Second Edition AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 March 1913, Page 3

Second Edition AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[UY EI.ECTUIC TEMOHAI'H-COI'yUIGIIT] [rRB PKKOS ASSOCIATION. J (Received This Day. 0.15 ii.ni.) SYDNEY, This Day. Trouble again in connection with the gas employees was hinted at at the Council of the Gas Employees' Union to-night. The meeting was called to consider what the secretary \ designates a serious dispute witli the Australian Gaslight Company, over the agreement witli the union. There were over five million passengers on the Sydney trams during the holidays, which is a record. Moorilhvs bad showing the Sydney Cup. which was a surprise and disappointment, has now heen explained. The mare was found dead in her stable the next morning. A post mortem examination showed a broken blood vessel leading from the heart. At the Sydney Show sales, three draught stallions belonging to .]. Boog and F. Vaughan. of New Zealand, ranged from C-10 to £75. At bowls. New South "Wales defeated Queensland by 09 to 93; also Victoria, by 91 to 81. The "ivood chopping contest at the show was win by Blanch, of Tasmania. Appo. of New Zealand, was fourth. j The Burlington high jump was won [ by "Radium, who cleared six feet ten inches. ('?'.■ : . I -V y. " .■.Ml.') SPORTING NEWS. | SYDNEY. This Day. At the yearling sales the E;ul*tonb'olutiou colt sold lor 800 guineas. Earlstou-Terala colt 700 guineas. Malster-Wakeful colt 825 guineas. Wolawfl. struck himself before winning the St. Legor. and injured his suspensory ligament. He retires until next season. LABOUR MATTERS. The New South "Wales Trade L'nion Congress has adopted a c-ltiusu enacting that in the event of an affiliated union or council ordering a strike without affording tlie proposed Labour federation ample opportunity to investigate, the federation Khali reserve- the right to withhold its support, or suspend or expel the offending union or council. The Congress decided that the Labour Federation must exercise supreme authority in the trade union movement, in preference to the Sydney Labour Council, while clauses in the draft constitution are being discuss- '' ed. Mr Peter Bowling proposed, as an amendment, that the federation , should represent only industrial labour. A member of the Congress told Bowling that he could "cut no ice" in Sydney, and another remarked that it was plain he (Bowling) wished to replace the labour party by some other body. The amendment was rejected. SHIPPING. ADELAIDE. This Day. Sniled—Kaitunn. for New Zealand, via Edithburg. THE DOMTNTON BATTLESHIP. MELBOURNE. This Day. The local wireless station at Wil- ' liamstown got into touch with the I battle cruiser New Zealand, at a distance of 2500 miles. The cruiser . expects to arrive on Monday. Lord Denman. the Governor-General, entertains the officers on April Ist. and the Federal Parliament will entertain ■' them next day. ' LATER NEWS OF THE STRTKE. j SYDNEY.. This Day. { There are signs of a settlement of the i'orry strike. The parties coni'oi red until late yesternight, and the following basis of agreement was sug- r gested:—Ninety six hours per fortnight, on days other than Sundays ( or gazetted public holidays; weekly pay to be the same as now paid— , sixty hours per week—overtime to bo ( paid fortnightly; Sundays, holidays t and overtime at the rate of time- ' nnd-n-half; twelvo hours to be the ] longest continuous shift; Sundays to j 'be holidays: ordinary day to be not less than six or more than twelve , hours; all employees to be reinstated. These terni6 have been accepted, except ninety-six hours to he a fortnight. The empoyers wished, to have substituted for this period 108 ( I hours. This the union representatives rejected, and the conference terminated, 'but it was resumed today, when the Hon. Mr Carmichael - places a slight modification before ( the directors, which he is hopeful | of seeing accepted. i