AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3393, 26 January 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

PERSISTENT VJEWEL ROBBERIES.

|SILK WAREHOUSES RANSACKED. , Received 9.25 a.ni SYDNEY, this day. A number of daring and extensive I robberies took place in the city during ‘the last few days. Jewels valued at ‘£4ooo, the property of Messrs Stewart ‘Dawson, myslteriously disappeareld from «a. room in a hotel. The latest report is that Mclick’s silk warehouse was ransacked and goods to the value of one to two thousand pounds were looted. ’ ONE BIG UNION. ‘ ORGANISATION PROPAGANDA ; —-— . 3 AUSTRALIAN PAPER. Received 9.25 SYDNEY, this day V The recent ballot resulted in thirteen unions declaring in favour of the “One Big Union,” scheme_ Repre,senta.tives of these unions at a conference launched the movement and' are arranging organisation propaganda. Their proposals include pub-ltic-ation of a weekly paper. AUSTRALIA’S WHEAT SW|NDLEHEAVY BAIL DEMANDED. BACON PRICES INCREASE. Received 9.25 SYDNEY, this day ‘ The issue of warrants in connection with the Wheat Enquix-y’s findings was followed by the arrest of five men: Rheuben, Brunton, Churchill, Sheedy, and Coombes, on charges of conspiring ‘to defraud and to divert large sums of money in connection with the State Wheat "Office transactions_ The accused were remanded on heavy bail. The Commodities Commission gran-; ted an ap-plicati-on for an -increase oft two pence a pound on prices of bacon and hams from Tuesday next.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. SOUTH AERICANS TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND. Received 9.25 ' CAPETOWN, January 24 South Africa is considering an invitation from the Rugby Union to tour New Zealand during the coming season. b ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Received 10.5. SYDNEY, this day. Queensland’s representatives at the Australian Athletic Cha.mp~ionsh_ips will be Burgess, Soense, Stalffourd, Mo-ra'han, Pitt, Hurley, Molloy, a.n__cl Gotass. Those from South Australia will be Rumsey, Hoter, Terrill, and Ninawara. MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. ANO'I‘HER BALLOT POSSIBLE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 25. Mr Hughes had another irrterview with I'2-pi":-sentativeS_ of the marine c-ngineers. It is possible that -anot-her ballot will be taken.