ANOTHER STRIKE

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15460, 13 December 1915, Page 8

ANOTHER STRIKE

SHELL MAKING DELAYED. FIGHTING FOR GERMANY. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, December 11. A strike of engineers at the Broken Hill Proprietary 6tcel Works at New castle is holding up shell-making. Tho blacksmiths are supporting them. Tlie secretary of the Blacksmiths' Union, having tailed to induce the men to obey the executive's order to resume, declared that unless there was somo influence similar to what was at work in tho American factories he could not understand these strikes. The men were fighting a better battle for tho Germans than for Unionism

"THE CONSCRIPTION OF

WEALTH."

ADELAIDE, December 11, The Council of the United Labour Party decided to advocate the compulsory gathering of wealth in conjunction with compulsory personal service, but to oppose compulsory personal service without that of wealth. MILITARY CANTEEN SYSTEM. MELBOURNE. December 11. The military authorities have-decided to extend the dry canteen system, establishing their own canteens* in Egypt and at tho front, if- it is possible. FARMS FOR SOLDIERS. SVdXEV, December 11. Tho Hon. W. G. Ashford stntes that three thousand farms,»of which ono thousand will bo reserved for returned soldiers, will bo made available in 191 C. PROMINENT CRICKETER ENLISTS. SYDNEY, December 11. Mr E. G. Macartney, the international cricketer, has enlisted.