AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1921, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM. By Telegra pb.—Press Assn—CopyrightSydney, Nov. 10. The unemployment conference's motion regarding sustenance was carried. Prior to adopting the employers’ resolutions a set of resolutions was submitted on behalf of the employee* providing that the workers should take control of the means of production - , distribution and exchange with a reduction in working hours to a point where all the unemployed would be absorbed, and abolishing profit-making. This was rejected on the casting vote of the chairman. Finally the employees’ representatives agreed to join the employers in approaching the Government to carry out the adopted resolutions. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DUTY ON FILMS. Melbourne, Nov. 10. The House of Representatives, by 28 votes to 13, reversed its decision to increase the duty on foreign moving picture films from lAd to 3d per foot. MOUNT MULLIGAN DISASTER. Brisbane, Nov. 10. Giving evidence at the Mount Mulligan inquiry. Mr. Watson, superintendent engineer" at Mulligan, said he was of opinion that the primary cause of the explosion was a spark from an acetylene lamp carried by a shot firer named Morgan.—Aus.-N.Z. C&ble Asson. DUTY ON NEWSPRINT. Sydney, Nov. 11. The House of Representatives, by 25 votes to 24. negatived the Senate a request that the intermediate general duty on newsprint be £2 10s. The House of Representatives previously rejected the Ministers’ proposal to make the duty £2 and carried £3 per ton. N.S.W. WHEAT POOL. Sydney, Nov. 11. The Legislative Council‘rejected the Wheat Pool Bill by 52 votes to 19. TWELVE THOUSAND UNEMPLOYED. Sydney, Nov. 11. Exchange figures show there are 12,000 unemployed in New South W ales. ARMISTICE DAY APPEAL. Sydney, Nov. 11. Armistice Day will be characterised by street appeal* on behalf of the Warriors’ Day, which is seeking £50.000 to settle workless soldiers in employment.