AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1926, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australian Jc N.2. Cable Association.J

44-HOUR TEST CASE. .MELBOURNE, Aug. 24. The Full Commonwealth Arbitration Court juts commenced' the hearing of a test ((iso, which will decide the hours to he worked throughout the Commonwealth. The ease is nominally between the Amalgamated Engineers’ Union and the A’drrdi'e and Company proprietary, Ltd. The former are,claiming the forly-f ur hours week, but, (brought the intervention of the Commonwealth Attorney-General. advocates representing rail the industries aiid employees 'throughout Australia are also taking part. The case is expected to last several months. The decision reached will he the basis for the working week in rll other industries. COB HA APS RETURN FLIGHT. AIELBOURNE, August 23. Captain Cobham commences his return llight on Thursday. AVELL INSURED. MELBOURNE, Augusta. It is stated the life of the late C. J. De Claris was insured for a total of £33,000, whereof the bulk was assigned. it is also learned a well known solicitor some months ago insured Do Gnris for £5.000, ns cover for a large sum owing to the solicitor, the company taking the. risk of suicide within one year. The latter will therefore have to pay £5,000 and a bonus of £IOO. CONFERENCE ENDS. PERTH, August 25. The Conference of Stntsiticinns from Australian and New Zealand has closed. The report of the proceedings states one of the most important results of the conference was the progress made in efforts to obtain a uniform basis for all Australian and New Zealand statistics. SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. MELBOURNE, August 27. Since applications were called in Britain for secondary school teachers lor Victo’ian Education Department more than five hundred requests for particulars have been received. The Minister of Education (Sir Alexander Peacock) stated in the Assembly that it was only after the Department advertised u itlu-ut result throughout Australia and New Zealand, that it was decided to go abroad.