AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2828, 20 July 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

: A WEAPOjN OF SABOTAGE SEDITIOUS SPEECH BY AN ANTI- . CONSCItIPTIONIST. By Telegram—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, July 19. 1 Speaking at .an. anti-conscription mooting' at Broken Hill, W. Coombs advised the miners tokeop 011 the roll, but not to work. -They lia<l a weapon of sabotago which meant nbt only slowing down, but damaging the machinery underground. COMMONWEALTH SHIPS PURCHASE LONDON MANAGER APPOINTED. London, July 18. Mr. Fellows Brown, formerly manager of tho Blue Star' Line, has been appointed assistant-manager of the Commonwealth's recently-purchased steamers. It is hoped shortly to remove {Tie shipping offices to the Commonwealth Buildings in the. Strand, which are expected to bo ready for complete occupation in December. ilt is understood that the Commonwealth's steamers will be placed on the loading berth hero as if they wero chartered by the Shipping Conference in. the ordinary way. This arrangement is satisfactory to shippers, some of whom feared the possibility of trouble With the Conference if they used the Commonwealth's steamers. JAPANESE TRADE ENVOY , . AFTER-WAR PROSPECTS. (Kec. July 19, 10.15 p.m.) > Sydney, July 19. The Japanese Trade Commissioners will leave for New. Zealand next week. In the meantime they are exhaustively studying the opening up. of Japanese trade wbicli tho exclusion of German and other enemy goods will make in Australia. They state that there is 110 desire to compete with Australian manufacturers, but to send ■Daly such articles as previously were imported from Germany and Austria. The manager of tho Osaka Yusan Kaisha Line, one of the Commissioners, states that, if circumstances warrant it, his company will inaugurate a regular cargo service. He is convinced that Australian, and Japanese trade will enormously develop.

LOCAL POWERS FOB. THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. ' Melbourne, July 19. It is foreshadowed that tho Government will extend tho powers of tho Navy Department (which is to control, in the meantime, the new State Shipping Department) to prevent ships leaving Australia with empty cargo space when freight is available. DESTRUCTIVE STORM. .MILITARY. CAMPS DEMOLISHED. Adelaide, July 19. The damago done l>y the storm is extensive. Military camps and buildings were demolished. In 0110 toe-ality a woman was found dead in the ruins of her home. Hugo trees were uprooted and blown intp the streets, resulting in tho suspension of traffic. There were many narrow cscapes. Sydney, July 19. 'J'ho heavy rains resulted in extensive floods in tho Murrumbidgee area. A CENSURE MOTION. ECHO 0:i? THE PETROL SCANDALS. Sydney, July 19. In tho Assembly, Mr. Wade gave notico to movo a voto of censure on the Government on Tuesday on the subject of the 'resumption of Ministerial duties by iMr. Griffith (who had lelinquished his portfolio pending tho result, of the inquiry into the petrol scandals). ITEMS IN BRIEF. EIGHT HOURS- STOP-WORK DEMONSTRATION. Sydney, July 111. ■All the collieries in the Commonwealth aliiliated lo the Australasian Coal Employees' federation have decided to stop work for a day on July 27 in connection with the demand for eight hours' work