LABOUR CAUCUS AND CONSCRIPTION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2896, 7 October 1916, Page 9

LABOUR CAUCUS AND CONSCRIPTION

A LENGTHY DEBATE WOMEN SUPPORT MR,. HUGHES ' Australiiu?:New Zealand Cable. iMQciatiofl. . (Re. October 6,.9.40 p.m.) ' - Sydney, October 6.: The Labour 'Caucus lias had a . lengthy debate on a motion in favour of declaring an anti-conscription' policy. The. motion eventually was withdrawn, and no declaration was made, i' : There was thti J greatest"assembly" of. women ever Been in Australia at the;" Town Hall, when six thousand packed tho hall inside, while overflow meetings ' were held outside. The women enthusi- ' acticall.v demonstrated their approval of Mr. Hughes and conscription. THE ONE-DAY STRIKE MEN DECLINE TO BE " i "BUFFALOED." AmtralisvNew Zealand Cable Association. (Hec. October 6, 5.45 p.m.) Sydney, October 6. .. The Trolly and Draymen's "Union .has ' expelled Mr. W. M. Hughes (tho Fedoral Primo Minister) from • the presidency of the union, .which he has held for a number of years. The Labour Council has discussed ths one-day anti-conscription 6triko fiasco. Ono member declared that the striking unions had made themselves, a laugh-ing-stock. Others demanded that the non-strik- . ing unions should be dealt with. Another announced that his, union was not going to be-buffaloed by the Labour Council or any othar body., PRESSURE IN THE WAR WORK LIGHTENED SUNDAY LABOUR. TO .BE CUR- • TAILED; ' Australian-New Zealand Cable AESoclAtiof, (R-ec. October 6, 10 p.m.) London, October 6. I Official: As a first" step. to a Jmo'ro general measure the Minister of Munitions has., prohibited,as far as.may.be' : possible, Sunday labour throughout.. ' the North-East Coast. Exceptions will. bo made for week-end repairs, or cases where )ho work Js. necessarily continuous. ■ LATEST WIRELESS FEAT

I - 5800 MILES FROM "'FRISCO TO JAPAN. . Australian-New Zealand Cable Associatioß. (Rec. October 6, 10 p.m.) New York, October 5. • A wireless message has been sent from San Francisco to Japan, a distance of 5800 miles, as a preliminary to the inauguration of a wireless commercial service. I.W.W. TREASON CHARGES ' FRESH DEVELOPMENTS. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec: October 6, 9.40 p.m.) Sydney, October 6 The eleven men who stand accused of treason have been further remanded owing-: to fresh developments in connection with alleged acts it". Broken Hill ar«d other places. Bail has been refused: JAPANESE CABINET RESIGNS Australian-Sew Zealand Cable' Association. (Ren. October 7, 0.35 a.m.) Toltio, October-6. Tho Okuma Cabinet has resigned. The Mokado has summoned Field Marshal Terauchi to form a Cabinet.