AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION

STOP-WORK MEETING. (Received thi3 dry at R 0.ra.l SYDNEY. July 1. A stop work meeting of the Seamen’s Union decided that unless the guarantee clause demand-, were conceded as each vessel arrives at her home port, the Commonwealth men will give fourteen days’ notice to cense work on Tth. .July. This will apply to all owners not conceding the men's demands. It is understood that only two lines have so far granted the men's demands. Burns Philip and Co. and the Patrick Steamship Coy. This is the most ser-

ious move on the men s part so far, as it threatens to hang up the whole local shipping.

TWO OLDEST ACTIVE SCULLERS SYDNEY. July I.

Hannan's challenge to row Diirnam arose from a remark made when paying over the stakes Hint Hannan was the oldest- sculler who hail ever rowed for the world’s championship, and an interjection was made in a jocular sense that Diirnam was older. Hannan, thereupon, knowing Domain's age, said he was willing to row him. which would mean that the two oldest scullers in the world would meet.

OAKES SENTENCED TO DEATH SYDNEY. -June 30.

.Mrs Oaia-s gave evidence that. Oakes had always been good to her. anil to the children, hut she said he was cliild-i.-h and easily led. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Chief .Justice, in sentencing Oakes to death, said that the wav lie had hacked his unfortunate victim showed extraordinary brutality and illcredible inhumanity. N.S.W. COAL CONFER KNCK. SYDNEY, June 3(1. A compulsory ci'.ufereuee of the coal owners and coal miner's lias commenced to discuss the miners claims for a minimum wage ol Co 10s weekly, and ; i. seven-hours day. The proceedings are being held in camera. SHIPPING DISPUTES. DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. MF.ILBOURNK. June 30. A deputation representing the industrial organisations concerned in the shipping dispute waited on Mr Bruce. (Federal Premier) with a view to arriving at a settlement through the medium of the Prime Minister’s interference. The deputation submitted a scheme providing tor a round the table conference i" settle any liituro shipping dispute--, and. failing a settlement being arrived at there, that a State Disputes Committee he called to settle the trouble. If this failed, and the dispute threatened oin on o'law unions of an iutcr-Statc character, a Common wealth Disputes’ Connin'! tec would then make an ellort to settle the trouble.

Mr Bruce, in reply, said be agreed that a considerable amount had been done by the Disputes Committee to avoid an industrial upheaval, but the present trouble had arisen because the seamen deliberately forced il upon themselves, their altitude being Hint they did not want tin- ordinary arbitration machinery ol Australia to applv to them. He added il Mr Mulsh continued his present attitude, Australia was going to experience a tremcn dons industrial unrest, yml the whole shipping industry would he held up again. It appeared to him that it was a time for trade unionism gonerally to repudiate Mr Walsh and his doctrines.

Hi- (Mr Bruce) would not interfere. He advised the seamen, it they had a method of settling the trouble, to submit it to the Commonwealth bine's nuinagi’iucut.

SHIPOWNERS' STAND. MELBOURNE. July I

Acting on a suggestion bv Mr Bruce (Federal Premier) that the shipping dispute i- now one between the seamen mid employers, the deputation which waited upon hint decided to seek direct negotiations with Ihe shipowners. Inti after a hurried meeting ol the Sleamshipowners’ Assn, a reply was sent t > the deputation staling that in view of till- fact that Walsh had publicly declared Dial job eontrol was here to stay, and this was (onlirmed by l lie official journal of the Seamen's Union. Ilie Assn, (.insiders it would be useless and improper to meet in conleteiiM any members purporting lo lx l representatives of the Seamen’s Union.

SEAMEN’S UNION STATEMENT. SYDNEY. July 1

It. is stated, on behalf of the Seamen’s Union, that the reason the seamen decided I ogive fourteen days' notice was that if each of the crew wailed until the articles expired lie fore entering the struggle, one seel ion ol workers would he out ol emplo) incut for a considerable period before .the shipowners submitted to the sufflcieull> strong pressure to cause them to review the position.

not plague. DIMS IS AX'E, -July 1. The State Health Authorities have decided in the case of !he young woman suspected of sulferiiig with plague, that the case is not plague. I ABO UK PARTY'S LEGISLATION. SYDNEY, duly 1. The State Government has decided to alKilish the Railway Finance Board established by the Fuller Government, on the recommendation of the recent Royal Commission on Railways. Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Raven. Tt has aha derided to take action against certain persons mentioned in the report of the Board of Trade on tlio allowed routing tiles combine. The Chief Secretary. Mr La/./.arini. has been instructed to prepare a Bill lor early introduction to Parliament to prohibit night baking. COMMONWEALTH SURPLUS. SYDNEY. July I. Tt is stimatod the Commonwealth surplus for the financial year ended vesterdav amounts to over three million sterling. A detailed statement will tie submitted to the House as soon as available.

(i VXG OF BOY THIEVE*. SYDNEY, duly I

For a considerable time a gang of Ikiv criminals known as the ‘•Knukcrboeker Gang” have been committing many daring robberies in the city ami suburbs, managing to evade the po in vigilance. The gang’s latest exploit was a raid on the premises ot McUnw Company, motor agents, whin f . poured petrol over a car and set alight. The brigade quelled the (lames before they spread to fifty other vius stabled in the premises. The "n a also stole a quantity of goods. A number of other places in the vicimtv i,m been raided lately and valuable g ■ ■ stolen. The police surprised two smashing windows at the Mini * , Company’s shop. One "a- ‘ nl ' with three stolen revolvers in his r •* T2o House memorial building occupied bv returned soldiers’ and sailors club and various other organisations was broken into and thorough an sacked. This is the third rime the-o premises were visited by thieres in a few months,