AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2944, 2 December 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

/.■■■• ;'',; ~,♦;."'':. : ;.■ J ./ . THEII.W.Ww MURDERERS By Eelegraj>li--Prcss Assqciation--CQpyriglit '' Sydney, December 1. In the •Assembly,: Mr.'- D. :K ' Hall (Attorney-General) announced that Cabinet bad decided to iangtho.Tottenham' murderers." .. . ,'■'."' [Frank- Franz and Roland »Kenhedy,. ' t two.Members o£ the'l.W'-W., were convicted of the murder of Constable Duncan at Tottenham in October last. The constable was shot whilst, operating a typewriter/ .in . the Polico Station. . Michael. Herbert Kennedy, .who. was also, .charged.'with" the'.murder, was found" not guilty;] -\'..\ •.'!'-'..• ' 'j&imw>: incitement to •• ■■;' : MURDER. ■ :■: Sydney, December 3: William Barnett,. secretary- of the Australian Miners'' Association, and the- "Truth\':newspaper at Broken Hill, "who-'was charged' that through the. newspaper he'incited persons to murder tho senior mine officials, has been found not guilty., :■■::. ".PAY. :■■■..'■'.;. ; NEW""' AUSTRALIAN / AGREEMENT,- ■.' ..Melbourne, I December 1: ;: The Compulspry'Conference between' . the 'representatives' of. "the Australian. iWorkors'; Union and'tho - Pastoralists' Association of."the Commonwealth resulted in-the" ■signing -of an'agreement which.gives substantial increases under air headings. • The" agrqenient.. operates from to-day, and continues in. force till a new award la made. ' ...'.....' - The rates for" shearing/are fixed at . 28s. per hundred; -wages of shed hands and 'adults £2 las.,. 7 youths -to '£2 55.; wages' for other hands and crutching ratos. are. proportionately increased! :;..ITEMS IN BRIEF ; FEDERAL CENSURE.DEBATE. . ' Melbourne, December 1. ' In tho House of Representatives the censure debate was continued'. Mr.-J. • Cook, Leader of the Liberals; 1 promised" that .the Liberals would voto with tho. Government. . ■ . - .: DAYLIGHT SAVftyG.-'■' - '-.•- ■■-■ • : Sydney, -.December I: The .Government has decided to drop _,- the; Daylight' Saving Bill;owing to op-' position.from country-constituencies. REGISTRATION m BAJtMAIDS. ''-'-" ■- Melbourne, December J." Tho State "Assembly •"has""amended the Licensing BilL-by-pr-oviding for tho registration of.barmaias,.and that after tho passing "of .the.-Act no- barmaids except those.now. in..the :trade vhall be employed. y FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE,.... ;. '. . Melbourne) December 1, Authority. lias'; been, given .to increase 'tho Commonwealth note.issue to fortyseven .millions.. : . . '.'.' MR; HOLMAN GOING TO ENGLAND .. (Rec. December 1, 9.50' p.m.) . ~.- Sydney/ December 1. Mr. W. A.- Hojman- (Premier- of Now: South Wales) proposes, to-sail-for London .with- tho object •of getting into touch'with the British money market early in the new year; He will be absent five or, six - months,'- returning, in. time for the final-session of Parliament. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES " "--. - TOTAL TO DATE,: ..;, "■ By,Telei;rapli--Pre6a' AsSociafloii-Cop'yrleht' ! '.!' '.Melbourne, December 1. : In' the -Senate the Minister "of.Dp-. fence" (Senator ;Pearce) announced the total Australian casualties as follows:— Dead. '.::;;:..:.;.:.;...; .7''is^ee Wounded .:'.-...::...'.........'. 30,893 Missing' : "...V..'...; '.-; ' 3,39!)"' Prisoners of. war 654Casualties unspecified '.':'..'..;:.' 302 : THE SAILOR'S CURIOSITY As the .1.0.20 express for King's Oros» passing'through Porfobello (Scotr land)"at full speed oho night some ilme ago it was discovered that an able soaman ,wlk>' occupied the .first conir Ps.r'tment in the train had got on to iha footboard and .crossed. the buffers,! seJ wasseated on tlin'top-'of the coals on the tender of the .engine. '-. . Onthe train being stopped and an explanation demanded, tho sailor said ne was. desirous of seeing bo>v tho .engine. worked. After ho had been escorted back to his 'compartment and his name and address taken the.train resumed its'journey. ;. "".,..'..