AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2675, 22 January 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

COMMONWEALTH WAR COSTS By Telegraph—Press Association—Conrrieht Melbourne, January 21. The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs), replying to an application to raise hew capital, said the Government requires £50,000,000 for war purposes alono this year. EARNEST APPEAL TO MINERS. j TO RESUME WORK AT ONCE. (Rec. January ,22, 0.55 a.m.) Melbourne, January 21. ' Mt. W. Hughes, Federal Premier, has made another earnest appeal to tho Broken Hill miners to resume work, pending arbitration, to enable the manufacture .: of munitions to proceed, and urges!, it .in the interests of tens of thousands of comrades in the trcnchcs and tho needs of the Empire. He promises .on his return from England in May to create under the new Common- ■ wealth 'powers a tribunal clothed with full'legal'authority to hear and determine che case, and mako the award retrospective .if it is. not settled before, ■ The Trades Hall informed the Premier of the action taken to expunge from th,e records the resolution carried somo t'ime ago, recommending members of affiliated unions not to nil in war census cards, stating that the resolution was adopted under a misapprehension. COMPULSION DENOUNCED. LABOUR COUNCIL'S REPORT. Melbourne, January 21. The Labour Council's half-yearly report denounces compulsion unless wealth is conscripted. ■ Referring to • the after-effects of the war, the report states that the employment of wounded soldiers will necessitate drastic alterations in union rules.

RIOTS IN PERTH. STONES AND BATONS USED. Perth, _ January 21. Riots have occurred in Perth, and oontinuo in spite of the closing.of the hotels. Fruit stalls and wine shops are Buffering." Stones and batons wore used, and several of. the police were injured before order was restored. LOYAL WATERSIDERS. DISOBEY AN ORDER TO STRIKE. Sydney, January 21., The waterside' workers at Port Pirie rofused to obey the commands of the Amalgamated Minors' Association to strike. The committee permitted sufficient men to.work to supply power to' the munition factory. EXPORT OF COAL. THE NEW RESTRICTIONS. Sydney, January 21. Tho new restrictions on the export of coal' are ca'using delay, at Newcastle, whore vessels arc held up. A few colliories aro idle. Sydnoy, January 21. The tanners have raised the crico of wa ccatu