AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—-Per Press Association.) STRIKES AGAINST PIECEWORK. SYDNEY. July It. The first shot. in. the piecework war was fired when lot) employees of Cliubbs Australian Cov.. Ltd., struck as a protest against the introduction of the now system. Similar action was taken in Victoria, where the employees of Robinson Bros, refuser! to commence work under the new daily hiring system. CHILD ENDOWMENT AfOA’E. SYDNEY, July 11. A number of large employers have retained leading counsel to tost tlie validity of Mr Lang’s Child Endowment Act in the High Court by seeking a. prohibition against tlie State Government collecting the necessary tax for the payment of the endowment. It is expected tbe first ease will be hoard in August.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT OPENS.

(Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) ADELAIDE, July 15

At tlie opening of Parliament. Governor Bridges, in bis speech from the Throne, said that among the Bills lo be introduced u ill be those providing for Workmen's Compensation, and Advances for Homes and Mining. The Government is also preparing for the .submission to the Coiniuonmealth of a request for a grant in compensation for disabilities arising out of the Federation.

X.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY'. July 15

Mr Bavin (Nationalist Leader) referring to Mr Lang's legislative methods declared there was an extraordinary similarity between (hem and Mussolini's methods in Italy. Representative government was absolutely abolished, and was being abolished here in the same way. Mr Lang had abolished the opposition for all principal purposes. TELEPHONE NUMBERS. MELBOURNE, June 15.

An official report shows there are now 112,258 telephone subscribers in the Commonwealth. For the year ended 30th June last 60,958 now telephones were installed.