AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2673, 20 January 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

BROKEN HILL STRIKE APPEAL BY THE MUNITIONS COMMITTEE. By Telog r&pli—Press Associetkm—OopyrigliS ... Sydney, January 19. Tie Broken Hill strike is unchanged, Tho Munitions Committee appealed to the men for a resumption, of munitionmaking. The men replied -that if the niming companies would grant a 44-honr week work would immediately bo resumed. LOYAL 'WORKERS VICTIMISED, .(Rec. January 19, 11.55 p.m.) Sydney, January 19. As a punishment for not joining in the strike the Amalgamated Miners'Association has withdrawn tho Port Pirie branch funds. Mr. Hughes (tliQ Federal Premier) and Senator Pearce' (the Defence Minister) have appealed to the men, in view of the position with regard to the supply of munitions, to resume wort pending arbitration.

CAMP TRAINIWC AND DISCIPLINE. REINS TO BE DRAWN TIGHTER. Melbourne, January 19. Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence for the Commonwealth, has adopted Brigadier-General M'Ca.y's report on the military camps, which provides for stricter measures in training and di&cipline. THE MOSMAN HULD-UP. Sydney, January 19. Three arrests have been made in connection. with the robbery at Mr. Walter Kelly's house. The jjoKco raided premises at Willougbby and recovered £282. [Three masked burglars broke into tie residence of Mr. Walter Kelly, a bookmaker, at Mosman. They assembled the family, who wore in their nightclothos, at the revolver's point, in a bedroom, one of tho burglars keeping guard, and making threats to shoot on the slightest movement. The others ransacked the house, securing £300, the takings of Saturday's races, and £270 in hoarded gold.] HANDS ACROSS THE TASMAN. . INTERCHANGE OF VISITS URGED. Sydney,' January 19. Mr. P. C. Webb, speaking at a farewell' banquet to Mr. AVilliam Hughes (Federal Prime Minister), said he hoped that in future more Australian politicians would visit New Zealand, to enable the people of tho two Dominions to understand one another hotter. _ It was essential that an understanding should be brought about in the national interests, arid for tho good of all'poli» tical parties. , • ITEMS IN BRIEF. "SWAT THE TEUTON" MOVEMENT Sydney, January 19. All companies have been notified thai they must remove German shareholders within three months from January. 14. RECORD BANK DEPOSITS DESPITE THE WAR. Sydney, January 19. Despite war conditions, the Now South Wales bank deposits for ,1915 established a reoord, showing an increase of £9,404,000. Last quarter'* increase was £1,708,000. DEOREASE IN OVERSEAS TRADE. Melbourne, January 19. Imports, exclusive of transhipped goods, for tho past year totalled 2,519,542 tons, compared with 2,696,953 tons for 1914. Tho/docroase is almost wholly in the overseas trade. HOW A DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRE ' ORIGINATED. •; ( ' Sydney, January 19. Bush fires liave occurred in tho Hot brook, district. They originated from phosphorus baits. Damage estimated at £30,000 resulted. STATE ADVANCES TO WHEAT GROWERS. [ Sydney, January 19. The Government has advanced tha farmers £309,959 on two million bushels under the whoat scheme.' DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. Melbourne, January 19. Tho sentence of death which was passed on John M'Namara for murdering Miss Johnston with a bayonet _oa November 21 has been commuted to imprisonment for life.

OIL-SEEKING IN NEW GUINEA. ' i Melbourne, January 19. i The Government, is considering repro ■ sontations in favour of permitting pri- ; vatfl prospecting for oil in New Guinea. | A PALATIAL NEWSPAPER OFFICE. ! (Rec. January 19, 11.55 p.m.) ! Sydney, January 19. 1 The "Sydney Daily Telegraph's" litorary and printing departments moved into new and palatial officcs at the corner of King and Castlereagh Streets ; to-day—the edifice is one of the tallc-st , and >most ornate sky-scrapers in the i city.