AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3417, 23 February 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

._..._...._——--Q. ~.._.....___.. NARROW ESCAPE. ...._..\. ENCOUNTER NEARLY SUNK. HOBART, Feb. 20.’ The warship Encounter, lying in the stream, had a narrow escape from mishap. Au artificer by mistake opened a valve, and the ship filled fill the lower booms were awash. It 'is feared buaching is necessary. All boats were. got» out. The applicationof a collision mat luckily apposed the closing of the valve.

MARINE ENGINEERS.’ sl-mKE. ‘ FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS PRO- I CLAMATIO'N_ CONDEMNED BY LABOUR COUNCIL. SYDNEY, Feb. 20. The Labour Council has issued afl manifesto condemning the action. of‘ the Federal Government in closing down funds for the marine engineers and preventing anyone rendering them assistance, as one of the greatest attacks ever made on unionism in Australia, and calling all unionists ‘to stand behind the engineers. The [manifesto adds: Any shirking of the issue will now en.c~.oura.ge our foes to strike again and again until unionism” lies vanquished Ibeneath their feet. - FE»DERAL FLEET ENGINEERS ‘ DESIROUS OF RETURNING. i ______ 1 . r\IELi3'O‘URN.E.,F'-ctr. 20. i The engineers» of the Federal fleet‘ desire to return under the terms of-‘

I “"""" "' ‘ ’ ‘”"' ’ . fered, and are endeavouring fo obtain! The executive’s permission to resume. I ————- I ‘ENGINEERS LOSE 5:30.000 IN 3 V WAGES. - 3 \ ‘*“‘ l MELBOURNE, Feb. 20. The marine engineers’ losses to date approximate £30.000_ THE ISLAND FLEET PURCHASE. ‘ ._.._- 1 ENGINEERS NOT ABLE TO RUN STEAMERS. E

MELBOURNE, Feb. -20. ‘ Victorian engineers regard the pro-‘ M posals to buy -the Island Fleet a.z.-I frivolous. The executive has neither‘ the money nor the administration ml run the line. i ! - —-- § H LIVE MINE POUND. I —-~- 1 SYDNEY, Feb. 20. A live min‘; was found on fhvi beach of Camfl-:-n Havvn hc-ads. I "M L I CHEAPER WIRELESS,“ $ . SYDNEY. Feb. 20.

The postal a~'ut'llol'ities advise thati approval has boon given to: adopt fol'th- ‘ with the 1-\il:ll'v.=oni Pacific service at twoponce },-or word loss than The pl'o~ sent rate for full 01'din'3L1'_y traflic only between Australzmizl and thg United Kingdom, Via the Pacific and ".\lal'coni 'l‘r:ins—.»\tlanti<'; wireless service. '.\los.sa_L'es must boar routing Via I"ar:ifi<; .".\lal'voni. Exisiing I'ogisiorod ;,'.«Mrr~ss(‘.< are available.