AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3405, 9 February 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

INFLUENZA.

CASES ON THURSDAY ISLAND. “Received 9.40 am. “ SYDNEY, This Day. Two cases of influenza were reported on -the steamer Konigin Luise, from London. One hundred mild cases are also reported from Thursday Island.

THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Received 9.40 am

MELBOURNE, This Day.

Owing to heavy rain the tennis court was unfit for play, but they decided to hold the doubles; Victorians playing in socks. O’Hara Wood and I-lawkes defeated Kingscote and Beamish, 6——4, 6-3, 6-8, 6-2. The singles were postponed till Tuesday.

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE NEW ZEALANDER’S DEFEAT.

Received 9.40 am. SYDNEY, This Day.

Davies, manager of the New Zea~ land team accounts for New Zealand’s defeat by the fact that the 'team was not up to propé? form the first day, and the second day they found the track very rough and heavy after what. they were accustomed to in New Zealand.

ONE BIG UNION,

UNIONS STILL CONFERRING.

Received 9.40 a.m

SYDNEY, This Day.

A conference"of the A.W.U. and other unions, including seamen and miners, are discussing a scheme for the formation of one big union.

MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE‘

FIVE ENGINERSE SENTENCED. * ' SYDNEY, Feb. 8. Five engineers on the steamer Wyandra were sentenced to a weekfs imprisonment for refusing to raise steam and proceed from Newcastle. to Melbourne. The warrant was suspended for three days.‘

A PRACTICAL ARGUMENT.

SYDNEY, Feb. 7.

The executive of the Marine Engineers’ Institute, in order to prove that the Island services can stand the increases claimed, has decided to offer to purchase the Burns-Philp fleet at book value.

The Burns Philp Co. announced that they were relinquishing the Eastern trade owing to the loss which labour demands were causing).

FLOUR MILLS» DESTROYED. V SYDNEY, Feb. 7. A fire destroyed the Nethel‘by'flour mills at Corowa. The damage is estimated at £30,000. .

THE OLYMPIC GAMES. ‘ SYDNEY, Feb. 7. The Sun newspaper has opened a fund, and donated £IOO, to finance an Olympic Games team.