AUSTRALIAN NEWS
TEACHING TRADES TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS By Teleerapli—Press Association-Copyrlgtf Sydney, March 18. The Labour Council refused to endors. the Red Cross Society's application tc exempt from the operation of the Wages Board, as far as hours are concerned, certain, trade houses which the society proposes lo establish for tho teaching of trades to wounded soldiers. The grounds of the refusal were that the market was already with labour in the industries mentioned ; also that it was never intended that the funds of the society should be used to encourage such schemes, which should bo run by the State, and the products used for State purposes only. SPECIAL LEAVE. APPLICATIONS REFUSED. _, Sydney, March 18. The military authorities have decided 1 to refuse all applications' for special leave. MUNITION WORKS CLOSED. , Sydney, March 18. The Barrior munition works have been temporarily closed owing to defects ia the shells manufactured. ANOTHER PROHIBITION. Melbourne, March 18. _ A proclamation has been issued prohibiting the importation of naval, military, or other official uniforms or imitations. .. (■ RISE IN COST OF LIVINC, , Sydney, March 18. It is officially 6tated that, as compared with February, 1915, meat in Sydney is now 52.7 per cent, higher, and other foods and groceries 18.7 pel cent, higher. WHEAT POOL SALES. Melbourne, March 18. The total receipts from the sales oi' the wheat pool amount'to £4,402,000. TREASURY BONDS. Melbourne, March 18. The Victorian Treasurv is redeeming £822,000 worth of Treasury bonds, due on April 1. • ' LOSS ON SALE OF WHEAT. Sydney, March 18. Mr. C. 6. Wade, Leader of the Opposition, states that the Government lost £229,678 on an important 6ale of wheat, hay, and butter.
AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright .Sydney, March 13. List No. 154, Issued to-day, includes tlie following New Zealanders:—lll: Ptes. S. A. Spooner, L. F. M'Cartie. 11l hospitals at Holiopolis: H. .Ross. At Cairo: Sapper R. H. W. Power (seriously). x
Returned to duty: Sapper D. Dennis, Ptes. R. B. Glanville, G. W. Parmeter, B. A. Cook, J. Williams.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2724, 20 March 1916, Page 6
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