AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
FIFTY MILLIONS WANTED. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Jan. 21. Hughes, replying to an application to r&i&e new capital, said the Govern* ment requires fifty million for war pur- j poses alone this year. RIOTS IN PERTH. I Perth, Jan. 21. Despite the closing of hotels riots continue, and fruit stalls and wine shops are suffering. Stones and batons were used, and several of the police faere injured. Order has now been restored. LABOR COUNCIL'S REPORT. i Melbourne, Jan. 21. The Labor Council's half-yearly report denounces compulsion unless wealth is conscripted. Referring to the after effects' of the war, it states lihat the employment of wounded soldiers will necessitate drastic alterations in union lules. THE COAL TRADE. Sydney, Jan. 21. The new restrictions on coal export are causing delay at Newcastle. Vessels are held i'p, and a few collieries are idle, ; PRICE OF LEATHER. Sydney, Jan. 21. j Tanners have raised the price of all ■ leathers ten per cent. PORT PIRIE STRIKE. Sydney, Jan. 21. The waterside workers at Port Pirie refused to obey the commands to strike. The committee has permitted sufficient men to supply power to the munition factory.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1916, Page 6
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