AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 106, 7 January 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

i KftiLwrtV WORKERS’ CONFERENCE. Press Association —Copyright, (Used, 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 7. The railway workers’ conference discussed their executive’s report favour, ing a Government proposal to borrow three million from the firm of Norton for public works purposes. It was resolved that while they had every confidence in the Executive the mosting ttrougly diva p proved the support Mr Gi illllhb had given to (he scheme. The Executive exj.lained tba* they supported the scheme owing to th« finauelai position of State and the growing uncertainty cf the moneymarket. The conference opposed the scheme on the ground that It involved the contract system, which was violating the Labour platform by negation of the day labour systam. The Executive resigned, but Holds office pending a plebiscite vote. AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING. ADRjtAT 'WINS CHAMPIONSHIP 1 . (Rood. 9.5 s.m.) v SYDNEY, Jam. 7. The 440 yards swimming championship of New South Wales was won by Adriat, cf Manly, defeating Kahanomoku by a touch, in five minutes thirty-eight seconds. There was tremendous excitement among local cracks at the victory.

SWIMMING RECORDS BROKEN.

(Reed. 9.50 a.xn.) SYDNEY, aJn. 7. Eunha, a Hawaiian, swam 110 yards in sixty-three and three-fifths seconds, beating the Australasian record by a second. He finally won the 220 yards breast stroke championship in three minutos 17 seconds, beating the previous record by two-fifths of a second. NATIONAL RESERVE PROPOSAL. (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 7. Mr Carmichael's proposal to establish a national reserve, is receiving wide public support, including that of the army and ex-imperial soldiers. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) KALGOORLIE, aJu. 7. A sensational accident has occurred on the trans-Continental railway. Seventeen men were riding in a guard's van when it left the rails and overtimed down an embankaient. Two men and Guard McKeowen were killed outright. Two others, Urodrick and Kearney, succumbed to injuries. Nine others were injured, five serimffcly. BUILDING STATISTICS. (Rea. 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Da. During the past ear 10,546 new buildings have been erected in the metropolitan area, costing £6,775,540, as compared with 9,284 and £0,371,017 in 1913. Since the commencement of the war there has been a heavy drop in the building industry.