AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1917, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Press Association— Copyright) NEW NAVAL SECTION. MELBOURNE, July UP Regulations have been gazetted constituting a new mine-sweeping section of the Navy. DEALING WITH. THE I.W.W. NEW AUSTRALIAN BILL. (■Received, This Day at 8.50. a.m.) 'MELBOURNE, July 19. lion. W. Al. Hughes, in moving the second reading <>f the Unlawful Association Amending Bill which aims at the I.W.AY. said that the previous Act had I wen insufficient to cope ivith this great menace The larger portion of the members were tho semirings of the Society, and did pot voice the aspirations of organise-. Labour. They came into being to defeat organised Labour. They declared wiir against society and the Govern incut was accepting the .challenge. The body was nourishing and funds ware coming iu freely. They threatened 'to destroy the industry of the country and stood in the way of the country doing its best economically to assist ill the war. Therefore they could npt he allowed to existThe Rill provides for the prevention of the circulation of literature find membership of the Association renders' the member liable to six months imprisonment ; dismissal of any public servant-who ‘ s 9 member: apd deportation of other than Australian born subjects. v ■ • ' ,STATE COAL MINES. (Received This Dnv at 11. do. a.m.) . SYDNEY, 'this Day. The Railway Department, takes over the State coal mines and works them for railway purposes. PROSPECTS OF REFLOATING. SYDNEY, This Day. There are - hopes that the si earner Cumberland will be refloated' NEW REGULATIONS. MELBOURNE, This Day. Regulations have, been issued prohibiting the importation of apples, and exportation of glue.