AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

"BLACK" CLOTHING —— \ ' STATE FACTORY AND LABOUR COUNCIL. > By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright , _ Melbourne, April 25. ;— ; In connection with the dispute at the' Commonwealth Clothing Factory, the political Labour Council has passed ■■a resolution condemning Senator Gardiner and stating that two non-union- "" ists and three Government inspectors did the cutting work.' The Clothing Trades Union decided to declare ,tha, , work of these men ''black." This will, „ probably result in the Clothing Fac-' ' tory "transferring its Government work to private firms. ITEMS IN BRIEF. ' EASTERTIDE IN SYDNEY. • (Rec. April 25, 7.5.p.m.)/";"' 'r': . Sydney, April '"'' .The Easter visitors to.the,city..,'\ver9.,.;, mu'oh in excess of last year. - The fine weather was . responsible, for bumper-at-'■ tendances at the show and the races.. .'I Yesterday .96,000 people visited. the . . . show and 55,000 went to the races,.. . while the railway holiday traffic showed an increase of 41,000. • BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY. - .. (Rec._ April; 25, 7.5-p,m.) j-* . i J T Sydney)' ipril *5&. A fire gutted.the three top floors,of Penfold's Buildings in Pitt Street, occupied by Penfolds (printers), and num. bers of other tenants, and also Messrs. Thompson's, premises, (tailors), adjoin* ing. The damage is estimated to be iu the vicinity of £30,000. "SELF-SEEKERS": AND "GALLERY PERFORMERS." ,'V ' Sydney, April 25. Tho Labour League Conference lias ■ adopted a resolution condemning the Postmaster-General for stating that 7: officers in various Public Service Assojf. V ciations were self-seekers t who ; niatle; ;; themselves objectionable by playing to -; tho gallery, and stating that it was-' singular how many of such, were moved. . up when their unionistio attitude '■ ceased, ' . , . ' INSURANCE SCHEME FOR CON-: VALESCEXCE, • ' - / Melbourne, April 25. The Progress Report Committee inquiring into the causes ■ of 'death and' invalidity in the Commonwealth re-. commends tho establishment of an in- ■ surance sclieme to provide temporary relief for workers and to obviate the : necessity for their return to work immediately after serious illness.' • PASTRYCOOKS' DISPUTE SETTLED, Sydney, April 25. The pastrycooks'- dispute has been' settled, the employers agreeing not to oppose the union's application for reregistration. _ A rin the Industrial Court in Sydney last week, Mr. Justice Heydon cancelled registration of the Pastrycooks' Union and rescinded the award, ro marking that the union had shown aJ absolute contempt for the law.] V\VOOD-OHOPPING CONTESTS AT . THE SHOW. . (Rec. April 25, 11.30 p.m.) Sydney, April 25. The Handicap Wood-chopping contest at tlio show was won by James Forsyth, of Now Zealand, on a 12seo.' allowance ; M'lntosh, of' Sydney, the scratch man, coming fourth. In the Sweepstakes Chop, M'lntosh (scr.) was first, and ,?orsytii (lOsec.), .second- -, ; -