AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16266, 27 June 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ALLEGED NEWSPAPER LIBEL,

TEN MINISTERS ISSUE WRITS.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Associatioo. SYDNEY. JUNE 26. The Chief Secretary has announced thai .10 members of the New South Wales Ca&K net have decided to issue writs each claim- { ing £1000 against the Mirror newspaper ; for an alleged libel contained in a n y, I lished statement that a certain bookmaker 1 was heard to declare that money had been .subscribed to persuade the Government not jto legalise the totalisator. • FHO,

LOCAL OPTION VOTE,

TRADE SEEKS SUSPENSION. V SYDNEY, JUNE 26. The liquor trade is agitating for th» suspension of the local option vote at th» ' next elections, considering that it has already been hit hard enough without rim-., ning the risk of a further blow. SHEARERS DEMAND HIGHER PAY j ,;. PROBABLE EFFECT ON SHEDS. 1 SYDNEY. JUNE 55. Many of the shearing sheds will commence work next month. It is expected that all will be affected by the. shearers'--recent claims for higher pay, which are: not supported by the Australian Workers' Association.. § DISPUTE IN BAKING TRADE. f i TWO FLOUR MILLS CLOSED.- *5 MELBOURNE. JUNE 26. The day baking dispute has resulted two flour mills closing owing to the, withdrawal of labour. There are no signs of ' a settlement.