AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1917, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

STATE GOAL MINES. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Sydney, July 20: The Railway Department will take over the State coal mines and work them for railway .purposes. EMBARGO ON GLUE. Melbourne, July 20. The regulations issued .prohibiting importation applies to the exportation of glue pieces. THE CUMBERLAND. Sydney, July 20. There are good hopes that the Cumberland, which was seriously damaged by an internal explosion, may be refloated. Melbourne, July 20. The Federal Government is offering a reward of £.2000 for information regarding the Cumberland outrage. STIMULATING SHIPBUILDING. Melbourne, July 20. Mr Hughes announced that, the union delegate? to the Shipbuilding Conference Had agreed to urge unions to accept the Government's conditions that work be continued uninterruptedly with dilution of labor, broadly on the principle of equal pay for equal work and piecework. He emphasised that unless the unions accepted these conditions the Government would not start the industry. SPECIAL LEGISLATION. 'Melbourne, July 20. Tne House of Representatives passed the third reading of the Unlawful Association.". Bill. The Wartime Profits Assessment Bill has been introduced. It provides that where profits exceed the pre-war standard by more than £2OO, the deduction be, £ I out of ever? £2. A section of the Federal Ministerialists have formed a Country Party. AVIATION SCHOOL PEE.MAXENT. Sydney, July 20. The Government is continuing the aviation school after the war as a part of the technical education policy.