AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3461, 15 April 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received 845- am

SYDNEY, this day.

5.: the thoroughbl'ed sales Linglc--fetched 4{lognls; George Graves was passed in.a,t 230gns~; Elcve, 1000gns; Remmon was pased in at 975gns; Amazonia, 750gns; Wedge 440gns. Mr Wade was awarded £3750 damages against the Rosehill Racecourse Company in connection with the death

George Dias was committed for trial on a charge of murdering his Wife (cabled on the sth). NEWCASTLE, this day. .=\.rrivo<l: Kauri, from New Zealalid. PORT MORESBY, this day.

.l’apuan ‘authorities aV\"al‘ded £10,559 against the British New Guifiea Development. Company in connc-ction with the loss of the ship Merrie England at Port Momsby, in March, 1919, through the C-ompany’s negligence in dealing with an explosive substance.

WESTRALIA. REFLOATED.

MELBOURNE, April 14.

The West:-alia has been refloated and is proceeding to Melbourne under her own steam accompanied by the Loongana.

STEAMER LEAKING SLIGHTLY

_ Received Noon. ' MELBOURNE, This Day. The Vvestralia is leaking slightly, but is in no danger.. ‘

Received 11.10 a.m.

SYDNEY, This Day. At the bloodstock sales Biplane was passed in at 375 guineas. . Claims for . compensation against the Government arising from the influenza epidemic amount to £450,000.

MELBOURNE. This Day.

In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes,’ 1-eferrring to arbitration, said the question should be looked at "from a no-party standpoint. The Ministry hoped the conference would formulate some scheme, perhaps, that will take the form of one great Council of Labour, charged with the preservation of industrial peace; but un—til employers 1-_eali.sed the employee was a full partner they would not get a satisfactory solution. The Federal Government is considering claims for compensation by steamship companies for laying up Qthe coastal fleets during the marine }engineel's’ strike. The companies ‘iclaim that had they been permitted they.could have provided crews for Fthe vessels.

Received 10.45 a.m

SYDNEY, This Day.

Captain Fitch, managing director! of the Steamship Trading Company,‘j has arrived from Papua. He statesfi the recent agitation there resulting from the meeting asking for the recall of the Administrator, Judge Murray, is due largely to the Administrator’s ‘Native Policy," allegedly favouring the missions to the disadavantage of the commercial community; also with regard to the incidence of tax~ ation on native labour and the failure to carry out the recommendations of the Royal Commission of 1907. The manifesto issued by the Trades‘Union Congress in support of the 44_hour week mo-vement ‘ states that though eight-hour day was secured in *1856, the workers have since marked itime, and have failed to secure one 3hour additional leisure, despite the !fact that they are directly ‘responsible ‘for the commercial development iwhich reduced the cost of commodi,ties and Services. A

The Basic V.Vage Commission is pi‘!ing up evidence of the scarcity of houses in the metropolitan area, which are practically inipi-ocui-able, though big bonuses are offered. There has been a big advance in rent and prices of land and houses, and instances have been given _where“both the latter have been doubled since 1914. Mr Edward Kavanagh, a former President of the Labour Council, has (been appointed Vice-President of the Executive Council and leader of the Government in“the Upper House. Mr Fuller has been elected leader of the Nationalist Party. It has been decided to approach the Progressives with a view to co-operating.

Received 10.55 am. MELBOURNE, This Day.

In the Senate ‘Mr Pearce introduc~ ed a. Bill creating a Trust ' to deal with“ surplus canteen funds; whicli have been transferred to a Board of Trustees who will deal with applications for assistance from the fund. for relatives of deceased soldiers. In the House of Representatives Mr Hughes .stated the conditions under which Government control of %hipPing would be lifted. There were no ships taken off the coast wifhout permission and there will be no increase of fares and freights without submitting to Government. He also said he would ask the House to express an opinion‘ on the salaries of Ministers and heads of departments, which were ugrossly inadequate.

Replying to a; deputation of Unionists urging the Government to ar-

range further shipbuilding contracts, Mr Poynton stated the Ministry had decided to build e.le\7en ships of 1:2,800 tons each, and to maintain 3. fortnightly service "to the United Kingdom. The Ministry's policy was to continue building, but it must‘ have a. continued guaiantee from the Union.