AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3529, 16 July 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received 10.45. ‘ ' " - SYDNEY, This Day. The gas companies have declined to modify the offer made to strikers, and a deadlock is ‘now reached. ‘ ‘ADELAIDE, This Day. The Prince unveiled. ‘a. statue to King Edward in North Terrace, saying he was proud’ to join the South Australian tribute to his grandfa.ther’s memory. Alexander Newland .Lee_. who was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife and children at Ryhynic, has been executed INCREASE TO SHEARERS -- GRANTED. ' ~,.. u I Received 11.10. ' ' MELBOURNE, This Day. Mr Blakely, president -offithe Australian Workers Union, annorunced an agreement has been effected with. the pastoralists in South Australia, Victoria‘, and New South Wales, providing two pounds per hundred forshearing, and large increases to shedhands, cooks, and wool clnssers; also a fortyfour hour week in Central and Western districts. New South Wales is not included in the agreement. SYDNEY, This Day. Sailed: Enrlry \,this morning, Mloe,raki. '

Arrived: Paloona. Hides: Market firm, farthing to halfpenny better all round.

Barley, English,, 7/9 to 8/-; cape 7/ to 7/3; , ’

Oats: Algerian. 5/5 to 5/6. Potatoes, £l2 to £l3. Onions, £l2 10/ to £l3.

In the Victorian Assembly the censure debate gvas interrupted to permit the Treasurer to introduce the supplementary estimates ,showing the I'll- - expenditure was alnrnst one million. The Treasurer estimated the revenue at £15,393,000 and the expenditure at £15,243,000, making a surplus of £150,000 instead ‘elf £50,000 as estimated. DAMAGES FOR LIBEL. SYDNEY, July 15. ‘Mr Ashford washtwarded £2OOO damages against the “Land” newspaper for alleged libel. Stay of proceedings was granted.

FROZEN MEAT FOR THE _ PEOPLE. '

SYDNEY, July 15.

Cabinet has decided to stop the export of meat and distribute‘ stocks of frozen'mutton for local consumptfbn _at a fixed price.