AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2920, 4 November 1916, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

T COAL STRIKE DEVELOPS INTO A CRISIS PROVISION' FOE THE TRANSPORTS By TeleEraoh-Frees ABSooiation-OojyriEht j • Sydney, November 3. / AH prospects of a speedy termination of the coal strike Lave dissipated. It ..v .is expected that to-day every colliery in the eastern States will be idle. Already shipping, at Newcasilo is para- ... lysed. The trouble has spread to Litligow, where'looo ' men arc ' idle.' A '"gratifying, feature..is ".that .the trans- •; . ports; wi 11; liot' stiffer; ' The' authprititis', " anticipating trouble, scoured large supplies of coal; ' 1 ■ THE BANK-TO-BANK QUIBBLE. (Rec. November 3, 8.45. p.m.) . - • Sydney, November 3. ' The State Cabinet has" discussed the Coal decided to fix prices to pre\ent inflation, and issue a'proclamation - -to ascertain the available supplies, and commandeer these- if necessary. The State Railway Department lias seized all stocks awaitin.s; shipment at Pyrmont and Newcastle. Meanwhile both sides are settling -down for- a lonn fight. - The proprietors- contend that "bank-to-bank" means from the time the last man enters the pit. until '.the first man is out,-while the miners' definition is "first in and last out." " Melbourne, November 3. The federal authorities have decided to commandeer supplies. STATE MINERS STRIKE' AVORK IN . .. SYMPATHY., Melbourne, November 3. The State coal miners have" ceased . ttork in . sympathy with' the other strikers. THE LW.W. ; TREASON GHARG-ES AMENDED. ' Ti- "n ■ T ' .Sydney, November 3-. -llie Crown Law'authorities have- al-' tered the treason charges against the - twelve members of the I.W.W. to "conspiracy to defeat the" ends'' of justice and commit'arson aiid'sMlition.'' . .. ITEMS, IN-BRIEF V.,. BROKEN HILL DEVELOPMENT' - LOAN;;'. ' ■ "• "n»** „.Svdney, November 3.-■ . .. Broken Hill-Propnetarv Company is floating'a. loan. for £400,000, the balance of the million lo?n authorised to . pronde ( fui'ther extensions to the New--castle iron and'steel works. The' Commonwealth Bank'is'the principal under- , writer. ■ '. • . .WAR TAXES. \'. .Brisbane, Npyembei' 3. In.the Atsc-mblv tho Budget was-de- . jivired. Ijs provides • for an, additional J&lkTmO 1 ' 5 ' ' 5 ex^t ® (l to.'realise " .' ' Adelaide, November 3." - In .the. Assembly the (Mr. .Crawford Va.ughan) moved the taxation' proposals, which are similar,to'those tile Council - rejected last : year -(thus pro- - hibituiz -an increase.of; }d.-. in the. £1 •on tho land taxand-the reduction of the -income ■■tax...exemption -from'-'£2oo to .-'■€ls6). : - ..- - • ...., . ...... -■ "SOW DRINK" CONCESSION TO -; PUBLICANS. • ■ -• ' .'-Sydney, November 3.- . xv t' slative' Council has amended the Liquor "Bill to permit publicans to Eell .non-intoxicating drinks from 6 to 11 o'clock, ... . STATE EXPORT PRICES. . (Rec. November 4,;1.30,a.ip.) - . • "Sydney, November 3. - .-v heat has been fixed'as for-iiour for tha United Kingdom and tho-. East, 6s. 6d. per bushel; to New Zealand, as grain, at ss. 3d. " RICH FIND OF WOLFRAM. (Rec.-November '4, 1.30 a.nO ' . • . Melbourne, November 3. • „ j|; • Director.of Mines .in the Nor-, jfthern Territory repotts the discovery.of wolfram ' field at. Hatches covers ah. area of eight Sixty-two tons, worth . £10fM0c4iave:alrcady been produced.