AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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AIANUFACT URiER S' PROPOSAL! 5

BRISBANE, July 19

Tho Annual Conference of Associated Chambers and Manufacturers of Australia, decided that in view of tho great need of harmony between employer and employed ,that efforts bo made as far us practicable to give employees a financial interest in their work by profit sharing, or bonus, on production. It was also resolved to support the Hon. Hughes’s advocacy of the retention of German colonies ia the Pacific. Other resolutions favoured preference of employment to returned soldiers and ithe compulsory making of all goods, containing not less than 33 per cent of Australian material and labour. All goods to be branded “Made in Australia,” and pushing efforts to educate the people in the duty of supporting Australian industry.

COURSING

MELBOURNE. July 19.

The Waterloo Cup final resulted:— Peters Brothers, Pressme beat Hall’s Australian Laddie.

JAPANESE TRADE. (Received This Day at 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Dav As showing the expansion of Japanese trade in Australia since the war, in 1913 Australia imported £436,000 of Japanese soft goods. In }917, it amounted to £1,(561,000 with a growing inoronse for the current year. GAM BLIND RESTRICTIONS (Received This Day at 9.50. a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The Repatriation Commission has. decided to prohibit the use oi spinning wheels, and other devices of a' gambling nature in connection with patriotic appeals. The action is dictated owing to the growth of the gambling element.

SHIPPING DECREASE

(Received This Dav at 9 50 a.m., MELBOURNE, This Day. An analysis of pre-war and the present fleets of British shipping companies trading to Australia, shows a decrease of over 230,000 tonnage, due to losses.