other coalfields.' j STRIKE OF WHEELERS. TWO THOUSAND IDLE. (Rec. January 6, 0.10 a.m.) Sydney, January 5. : The majority of the ooal mines in the South Maitland district are idle owing to the wheelers demanding a higher increase in wages than the 7i per cent, awarded under the now agreement. Two thousand are idle. BUILDING OPERATIONS. V- SYDNEY'S RECORD LAST YEAR. (Rec. January 6, 0.10 a.m.) Sydmy, January 5. Last year 7662 new buildings were completed in the metropolitan area, costing £5,124,000, compared with 10,546 buildings " valued at £6,775,000 in the previous year: /