AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) LABOUR DIFFERENCES. SYDNEY. July 11. Members of the Metal I rades Employers’ Association decided to adopt the daily hiring system and continue to pay the same overtime rates as paid in the past. Although this means an increase of 12s (id weekly in workers wages, the engineering unions ei'aim it represents a loss to members ns the award makes no provision for holidays or sick pay. The award becomes operative to-day.

A mass meeting of unionists will be bold to-night.

SYDNEY’S ACCIDENTS LIST. SYDNEY, July II

The annual report of the Police Commissioner shows that during last year 1091 accidents occurred in the streets of tlie Metropolitan Traffic District, involving 181 deaths and injuries to 1.801 persons. Motor vehicles accounted for 111 deaths, and 3.108 injuries. Fatal accidents caused by motor ears were more than double tlie previoui vear’s number.

WHEAT HARVEST. MELBOURNE. Juiy 14. The wheat harvest for Victoria foithe coming year is estimated at forty million bushels, a decrease of seven million compared to last harvest.

A SEA LION. SYDNEY, Julv 14

TluJ trawler Mili’imulniul when off Montague Island, caught a monster sea lion in tlie net. It broke loose on deck where for an hour it kept the crew lively evading attacks with bared, dangerous looking teeth. Eventually the sea lion flopped back into the sea.

VICTOR lAN EIN A NCE. MELBOURNE, July 14

Tu the Assembly, the Treasurer, in submitting the supplementary estimates, announced the deficit of last year’s revenue was £682,000 sterling instead of £350,000 as previously stated. The revenue for the year had been £20,400,000 and the expenditure £27,080,000.