AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 18 November 1916, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE COAL, CRISIS. DEPLORABLE PROCEEDINGS. MELBOURNE, Nov 1(5. Mr Hughes, addressing the Coal Conference, said that unless coal was obtained the small arms factory would close on Saturday. Only 800 tong were available for the transports and wheat ships due. Without wheat, the war could not continue. The miners ’ representatives repeated their demands, declaring that they had been locked out. The proprietors said that precedent to a settlement all the men should resume work at the one time. MEN TO RESUME PENDING ARBITRATION. MELBOURNE, Nov 16. At the coal conference, after a lengthy discussion, Mr Hughes proposed that the nu'u be recommended to resume immediately on condition that the Arbitration Court, or a special tribunal hear the case as soon as work is resumed —presumably on Monday. The conference adjourned till to-morrow to consider the proposal. VARIOUS ITEMS. MELBOURNE, Nov 16. The Mount Lyell Mining Company’s half-yearly report shows a net profit of £128,44?.. The total surplus liquid as sets are £443,674. As the Government has decided that called-up men shall be required to unlorgo only thirty days’ training, the ■ ecessity for the bulk of exemptions o longer exists, and practically all oligibles are required to do a month’s training. At the Newmarket blood-stock sales the demand was slack. Many were passed in. The top price was Court Jester, 700 gns.