GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 299, 16 December 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Houlder Bros.' dispute with the Newport dockers has been settled. The Northumberland coal owners have declined to agree to the minimum wage proposal. The Xaval Discipline Bill has been read a third time in the House of Lords. Extensile earth tremors were recorded in Melbourne on Sunday and Thursday. Mr. Justice Isaacs delivers judgment in the Newcastle Vend case on Wednesday. The X.S.W, Labour Council has decided that, a new union [.hall not be affiliated, if another is already competent to protect the interests. Sir Newon F. Moor° has engaged thirty-two school teacher?, who will sail from England for Westra'ia. by the Runic. Mr. F. Gunn. the Westralian University delegate, has collected for all the Universities of the United Kingdom valuable data to assist in the establishment of the West Australian University. The wrecked barque Margit. on the South Australian coast, was sold as she stands for £154. The cargo—24,ooo bags of wheat—was sold separately for £57. The American Senate is likely to adopt a resolution abrogating the Russian Treaty of 1832. beca;;£- discrimination against American-Jews lias been shown. In the Victorian House of Assembly Mr. Watt introduced a bill to amend the Savings Bank Act by providing for the extension of the powers of the Commissioners, enabling them to cope with the threatened Commonwealth competition. . .