AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 18 December 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

♦ •• THE BARQUE MARGIT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Adelaide, December 16. The wrecked barque Margit 'was sold as she stands for £154, The cargo of 24,000 bags of wheat was sold separately, an<l brought £57. COAL VEND CASE. Sydney, December 16. Mr. Justice Isaacs delivered judgment in tha Coal Vend case on Wednesday. WAGES AND THE COST OF LIVING-. Perth, December 16. The Arbitration Court, in increasing the wages of timber employees, held that the cost of living had increased 'by 8s 3d per weak during the last twelve montha. EARTH TREMORS. Sydney, December 16. Extensive earth tremors were recorded here on December 10 and 14. FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. Sydney, December 16. Through a motor accident on December 8, several members of the Police Ba.ua. were thrown from a car at Camperdaun. Constables Riddles and Agili've have since died. LABOR COUNCIL'S DECISION. Sydney, December 16. The Labor Council decided that a new union cannot affiliate -with that body if another union already exists which is competent to protect the interests of the workers. TARIFF PROPOSALS PASS THE HOUSE. Melbourne, December 16. The House of Representatives passed the tariff proposals after a continuous sitting of thirty-eight hours. TO FIGHT THE COMMONWEALTH BANK. Sydney, December lfi. In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Watt introduced a Bill to amend the Savings Bank Act, providing extensive powers to the Commissioners to enaible them to cope with the threatened Commonwealth competition.