AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

• [l-ER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.) A PETITION. (Received* This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Assembly received a petition praying for the introduction of proportional representation this session. CIVIL SERVANS’ I’.-fV. SYDNEY, This Day. The State Government has decided to pay two-years’ deferred increments of civil service salaries, involving £38,000. ! SWEEP WINNERS’ TAX. MELBOURNE, This Day, The Federal Treasury is drawing the income tax net round sweep winners. Government have given notice to all recent winners of prizes of £5 to £SOOO, demanding payment of 10%. The Department intends to traverse all lists of ! lucky winners back to July Ist, 1915. CALLING UP FRENCHMEN. SYDNEY, This Day. A notice is issued calling on all French citizens in Australia’ of 1920 class to report.

.IMPORTANT DECISION. (Received This Dav a) 10.25. i-.-SYDNEY, Tliis Day. The Industrial Arbitration Court gave an important decision dealing with alleged union' coercion. A member of the union appealed against the decision of the. chief industrial Magistrate in ordering him to pay- £-5 9s (jd the balance of a union subscription, said to bo due. 1 The grounds of appeal "ere that lie was not a member of the union. Campbell joined under a til rent that all the other men would bo called ol the job, unless he joined. Judge Airlevis in reversing the Magistrate’s decision said bo expressed no opinion oi the rights and wrongs of military conscription. He simply said if it is slavery then industrial conscription was no better.