AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1918, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SHEEPING MATTERS. Received Den. 17, 11.15 p.m.Sydney,. iDec 17. Arrived, Koromiko, from Wellington. The vessel wa3 quarantined. There is no indication of tho resumption of the passenger service. The secretary of the Seamen's Uni<sn states that the position from the men'? point of view is that they still demand decent living conditions- He added that tho owners of vessels laid up hgife do not seem very anxious to get crews. The/Union Company states there-is a possibility of providing .temporarily improved conditions, which are under consideration, and a settlement should soon be reached. When tho vessflh), dock Inter work of a permanent - : <iiaraeW ( v.i!l' probably be carried out* .OXMj'nVi DEATHS FROM INFLUKJTZaI J y " Fremantle, Two further deaths of Boorah patients has occurred, one being aiNew Zealander whose name is not statedIndignation is expressed at the quarantine arrangements, if. being alleged that a number of men recently qnarantined from a steamer escaped and attended the races. LIVING WAGE FOR WOMES WORKERS. Received Dec. 18, 1.30 a.m. Sydney, Doe. 17. The Board of Trade has fixed the living wage for adult female employees at Bo,vcnpence halfpenny per ho-.ir. five siblings per toy, or thirty shilligns weekENGINEERS GOING ON STRIKE.' Tho Amalgamated Society of Engineers has given the Minister for Labor 14 days' notice of a strike. RELEASE OF'INTERNED IRISHMEN. Melbourne, Dee. 17. Tile Federal Cabinet has decided to release the interned Tr:<oimen, with the exception of Dry«r, whoso case will l»-«on-