AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association.] II HOURS’ WEEK. SYDNEY. .September IG. In Hie New South Wales Assembly, speaking on the second reading of the -I I-lionrs week bill, lion Baddeloy said the Oovonimcnt was not out to destroy industry, and it would not tolerate any blulf. li there were any 1)1 nll on the part ol those behind the Opposition, the Government would call the bluff.

He added that the Government was out. to do the right thing, and if. as the remit of Hie blulf, industries were closed because of the lort y- tour hours’ week the Government would seriously consider taking over those industries and working them in the interests of the people of the Stale.

ROY FARM Mlt (RANTS. SYDNEY, September 17. The Assembly passed the Juvenile Migrants Apprenticeship Repeal Hill. The measure this repealed provided lor British boys whose passages are paid by the Commonwealth Government to New South Wales, being apprenticed to tanners at wages ol Ids to 15s weekly. The Minister for Labour ill moving the second reading, said ho considered the wage was not adequate. The Act had proved a failure as the farmers had not responded and the hoys were dissatisfied. Of 885 hoys indent tired. 188 bad absconded. The Government did not intend to give up bringing out these hoys, but it would do so under belter and more elastic conditions. FOREIGNERS GET TRADE. SYDNEY. September L. The tonnage rendered idle through the seamen’s dispute in Australian ports totals 851. SI!) tons, representing :i'l ships. The trade which would ordinarily lie shared bv all the shipping lines is now being thrown on British ships carrying coloured crews. Inreign ships and the Australian (ommonwcaltli Line.

YICTORIAN CRICKET ASSN. MELBOURNE. September 17. The annual report oi the \ ielnrian Cricket Association points out that last season. from a linaueml -tandpoint. was a re, onl for the Association. The gins, takings Irom matches against the English team were fGG.MII, the largest stint ever obtained by the Association front international matches The share paid the English eleven was (_‘| |.o|B. The returns from inter-State matches bad been rathe, disappointing. 'The season closed with a debit balance ol C18.G25. but considering the improvements elleeted, the position may he. regarded as sat islaetorx. TASMANIA LOSING POPULATION. HOBART. September 17. d'lic latest population statistics disclose the fact that there has been an increasing loss ol population in the lasi lew years. Previously the annual loss of population by migration was 1.000. Liit this was balanced by the natural increase and a substantial surplus was left. During the past lour years there has been an annual loss of 8.501) and during the past two years the. natural increase failed to overtake the loss by migration.