AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 82, 5 December 1914, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PRICE OF BEER GONE UP!

OWING TO TARIFF INCREASES.

Press Association —Copyright. (Received 10.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 5. Owing to the new increased tariff the Licensed Victuallers Association has increased the price ot beer. (Received 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 5. In the Assembly the Motor Tax Management BUI and Income Tax Management Mill were introduced. The Premier tabled a return showing that a contract for 225 locomotives costing £1,335,707 had bee„u placed with the Clyde Engineedug Co.

SYDNEY WAR FUND. (Received 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 5. The Sydney War Fund now totals £950,000.

THE PRICE OF bUGAR

V'tCTORJAN BOARD'S OPINION

(Received 10.20 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, December 5,

Mr. Peacock in his reply to Mr Denhad not advanced the price of cane sugar, they were conforming to the price fixed by Queensland He says the Victorian Board having regard ~tc the profit earned by tlio. Colonial Sugar Refining Co. as revealed by their balance-sheet considered any advance in the price of cane to which grows:'* were entitled could reasonably be expected to come from the profits of the company.

AUSTRALIA'S CRUISER BUILDING

DELAY COMPLAINED OF.

(Received 10.20 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, December 5

In the House Mr. Cock while criticising the delay in the completion and launching of the cruiser Brisbane stated if it had been ordered in England the same time as others they would have saved £IOO,OOO and i» would have been in commission two years. It appeared the boat- was built on the side of a hill without any provision for flouting. It now required a costly dam to jet I' < v. 1 :.

VICTORIAN ARBITRATION COURI

lAPPUCAIIION FOR PENALTIES

DISMISSED

(Received 10.20 a rc.)

MELBOURNE, December 5

The Commonwealth Public SorvV'.> report shows the permanent staff totals 21,056. * .

The Arbitration Court has illsmis sed the Victorian Stevedoring Companies' application for penal l '! l against the Waterside Workers' Federation for alleged breach of award by the men refusing to work the hold in a certain steamer unless six wer' employed in the hold instead of four-

MELBOURNE SENATE

NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

OVER WHEAT PRICE SUSPENSION

(Received 9.15 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, December 5

In the Assembly on Tuesday it is the intention of the Opposition to move a want of confidence motion in connection with the suspension of fixed pi ices for wheat, flour, bran and pollard.

STILL MORE E.ViDEN. TROOPSHIPS IN DANGER. (Received 9.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, December 5. In the Melbourne Senate Mr. Pearce stated that when the Sydney encountered the Emden the transport ships were within 100 miles. The Emden's commander undoubtedly intended to get amongst them. The Sydney vas acting on convoy duty.

The Government has contribute:! £IOO towards providing the Aurora " ith a wireless installation.

The papers published photographs of the embarkment of further troops for Europe.

DURNiNG OF THE NORFOLK.

MELBOURNE, December i

The marine inquiry into the fire on the steamer Norfolk found that there was nothing to show how it started, but it was probably from combustion of coal. The court exonerated the captain, holding that he via? justified in beaching the steamer,