AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3370, 24 December 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MARINE COOKS AND BUTOHERSJ Received 8.55 a.m. SYDNEY, this day. , Marine ‘cooks, butchers, agcl bakers are demanding from owners ‘outside. the Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association, similar terms to those granted by the Shipping Controller. PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. Received 8. 55*a.m_ MELBOURNE, this day. B‘arley, English, 6/6 to 6/9', Cflpe 5/6 to 5/9; oats, Algerian milling 5/11 to 6/, feed 5/8 to 5/9; potatoes £ls‘ to £l7 10/; onions £9 to £9 10/. MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. INTER-STATE TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. I Received 8.55 am. MELBOURNE, this day. Further attempts to settle the I\i[al'ino Engineers’ sfrike failed Nearly all inter-State trafiie is now suspend’eed. ' ADELAIDE WIIEAT HARVEST. 1 Received 8.55 am. i . ‘ ADELAIDE, this (11.-Iy. l The wheat harvest estimated yield ‘is J5,250.'750 bushels. l ""“ ' I 1 SHIPPING. ’

~ Received 8.55 a..m. NEWCASTLE, this day. Sailed, Waipori, for Dunedin; Kaitmmgafn. and Kato-a, for New Zealand. -

TARRING AND PEATI4-lERING.

I{oceivo.d 8.55 am . MELBOURNE, this (lay. Seven returned soldiers, charged with tarring and feathering‘ ;VlcDougall, cabled recently, have been committed for ’rl'ial_

LATEST CABLE NEWS. Received 10.40 am. PARIS," Dec. 23. Owing to Germany, -I’at.ifieation " of the lielace Treaty before the New Year is impossible. I ' - i NEW YORK, ‘Dec. 21; . The Uni'ted’Statcs National Lawn Tennis Association has. unoificially rank-ed Patterson on " the second plane, -and Brooks fourth among Alll-‘ erican singles players, a.nd first plane in doubles. ‘ ‘ The New York Times’ Was-hington correspondent states many Republican Senators are angered at Senator Lodges.’ opposition tp. the’ Treaty compromise, and says they will request him not to interfere with. conciliatory steps taken by. the Republicans and Democrats. Mr Underwood, Democrat, offered ai resoltuion in the Senate requesting Vice-President Marshall to appoint a committee of ten Senators to draw up a resolution for ratific-ation "Of the Treaty, which will be approved b'y the Senate. ’Senat.or Lodge objected, thereupon the resolution was tabled. The American Peace delegation has arrived. J General fl Blisseaid ‘says Marshall Foch informed him he will not visit the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The Navy Depaltnient has requested the State Department to take appropriate action to secure the release of two American sailors held in prison in Mexico City for more than a month. _ OTTAWA, Dec. 21.‘ The Gcovel'nnle.nt has proclaimed the. abrogation of wartime restrictions, which forbids ‘the use of alcoholic liquors, and lras ordered the release of all military offenders in Canada_ It is announced that the Uana.dian casualties totalled 212,703, of Whom the dead from all causes number 63,843.