AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 August 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

E 7 SHIPPING «STRIKE. ’ MYSTIFYING MESSAGES. SYDNEY, Aug. 15. An inexplicable position has arisen in connection with the seamen’s strike. Ofiicials of the Seamen’s Union state that the strike is definitely OE, and that preparations have been ‘made to I‘(S11lllC work on Monday unless Senator Miilen advises to the contrary. Senator Millen states that he has received no message from the Sydney seamen, brz the Sydney Union has received a message from Senator Millen. It is amable 10 divulge the contents. Another mass meeting has been ca?!cd for to-niorrow. Received 11.5 a.m. . ' SYDNEY, this day. A slmijp e:lv:_tllqual;e* shock was reported in several suburbs. There was no damage. , The seunlen’s strike is still unset‘tled. The other States are waiting the decision of the Sydney branch, which will be given at a mass meeting‘ this :v.ft.el‘nocm, and telegraphed to Ml‘ Hillen.

Admiwl Jcllicoc leaves for New Zealand to-day aboard the New Zealand.

Z\IEvLBOURNE, this day.

The Government is reimposing all coal restrictions from ’ro—day. Ten thousand wol‘kcl's will thus be rendered idle.

In 'the House of Representatives, the Immigrzttion Act Amendment Bill was introduced. It prohibits t‘-he entry into the Commonwe.alth of any person who advocafes the 40VerF'{row by force of the Go\‘el'ument of any civilised country, and aiso prohibits the entry of Germans, ;\ust1‘o--Hungarians,, Bul-gar inns, Hllng:u'ians, or Turks for a period of five yems. Power is also given to deport. any person of fo‘l-eign birth convin:%ted here of an ofi"'enee punishabk‘ by imprisonment for 3 year 01' 1013301‘Pyrifain has 'purc'haseds it £lll-tll-dl‘ h:‘x.lt' million -tons of ,w'heat. The price is £5..133.000.

HOBART, 'this day.

After six months’ immunity, pneumonia influenza. has ap,pearcd, a patient at Clarcmonf Hospital succumbing. All .9f:lto. 50110015 have been closed. PERTH. this day.

TllO B‘-(‘turned SOl<]iCl'S’S Association :11’ Knl,<,roo'r]io has decided Hiat all un-m-arriod If:lh'ans of military age must have by Sufulflay. The Italians have agzrocd.