AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3398, 31 January 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE MINJJRS’ FEDERATION, MAKING RECONSTRUCTION DIFFICULT. LESS WORK: MORE PAY. , Received 9.5 a.m. ' SYDNEY, this day. The Coalminers " Federation ’s annual conference discussed a scheme to take the place of the existing ‘agreement which terminates at the end of the present year, and approved of the following scheme, which will be submitted to miners’ lodges before finally adopted: “A Six—hours day, five Working days per Week, abolition of the contract system, a fortnight’s» holiday annually on full pay, a minimum weekly wage. full wages or compensation for time lost, employers to provide light tools andhexplosvives free, men to have an efiective voice in controlling 'the' industry, installation of modern isafv-fly -appliamqes in mines, pro-per sanitary and bathing accommodation.” y

DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES‘

MANUFACTURE OF VVHITE LEAD.

Received 10.5 axm. ' SYDNEY, I‘h.2ts D:-Iy, An impox-tant step in the (lirectEml of developing new industries. was the la37ing of the foundation of worlis for the British-Australian Lead Manufacturers Proprietary, whicnis intended to matnufacture white. lead from me Broken Hill metallic lead. The works will cost £IOO,OOO. TENNIS CHALLENGE. Received 10.8 a..nl. . - SYDNEY, This Day. The Tennis Association has received a challenge from South Al’.:._'ica for a Davis Cup Competition in .1920. 4 MINERS IDLED. V.

BY SHIPPING STRIKE. Received 10.8 a.m. , SYDNEY, This my, Six thousand miners are idle in the Newcastle district, as :1 result of the shipping strike. ej QUEENSLAND POLITICS. OPPOSITION LEADER RESIGNED, Received 10.5 a.m. BRISBANE, This. Day. MacArtne,v has resigned leaclership of the Opposition and has been sue('oe(le(l by Vowles. WHEAT PRICE INCREASE. Received 10.5 a.m. _ MELBOURNE, this day. The price of wheat for local consumption is fixed ‘at: 7/8 a, bushel. This will entail an increase OF a penny in The price. of bread_

A COAL SHORTAGE. MELBOURNE, this day. Owing 1:0 coal shortage, as 3 result of 1.211,; shipping strike, 'l’OS/tTi(:tiollS have been imposed on consumers, who were pornfitted to use only halt’ the average quantify.

AMERICA SHOT I‘-TER BOLT. VIN HELPING 'S'I‘ARVING EUROPE, Received 10.45 a.m. ' NEW YORK, Jan. 30. The American oiltank steamer Lieler, broke in two on the voyage from Cuba and sank. The captain and 22 of the crew are missing, eighteen were rescued. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The United States Chamber of Commerce recomrnended an International Conference of Financiers for the purpose of examining ‘Europe’s condition, and recommending action. Secretary Glass sent a letter to the Chamber pointing out the United States Treasury opposed further Governmental grants to Europe. That. since the Armistic the United States had extended four billion dollars credit to Europe and that the Treasury does not favour the conference because it is apprehensive that such a conference would revive hopes that the United States would make further loans to Europe. Glass adds: It ‘is unthinkable that the American"‘people, who are carrying the ‘largest’ imaginable direct tax burden, should undertake to remedy the c’ondiiie':Ts of exchange resulting from less drastic taxation adopted by Governments of the World.