AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1916, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I EATING OX UNIMPROVED VALUE. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright ! Melbourne, Jan. 25. The Lord Mayor, at a reception, announced that he hoped shortly to give effect to the first plank in the. Labor ; platform, namely, uniformity of rating Um unimproved land values. He was only waiting for a conference to device a scheme. TRADE DISPUTES. Melbourne, Jan. 25. There are demarcation disputes among tho various trades in the Cockatoo Island shipbuilding yards. .Mr. Jensen has warned the unionists that if they persist in Inter-State disputes there is a danger of warship building in Australia being dropped. THREATEXED MILK FAMINE. Melbourne, Jan. 25. To obviate the city milk famine, winch is threatened through the south coast suppliers refusing further to supply the companies at the present price ,«f 10 : jd and demanding lid. per gallon, the Government has undertaken to pay the difference, pending the submission of the matter to the Necessities Commission. ■ BUSH FIRES. Sydney. Jan. 25. . Enormous lircs are raging in the Al- | bury district and many farmers have been burned out. NEWCASTLE COLLIERY ABANDONED. Sydney, Jan. 25. The Helton colliery 'at Newcastle has been dismantled owing to lack of trade. LABOR FOR THE SOLOMONS. Sydney, Jan. 20, •fudge. Murray will proceed to llhe Solomons to investigate planters' requests to import Papuans, owing to the scarcity of labor.