AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION INSULIN IMI V FREE. -VDNEY. Jan. 10 The Customs Department has decided lo admit insulin to the Commonwealth wiihout payment of duty, irre-peciive of the country of origin and also to grant rotunds for past iiiiimrnations. TRADE UNION BAKERIES. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY. Jan. 10 IT'e >eeri lory ol tin- Operative bale rs I uion ha- notified the mast- r hake!-- that the operatives I'etn-e to Work after Saturday miies- the employers agree that the starting time he ii in the morning. Tiic employers replied that if the men carry out their threat they will he subject to the penalties of the Arbitration Act. It i- understood the Union intend' to shelter behind the notice to cease work given in September to satisfy the provisions of the Act, requiring at least 7 days notice. It is also announced the Union is arranging to open trade union operative bakeries jo carry on the tight. It is not know a what attitude will be adopted by the carters, but it is expected they will -id-' wiiii the operatives.

PHILIPPINE FANATICS. MANILLA. Jau. <>. Two thousand religion. lanath-s terrorised Surgao and killed (no police, live eoiislahulary and abducted tw > school teacher'. The constabulary Is being reinforced. Later advices stale the \ iet ini- now number nineteen including a i aptaiii and lieul of die ( oii'inbulary. Governor Wood i- dv-paf-h ing a hundred Const al,alary irom Manilla. It is said tin' fanatics number is nearer one thousand than two.