CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 June 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

[UIKCTIUC TKLKGUAI'H—COPXniOHI .J [I'KU PHESS ASSOCIATION.! Received This Day 10.30 p.m. A LABOUR COUNCIL. (Sydney June 3. Tlio Labour Council negatived a motion in favour of a referendum on the question of cioeiiig hotels at six o'clock by sixty-one to thirty-one. The chief argument against it being that many employees would be thrown out oi' work. It favoured a referendum on the question of the nationalisation oi the traffic. AN AUSTRALIAN'S ADVENTURES. Ray Cook, a young Australian serving with the British navy, writing to hia parents gives details of thrilling adventures. He was aboard the Amphiou when she was sunk and participated in the Heligoland light, and 'narrowly escaped when a gun crew was blown to pieces. He was aboard the Aboukir when' she was sunk, and was rescued and taken aboard the Hogue, when she was torpedoed and he was again rescued. He participated in tho light -when the JJJucher was .sunk and the only hurt he received all through was a slightly damaged arm. A SOLDIERS' CLUB. (Received This Day 10.15 a.m.) Sydney, This Day. Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson opened the Soldiers' Club. It is litted up comfortably. There was a large gathering. The place will be open during the period of training. DISPUTE SETTLED. The dispute between the Grown and the titate trawlers has been settled. I* , ROM NEAV ZEALAND. Sergeant H. X. l>. Jones, who was killed at the Dardanelles, was an engineer employed by the Colonial Sugar Company, and formerly resided in New Zealand. STATE CONTROL. Melbourne, This Day. The Federal Government shortly is taking over the liquor traffic in the Northern Territory and hotels are licensed from month to month, so that they can be overtaken at any time without compensation. AIORE RECRUITS \\ ANTED. Sydney. This Day. •Senator Peaα-e in view of it appearing that further reinforcements will be needed has officially notified that tho ■minimum height of recruits has been reduced from fire feet four inches to five feet three inches. NECESSARY COMMODITIES. The House is debating a motion in favour of the Commoinvealfh taking over the control of necessary commodities. Mr J. H. Catts objected to 'butter being sent homo and then brought back for local consumption, also to the .sale of wheat to New Zealand by the Government. Exceptional means-should be taken by the Commonwealth in these exceptional circumstances to find out what stocks "w&rc available. A LABOUR CONFERENCE. ADELAIDE June 3.

Tlic Commonwealth Labour Conference Las referred the question of placing tlie nationalisation or tho sugar industry in its fighting platform, to a committee for report. .Resolutions were adopted in favour of iixing the minimum tax on unimproved lands at a shilling in the pound, strictly enforcing preference to unionists, and the granting oi pensions to widows.