AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2667, 12 January 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

STRIKE AT BROKEN HILL, 2500 MEN AFFECTED. By Teleemph—Pxos6 Association—CoDyiight Sydney, January 11. A strike has begun at the Broken Hill Minos. 'IVo thousand five hundred men are affected, and the strike is likely to spread. TROUBLE SPREADS. (Reo. January 11,11.15 p.m.) Sydney, January 11. The Broken Hill strike for a, fortyfour hour week and the abolition of the Saturday afternoon shift is spreading. A mass meeting to-day decided to call oul~all the members of the Amalgamated_ Miners' Association, besides all the mine workers at the Barrier, wh'ch will involve t'ho Port Pirie smelting wrrks and the mines at Pickend. MORE DISPUTES. Sydney, January 11. The State brick workers 1-ave not resumed, and . the wwSi have been closed indefinitely.

A strike of south coast miners, and the consequent closing of many of the coke works, is causing growing inconvenience to shipping. Tho strike of waterside workers continues. The delay in loading the wheat ships consequently is causing the Government to ask tho agricultural societies t osupply tho names of volunteers prepared to unload and store the wheat. STIFFENING THE DISCIPLINE. RECRUITS SHOW GOOD RESULTS. Sydney, January 11Since the new regulations were issued there has been a.' great improvement in tho discipline of the recruits, and an absence of rowdiness and drunkenness in the streets, accompanied by heavier enlistments. There is a growing proportion of mature men among the recruits who have been, hanging back. A MEAN ADVANTACE, PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUITS TRADE ON A PROMISE. Melbourne, January 11. Many Government clerks who ohtainfid promises that if they enlisted their positions would be kept open are merely enlisting for home defence. Mr. Alexander Peacock (tho Premier) states that the promise does not apply to men who are not leaving Australia. CREAT FLOODS IN NORTHERN TERRITORY. FEARS FOR THE SETTLERS. Brisbane, January 11. Serious floods have occurred in the Daly River district, in the Northern Territory, where the December rainfall totalled 2142 points, 1062 pints falling in twenty-four hours. Thousands of buffalo were drowned, and the blacks were compelled to take to the trees. One rancher lost 300 cattle and 15 horses. Fears are expressed for the safety of the settlers on tho Lower Daly River.

THE MAYORAL DEADLOCK. CABINET'S DECISION. (Rec. January 12, 1.10 a.m.) Sydney, January 11. The Cabinet has further considered the Lord Mayoralty. Mr. Holman subsequently stated that there wae never any doubt that Mr. Meagher had been Cabinet decided the matter at a previous meeting, but the official announcement was withheld till a guarantee was obtained from the Aldermanic Labour Caucus that in the event of a ■similar deadlock next year no opposition would be shown to the apjjointment of the nominee of the Liberal side of the City Council. This has now been obtained, and Cabinet. to-morrow will ratify the appointment. ITEMS IN BRIEF. BUTTER PRICES IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, January 11. Butter has been reduced from Is. 4jd. to Is. 3Jd. per lb.. ■ APPEAL FOR SUPPORT FOR THE WAR LOAN. Sydney, January 11. The War Committee is issuing an urgent appeal to the publio to support the war loan.