AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.) A FSTRALIAN MINERS. SYDNEY, Oct. 5. An aggregate meeting of the colliery employees of Maitland district considered the claims of off-hand labour and decided to leave the matter in the hands of the Executive ol the Minors’ Federal ion. The meeting defeated a motion to the effect that, should the employers'. not concede a minimum wage of £5 10s per week, further aggregate meetings lie held on Oct. 17th. FAKED RACE BOOKS. SYDNEY. Oct. 5.

During the hearing of charges against .Joseph Robinson and William Corson of conspiring to defraud tho New .South Wales Bookstall Company in connection with the issue of faked, race books at Randvick, cabled yesterday, 11 10 police alleged that thousands of copies were passed to men with a special knowledge of distribution. who, in turn sold them to Ixiys, the last named, not knowing anything urns wrong with the boons. It aplH'tirs that the books were published at a printing establishment which Ims been under observation for a considerable time. It is stated the sensation is unlikely to stop at the sale of those books. Other issues oT greater magnitude are believed to have

been connected with the printing works, some of which have been puzzling political circles for a long time.

PRESS DELEG.V RES. MELBOURNE. Oct. 5. The Empire Press Delegates have ■onimeuced a railway tour of Victoria.

SYDNEY HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS. SYDNEY. Oct. 0. The usual crop of holiday accidents occurred on the 8-hour day. At Penrith Speedway a competitor in a motor cycle race fell heavily trom his machine and died. Later a competitor in another race fell from his machine, and a spectator who rushed to his assistance was knocked down by the following cyclist and severely injured. Three motor ears collided rounding a lieiid. The occupants received minor injuries.

Two men were sent to the hospital and two others were treated as the result of a collision between taxicabs in George .St. Four other men were injured as the result of motor accidents. At Palm Beach a boy fell over a hundred foot cliff and was killed. MTNF.RS’ ULTIMATUM. SYDNEY. Oct. 6. Aggregate meetings of the colliery employees at Weston. Cessnock, Kurri TCurri and Paxton passed a resolution that in the event of the proprietors refusing to concede their claims for a maximum wage of £5 10s by the end of the week, aggregate meetings will lie held throughout the whole organisation on Monday to further deal with the position.

MT. MORGAN MIND. BRISBANE!, 'Oct. 0. Good progress is being made in fighting tbe fire in the Mount Alorgan mine. Tho water is now above the 700 feet level, while 0] million gallons are being pumped in daily. WOOL SALES. AIFL'BOCRNE. Oct. 6. At the we.d sales competition was wider and better sustained than for some time past. Prices, in the ease of .Merinos, were mi a par to five per rent above the closing rates at the September sales and rather more so in th<' ease of come hacks and fine crossbreds.