AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 173, 24 July 1922, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

THE 1922-23 WOOI CUP. MELBOURNE, this day. The meeting of the Wool Appeal Board agreed that the auctions in connection with the 1922-23 selling season should commence at Brisbane on September 18. (A. and N.Z. Cable). 1 XIKDRVH BEATS STEVENSON. SYDNEY, July 23. In a billiards contest Walter Lindrum, ' jun., 16,000, beat H. W. Stevenson, ! 14,630.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) ' WAGES OUTBACK-

BRISBANE, July 23. The Arbitration Court reduced the wages of male employees on cattle stations by 10/ weekly to £4 and found, and on sheep stations by 5/ to £4 10/ and found.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) ARBITRATION METHODS. MELBOURNE, July 23. Speaking at Bendigo, Mr. W. Hughes said the Government favoured the abolition of the present Arbitration Court and the establishment of a newFederal Court with jurisdiction only over : Federal industries, leaving all otEers to the State Courts. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) COALMINING UNREST. SYDNEY, July 23. At a sitting of the Coal Tribunal, Mr. Baddeley, men's representative, said the proprietors had thrown down a challenge to the Miners' Federation by asking for cancellation of the award. He warned them that it might bring about one of the greatest strikes the Commonwealth had seen. He accused the proprietors of deliberately attempting to cause an upj heaval in industry. — (A. and N.Z.)WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT. MELBOURNE, July 23. A bill is being introduced in the Legislative Council by Mr. Disney, a Labour member, providing that no woman shall, by reason of sex or marriage, be disqualified from being a candidate for any election, whether for the Council or Legislative Assembly, or from being elected a member of the Council or Assembly or sitting or voting therein if elected.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

RAILWAY INTEREST CHARGES, SYDNEY, July 23. The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. iFraser, eaid at the Commercial TravelI lers' annual dinner that he could not give a promise of an early reduction of fares or freights as the burden on the railways had increased enormously. The interest charge had increased 112 per cent in ten years, and the interest burden to each unit of population had increased by 67 per cent.—(A. and N.Z.) WARNING AGAINST GO-SLOW. SYDNEY, July 23. Speaking atlthe Commercial Travellers Associate's annual dinner, the State Premier, Sir George Puller, said the Government would keep the Clyde steel works open and he could prophesy that the Newcastle steel works would soon be working again. Unfortunately, there were men preaching , the go-slow policy. He hoped interference would not be necessary, but if it were the Mini«frr would be strong enotieh to moc' situation.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)