AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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QUEENSLAND It A HAY A V .ME X. BRISBANE, Aug. 1

A mass meeting of railway etnployices here tailed upon Mr Theodore to resign for not restoring the salaries ol public: servants, upo nwliich a live per cent reduction has been enforced. It was also decided lo bold slop-work" meetings throughout the State to decide what action to take. N.S.W. BASIC WAGE. SYDNEY. Ang. 1. The Hoard ol ’ll’aile lias decided not to alter the basic wage, whic h remains at .£1 2- for adult males, and L"2 Is lid for adult females. PRICE FIXING. SYDNEY. August IIn older to stop price cutting, where under some grocers are selling sugar down t* 3.1 d per round, thereby mnkinc a loss, in ifiler to secure* other trade, the Retailers As-ocintion has fixed tin* price at lid per pound. PRICE OF FLOUR. SYDNEY. Aug. I. The price of Hour has been inc reased bv 2ds to Cl-T Bis per ton. A lurther rise in Ibe price of bred is foreshadowed. AUSTRALIA’S GENERAL HEALTH. (Received this day at D.2.T a.m.) SYDNEY. August 2 The Federal Ministry placed £r.otlo mi the c-iimates for the curreui year for the plirpo-e of re-eareb into the cause of cancel". It was decided to apoini. a. special commission to consider the piescnt .system ot health, logi-latliou ;aud administration: also.' to inquire into the general public healtli of the Commonwealth.