AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 24 September 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS. IMUniLYEXT "SPORT" KILLED. SYDNEY, This Day. Captain A. Verge, . prominently known, in Rugby Union civics as Johnny Verge, lias boon lulled at the | Dardanelles. RIFLE CLUBS IN N.S.W. (Rec. 5.40 a.ni.) SYDNEY, This Day. The membership of the New South \\'»les rifle clubs is 3M<3O, :;s con: pa rod. with 1 1,500 last year. SHIPMENT OF OATS. ( Rec. 5.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A shipment of 00,000 bags of Chilian^ oats has arrived, i BAPTIST UNION RESOLUTION. (Rec. 8.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. " The Baptist Union adopted a resolution of deep indignation at the authorities permitting the continuation of pyize-ilghting, horse-racing, and all other such like untimely and unseemly sports, at this awful crisis in t.fieworld 's offairs. LABOUR TROUBLES. ' MELBOURNE, This Day. The Coal and Shalt* Employees Fedapplication for a compulsory cpnferencjjphas been granted, and for the ?.oth. ' Mr. Baddely stared he believed that unless the conference was held a crisis would arise involving 14,000 members of the Federation. A POLITICAL TRUCE. (Rec. 5.40 a.m.) HOB ART, Tli is Day. In the Assembly, the Premier announced that both parties had agreed to a political truce till March, 1017, on condition that the Government consults members of Liberal party on legislative matters. Should any disagreement arise before .July, 191.5, there wiM be a dissolution. AMALGAMATION OF UNIONS. SYDNEY. This Day. At a meeting of representatives of railway workers and the Australian Workers' Union, it was reported that the amalgamation, cabled on the 20th April, could not be completed at that meeting. It was supported by delegates from many trades unions and socialist, societies. The meeting Tarried a resolution protesting against 'conscription in every form and the gathering formed itself into an / • Conscritionist League, and a committee was formed to carry on an' anti-con-Scriptionist propaganda.