AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2674, 21 January 1916, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

ENEMY TRADERS WELSBACH LIGHT COMPANY'S ■CHALLENGE. By Tolcgraph—Preee Association—Copyright Melbourne/ January 20. The Australian Welsbach Light Company ; has issued a writ against the Commonwealth, challenging the legality of the Enemy .Trading Act, and seeking an injunction against the' proclamation issued in September, declaring the company an enemy firm. GAOL FOR ENEMY TRADERS. Sydney, January 20. A conference of Justices passed a re-solution-in favour of imprisoning enemy traders. THE ANTI-CONSCRIPTIONISTS. ALLEGED ATTITUDE OP NEW ZEALAND. , Sydney, January 20. The Anti-Conscription League held a meeting, and opposed compulsion as unnecessary and undesirable. The chairman remarked, that the people of New Zealand had shown that they were not going to be led by the nose into conscription. • '. SOUTH COAST MINERS STILL OUT. ' FURTHER DEMANDS ' MADE. < Sydney, January 20. The South Coast miners have not resumed work, and are making further demands. They will possibly resume work in a few days. COAL lumpers make trouble. Melbourne, January 20. . Coal steamers here have been held up as the lumpers refuse to work on. the night shift. The reason is not stated. MORALITY CAMPAICN IN SYDNEY. CENSOR FOR PUBLIC HOARDINGS. Sydney, January 20.' 'As the result of a morality campaign, the Lord Mayor (Mr. Meagher) is instituting a censorship of public hoardings.

[The campaign is the .outcome of a discussion in the Press and arguments from- the pulpit as to tho indecency or otherwise of pictorial posters advertising a farce entitled "Twin Beds," and those advertising certain classes of ladies' underwear.] MEDICAL TREATMENT IN SCHOOLS. OBJECTIONS BY THE DOCTORS. Sydney, January 20. The British Medical Association is vigorously opposing -the Education Department's scheme for engaging doctors to treat the pupils in public schools, on the grounds that it would turn the medical profession into a public service. It.has decided that no members of tho British Medical Association will accept appointments. ITEMS IN BRIEF.' • RECORD PRICE FOR SCOURED MERINO. Sydney, January 20. At the wool sales a record price was given for scoured merino, which fetched 28jd., the highest price .since 1900. * RESTRICTED EXPORT OF BRAN . AND POLLARD. . Sydney/ January 20. ' Exports of bran and pollard have been restricted owing to the shortage of smpplies. . ( THE AUSTRALIAN BENCH. . •-'•*/ Adelaide, January 20. 1 -- The Hon. G. J. R. Murray, who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia since 1912, haa beui appointed to succeed the lato Chief