AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1928, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Australian Press Association.) WORK FOR. UNEMPLOYED. SYDNEY, May 9. Afr Bavin announces that the Government is providing a million sterling for work for unemployed who are estimated to total fourteen thousand, or three per cent of the total wage earners in Now South Wales. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. SYDNEY, Alav 9.

The death sentence on Cyril Thompson for the murder of a gambling companion at Tainworth, has been commuted to life imprisonment. SYDNEY, May 9.

Acting-Premier Buttenshaw states Mr Brown’s comments, cabled on the third, on the coal position do not represent the Government's views. The Government realised Australia had lost the export coal trade and had called n conference of owners and miners representatives some time ago to try and find a solution for the stagnation. Their report was not yet ready. <

STEAMER. ON REEF. THURSDAY ISLAND, Afay 9. r |’lie British steamer Tlyacintlius is aground on a- sunken reef two miles north of the Tpili Reef. There are no details.

SEA COOKS’ DISPUTE. SYDNEY, May 9

The striking cooks defied the owners’ ultimatum that the ships must he manned by to-day. When a call was made for a .butcher for the Knnownn, which is at present under the HuddartParker Company’s control, there was no response.

A.s was anticipated, due to the men’s defiance of the owner*’ ultimatum, the Huddart Parker Coy. will tie up nil its intor-Statc ships until continuity of sailing is assured.

It is now feared in union circles hat volunteer labour will he. engaged. MELBOURNE, May 9.

The Chairman of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association stated that the prospects for a settlement of the cooks’ dispute arc not bright, as it was known that the Sydney branch of the Union had been instructed not to supply a butcher for the Knnownn, the whole crew of which would he paid off, and the vessel laid up.

SETTLEMENT MOVE. AfELBOUBNE, May 9

A. conference of the maritime organisations and Trades Hall Disputes Committee, after discussing the cooks’ dispute, referred the matter to the Australasian Council of Trades Unions. Further secret negotiations then took place, and it is now considered likely that the cooks will be instructed to resume work, or, alternatively, not to extend the dispute, and also give the Council ail opportunity of intervening. THE SYDNEY ASSAULT CASE. SYDNEY, Afav 9.

The five men charged with assaulting Mrs Aladdocks at Darlinglmrst woro acquitted.