AUSTRALIA
EMPLOYERS AS SHIRKERS. Melbourne, December 25. ' Mr. Justice Powers, in the /Arbitration ; 1 Court, refused the Eeltham employers' I application to grant a reduction in wages owing to depression in trade, caused by the war and drought. He expressed the opinion that tfie applical tion was made to enable tlie employers i to continue to employ men below a living wage for an indefinite period. JTe [ indicated that the applicants iiad shown I a disposition to shirk their share of the e \ burden of the present crisis, and hoped k. the employers would not require that all a 1 patriotism should be shown by the men. ' The King and Queen sent Christmas 1 greetings to tlie Australian navy.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 171, 28 December 1914, Page 5
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119AUSTRALIA Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 171, 28 December 1914, Page 5
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