AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1921, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A MEMORIAL WREATH.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, April 2-8.

Mr. Hughes takes with him to England a tribute from the Australian League of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Womenfolk in the shape of a wreath carved in Australian oak to place on the unknown warrior’s grave in Westminster Abbey.

ADVERTISING HOME PRODUCTS.

Sydney, April 28.

The Government has issued an order that in future all pictures and decorations in Government must be exclusively Australian productions, the object being the advertisement of Australian scenery and productions.

MOUNT LYELL MINE.

Hobart, April 28.

A compromise regarding working hours, wages, and other vital matters, by which it is hoped to avprt the closing down of the Mount Lyell mines, has been reached Between the management ,and the representatives of the union but still requires endorsement by the men..

BROKEN HILL MINES.

Sydney, April 28.

Giving evidence before the committee inquiring into the metalliferous industry the manager of the Broken Hill mine stated that the industry was in danger of petering out owing to the reduction in hours a nit. “go slow” methods of production. The output per man, which six years ago was ten tons per working period, had fallen to four tons.

THE COLOR LINE.

Sydney. April 28.

The recent announcement of-the president of the Seamen’s Union that' there was no objection to colored people joining the union is causing some heartburning. Some unions endorse the announcement while others strongly oppose it. The Returned Soldiers’ League of Queensland passed a resolution to. ask the Commonwealth Government to prohibit absolutely an Asiatic entering Australia under any condition whatever in order to preserve the White Atistalia policy and industry generally from grave danger. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn?

COCKATOO DOCK INQUIRY.

Melbourne, April 27.

Mr. Poynton announced that until the commission inquiring into the Cockatoo Island affairs presents its report, Commonwealth shipbuilding in New South Wales wil remain at a standstill.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

Sydney, April 28. Giving evidence before the inquiry into the management of the Cockatoo Dock the general manager said that; unless work which had been stopped ontwo ships under construction was proceeded with at an early date they would have to be scrapped. The cause of the delay was the non-receipt of important material from Britain. He denied the suggestions-of “go slow” tactics. He never saw men work better than those employed at the dock.