AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

FIXING PRICES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrlcht. Received April 17, 10.20 a.m. Sydney, April 17. The Commodities Commission lias fixed the prices of bricks, timber and potatoes, the latter at 25 per cent on the landed cost into the retailers' stoze.

THE I.W.W. PRISONERS. Received April 17, 10.20 a.m. Sydney, April 17. Mr. Storey lias announced that an immediate inquiry will be held into the case of the 12 I.W.W. prisoners. LABOR AND PROFIT SHARING. Received April 17, 8.5 a.m. Sydney, April 10. The Labor Council declared against a profit sharing scheme under which the contractor for the Government wheat silos proposed that th c workers should receive 50, the staff 25, and the employer 25 per cent, of the profits. The council contends the scheme would result in a tremendous speeding up and be inimical to the working class interests.

The council declares that all wealth being produced by labor supplied to raw materials is the rightful property in its entirety of those producing it.

THE TROUBLE IN PAPUA. Sydney, April 17. Several prominent men connected with Papua, including the Bishop of the Catholic Mission in the territory, write to the Press traversing Captain Pitch's statements regarding the causes of dissatisfaction. One summarises the position and says that the trouble is caused through the Adminitrator's policy of developing the country and safeguarding the interests of the natives, which clash with the commercial interests.