AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1917, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

• (Received 10.25 a.m.) P.I_I«, AND THE COAL STRIKE, SYDNEY, thie d&y. Mr. John Doyle, president of the Political Labour League, and Mr. Thomas Mutch, M.L.A., sued the "Sunday Tunes'' for £2,000 damages each for alleged libd in an article imputing that plaintiffs engineered the coal strike. A verdict for defendants was returned in each case.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE SIX-HOUR DAT. SYDNEY, this dij. The Labour Council has appointed a committee to draw up a scheme for six hours' work a day for all unions.—(A, and N.Z. Cable.) THE POWER BEHIND TEE THRONE. SYDNEY, this day. The Labour Conference passed a resolution against members of Parliament or candidates for Parliamentary honoun retaining seats on the executive.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) DROUGHT BROKEN. SYDNEY, this day. Splendid general rains have broken tie dry spell in the northern and western' parts of the State. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.), DR. CARR MEMORIAL. MELBOURNE, this day. Before the appeal was made £7,000 of the £20,000 desired was subscribed for a memorial chapel to Archbishop Carr at tbe Catholic College, Melbourne University.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) ELECTORAL REFORM. ADELAIDE, this day. The Government is preparing a bill to provide for combination of the State and Federal electoral rolls.— (A. and N.Z.) - -