AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] FORTY HOURS’ WEEK. SYDNEY, January 20. The Industrial Disputes Committee of the Trades and Labour Council endorsed the action of the building trades employees striking for forty hours’ and declared a number of private works black. HEAVY FLOODS. SYDNEY, January 20. Floods far north disorganised the railway traffic and caused extensive damage. SPECIAL COIN. MELBOURNE. Jan. 20. A florin of a special design is being issued in May to commemorate the opening of the Federal Parliament at Canberra. A special stamp is also being Issued. INDUSTRIAL DELEGATION. MELBOURNE. Jan. 20. The Trades’ Union circles are negotiating with Labour Councils in all the States with the object of repudiating tlie Federal Government’s industrial delegation to United States.

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. SYDNEY, Jan. 20.

Mr Kell who has paired with Lough1i ti leaves for London next month. In the Assembly The Premier promised to Wring to tlie notice of the Acting-Prime Minister the question of protecting New South A\ ales butter producers against competition in New Zealand butter, which could be sold [ip, a 'lower level than the price fixed for local butter l>v the. recent producers conference, winch decided on Is lid a pound, as a reasonable price for butter produced in Now South Males. MELBOURNE. Jan. 20.

Owing to the reduction in estimates of the military force, the Defence Department is so short of dash that it is unable to pay train fares or permanent soldiers and has circularised adjutants thht all battalions ot the third division which embraces the whole of Victoria, that movements of troops entailing expense must be cumin a ted. This "id seriously hamper the training of citizen forecs^^^