MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.
A mass meeting of the employees of the Electrolytic Zinc Company, at Zeehan (Tasmania), adopted a resolution refusing to work with non-union-ists after Ma,rch 10th, and stating all unionists will leave tho works on that date if the non-unionists are not dismissed.
Tho Australian Customs revenue for the past eight months amounted •to £24,175,999, an increaso of £2,015,330 as compared with the corresponding period last year.
Following on numerous complaints of lax methods, and the frequency of art unions conducted in Queensland, the Government is gazetting drastic regulations governing the grafting of permission to conduct art unions, rafiiea, and guessing competitions.
The Sydney Royal Agricultural Society discussed the annual protest of the Anglican Archbishop against the holding of tho Agricultural Show on Good Friday, and decided that no alteration of the existing arrangements could be made.
Fire destroyed the Tibbdreenah Meat Works, . near Narrabri (New South Wales), the damage being estimated at many thousands.
Mr Mac Donald, in the House of Commons, said that the Harnett lunacy case revealed a prima facie case for full enquiry, and the Government was prepared to consider appointing an appropriate body. Probably a woman would be included. British Civil servants are testing in the High Court claims amoutning to £2,000,000 for salary while on war service. The Chichester police have offered £2OO reward for the murderer of Vera Hoad. It is believed that the girl was murdered in a motor-car, and the body subsequently carried to the asylum grounds, otherwise cries, must have been heard in the neighbouring houses. Scoring was reduced by 26 per cent, in the first competition with the new six and 18-inch bull's eyes at Bisley. The Middlesex Hospital is soiling new insulin supplies for twopence halfpenny a dose. Although many Tokyo papera publish obituary notices of Prince Matsukatai announcing the funeral plans, apparently he was still alivo on Monday. Fire damaged the Barnet Glass rubber works at Fitzroy (Melbourne) to the extent of £15,000,000.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18014, 5 March 1924, Page 9
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