AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 319, 15 October 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

KILLED IN ACTION.

PRIMATE J. A. ROGERS

i- (Reed 10.15 a.m.) j SYDNEY, This Day. y Private J. A. Regers’ (killed) rela- •- tives live in New Zealand. f d the laycock murder. r cl CHIEF AND RELATIVES CAPTURED v e ACTUAL MURDERERS ESCAPE e n > (Reed 5.40 a.m.) 0 SYDNEY, T|hi s Day. e The punitive expediiton against the i, tribe implicated in the murder of Layt> cock, captured and gaoled the chief , and a number of his relatives, and they s burned the village, but the actual mur--1 dorers escaped. I ; j THE COPPER OUTPUT. 1 ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED. (Reed 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day [ Mr Hugjhes has announced that arrangements have definitely been comI pleted whereby the whole copper output, suitable for electrolytic treatment, . will be treated in Australia. Negotiations are proceeding whereby all copper and brass goods required will be manufactured in Australia. EMPLOYERS’ FEDERATION. ANNUAL MEETING. (Reed 5.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Thi s Day. At the annual meeting of the Employers'’ Federation, the president, in reviewing the war, said employers desire was to remain absolutely quiescent and devote their energies to problems arising out of the struggle, assisting in a prosecution of a successful issue. But war or no war they were up against the same old problems. Arbitration Courts and strikes, which appeared indefensible. A section of the industrial community deliberately sot itself to minimise the productive capacity of labour and machinery, and' so bring t|he output in many important industries down by 20 to 50 per cent. Figures submitted showed that sinceArbitration was enacted in 1912 there* were 727,726 days lost owing to strikes,, involving a loss in wages of £363.326, THE PEACOCK, BUDGET. NO ,NEW TA’NATtON (Reed 8.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day Mr Peacock delivered Ibis Budget,, in which there was no new The revenue was £10,248,761, exceeding the estimate by £17,402. Expenditure was £11.444.231, exceeding theestimate by £212,872. There is a deficit of £1,195,470. The estimate of expenditure for the current year is £11,477,602, including the increase of £298.681, extra interest on debts and £IIO,OOO loss on imported wheat. It is stated that the State coal mine showed a profit for the jyear of £10,640. The shipbulding yard showed a profit of £2,333. State cool .store and beet sugarfactory both showed small losses, BUDGET DELIVERED IN ASSEMBLY (Reed 9.25 a.m ) ADELAIDE, This Day. In the Assembly the Treasurer delivered the Budget. The revenue for the year was £3,973,310 which, owing to unprecedented drought, was £lf3,533 below the estimate. The year sr expenditure was £4,662,395, leaving £470,448 deficit after deduction cf f he previous year’s credit balance. The estimated revenue for the current year is £4,760,830, and the expenditure £4,751,902, showing a surplus of £B,928. In outlining new taxation the Treasurer foreshadowed a reduction of income tax exemption from £2OO to £156: soldiers’ exemption being £3OO, and an increase in receipt tax from one pennjy to twopence; totalisator tax from two and a half to five per cent; the increase on the unimproved land value tax is an extra half-penny in the pound. HOLMAN GOVERNMENT CRITICISED. BY TAILORS’ LINTON Jtecd 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, T(his Hay. ihg of the Labour Council, the Tailors’ Union moved a motion of nc-confidence in Mr Holman and the Government, owing to failure to introduce industrial legislation as promised. An amendment inviting Mr Holman to attend the Council meeting and explain forthcoming legislation wa;s carried by 70 to 49. In replying to animadversions on the health o-nditions at Lverpool Camp, the ( cmrnandant replied that there j wo-. -lining camp of the same size ! in tlr- Empire with as low a mortality.