AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1925, Page 1

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[Australia A* N.X. Cable Association.] exhibition muskai. director. svnxiiv, October 21. (■tistav Slapoffski, tin* musical dircci*,,r for the Dunedin exhibition is a passenger by the Mniingauiii. COMMONWEALTH MIXKBS. X VI)XI* A , (let o her 21. I be coal tribunal made a new award lor the miners throughout the Commonwealth. I liey refused the demand lor a minimum wage of L'A Ills weekly eml rejected the claim for a reduction of working hours. Ihe trilmnal awarded an increase of Is (ill daily io the miners in receipt of the present daily minimum rate. DECLARED IXSAXF. MELBOURNE. October 26. Ferguson (charged with the Bacchus •Marx! 'der) has lieen declared insane and transierred to an asylum. interference rksfn'tkd. BRISBANE, October 26. Ah' .McCormack lias received a telegram I mm Mr .Bruce asking him to see that lhe held up vessels are supplied with coal Ini' rel l igerators and given an assurance the vessels will not In* subjected to lawless interference. .Mr .McCormack replied that there was no evidence of any unlawful interlerenee and no dist ui'banees were anticipated. I in* (Queensland Government would maintain law and order in a constitutional manner without any outside inter! erence or suggestion from the Commonwealth Government. I l-IIOI'i! WKKK 1i11.r., PERTH. October 26. In the Assembly, in moving the second reading ol the Ini! to provide a lorty-four hour week - in all industries, Ihe Minister lor Labor said it would apply in agricull ural workers l )V the spread of eighty-eight hours over a fortnight. 'I lie Arbitration Court would lane power to probiluf overt line in any industry il it was thought there was such lincieploy nicot as would warrant prohibition.