AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1922, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE ENDS. t ' By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, Jan. 19. The Premiers’ Conference has ended without reaching finality, either as regards unification of railway gauges or immigration. Both subjects have been postponed till a further conference in May., when more complete details will be presented. ECHO OF LIGOURI CASE. Sydney, Jan. 19. With the presentation of the latest cheque, Bishop Dwyer has received £9OOO towards his expenses in the Ligouri case. NEWCASTLE WORKS RE-OPENED. Sydney, Jan. 19. The Newcastle Steel Works have restarted. /PLASTERERS’ WAGES REDUCED. Sydney, Jan. 19. The Master Plasterers’ Association, has decided to enforce reductions in wages from 2s 9d to 2s 7%d an hour. TARIFF BOARD. Melbourne. Jan. 19. Members of the Tariff Board will be appointed at the next sitting of the Federal Cabinet. The board will advise upon the whole tariff policy of the Commonwealth. PICTURE "FILMS CENSORSHIP. Hobart, Jan. 19. The conference of the Australian National Councils of Women passed a resolution in favor of raising the standard of picture films, particularly those for children, also in favor of strict censorship of einema theatre ad vterH dements which, it was declared, were often disgusting and worse than the films.