AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2741, 8 April 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE STRIKE NUISANCE. ENGINEERS DOWN TOOLS AT ! - WALSH ISLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, April 7. Four hundred engineers at Walsh Island have struck, , alleging liarsh treatment of three drillers. ' IMPORTANT WORKS HUNG UP. (Rec. April 7, 10 p.m.) ' Sydney, April 7. The strike of the engineers at the Ereleigh railway shops, Garden Island, and the Naval Workshops, seriously delaying important public works. The strike of. the electricians on publio works is holding up a number of tig jobs. WAR AND LIFE INSURANCE OFFICES. .' A CHEAP PREMIUM RATE. Sydney, April 7. The "Sydney Morning Herald," in a special article dealing with'the effect of the war on. the life insurance offices, states that one Australian office has already paid £53,000 on deceased soldiers' claims, despite the fact that it did no new war business. One important office is issuing 'new war risk policies at 5 per-cent, additional. This.is. probably the lowest rate of the kind accepted iff any part- of ths world. Others asked 10 per cent, additional, while some are refusing this class of risk. PARLIAMENTARY VISIT TO LONDON. (Rec. April 8, 0.4.0 a.m.) Melbourne, April 7. The proposal of the Empire Parlia-'l " .mentary Association that ten members of the Commonwealth Parliament should visit Great Britain, in July has been' accepted, and will comprise six Labour members and four Liberals. THREE MONTHS' RECRUITING IN ■NEW SOUTH WALES. | . Sydney, April 7. State enlistments for the past three , )nonths total 17,322. TASMANIA URGES COMPULSORY SERVICE. Hobart, April 7. The Tasmanian War Council passed a motion urging the Commonwealth to adopt some form of compulsory service. INCREASE IN BUTTER PRICES REFUSED. , < Sydney, April 7. ■ The Commodities Commission has refused to recommend the present application of butter manufacturers for an increase to 140s. ECONOMY IN POSTAL FACILITIES. Sydney, April 7The Postmaster-General (Mr. Webster), with the view of creating ecoi norny during the war, has asked muni, cipal councils and kindred , bodies tocurtail demands ton postal, telegraphic, and telephonic facilities.