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' .’.r-yriiALiAN A. K.z. r.tu.t association] BIG LABOUR POLICY. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Mr Storey delivered the Labour policy. It includes proposals for the abolition of State Governors and the Upper House, establishment of a scheme for child subsidy, regulation of prices, t.he> latter to include imprisonment of those guilty of profiteering, wheat production to be encouraged by guaranteeing the minimum price, which will he paid in full upon delivery, and the establishment of a rural hank empowered to issue bonds against mortgages. Mr Storey also intends to- nationalise monopolies, including coastal steamships and the ferry services, and the establishment ,of national industries, in which employees will participate ; hydro electrical, and decent realisation schemes are also included. MARINE ENGINEERS STRIKE. SYDNEY, This Day. Hon* W. M. Hughes, (Federal Prime Minister) states Government will make no further offer to the marine engineers, as the limit of concessions have been reached to the men. who now defy the law. The efforts of other unions affected to arrange a settlement have so far failed. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. SYDNEY, This Day. The Council of the Rifle Association of Australia has cabled an invitation on to the British team to visit the Commonwealth this year. A TRADE DISPUTE. (Received This Day at 11.15 a.m.) j .MELBOURNE, This Day. Tho State Cabinet is discussing the application by the Master Builders asking, for the suspension of the building, trade awards, owing to the employees’ refusal to work on Saturday.
SERIOUS BUSH FIRES. MELBOURNE,'( This Day. Rush fires in the Victorian ranges caused extensive damage. SWIMMING. ADELAIDE, This Day. Ross won the 440 yards swimming championship, the only opponent troubling him being Reaurepnire, from whom he won hv ten yards in 6.15 1-5. SUG A R CON KEREN CE. BRISBANE, This Day. A conference of sugar producers a creed to a price for the next crop, which the Federal Government is buying. It, will bo an increase to £3O per ton for the raw sugar. MORE BUSH FIRES. HOBART, This Day. Bush tires are raging in the Zeehan district. They destroyed Little Hen > river railway bridge, and wrecked the telegraph lines. _______
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