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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 July 1918, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN

(Australian and .N.Z. Cable AssueiatiOii. CAPITAL AND LABOUR BRISBANE, July 19. The annual Conference of the Associated Chambers and Manufacturers! of Australia; decided that, in view of the great need of harmony between employer and employed, that efforts bo made as far as practicable to give employees a financial interest in their work by profit sharing, or bonus, on production. It vras also resolved to support the Hon. Mr. Hughes's advocacy of the retention of German colonies in the" Pacific. Other resolutions favoured preference of employment to returned soldiers and the compulsory making of all goods, containing not less than 33 per cent, of Australian material and labour, all goods to be branded: "Made in Australia,' and pushing efforts to educate the people in the duty cf supporting Australian industry. TRADE WITH JAPAN. Received this day a ! 9-2 D a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—As showing the expansion of Japanese trade in Australia since the war, in 1913 Australia imported £436,000 of -Japanese soft goods. In ' 1917 this amounted to £1,561,000, with n growing increase in the current year. PATRIOTIC GAMBLING. MELBOURNE, This Day.— The Repatriation Commission decided to prohibit the use of spinning wheels and other devices of a gambling nature in connection with patriotic appeals. Tins action was dictated owing to the growth of the gambling element. SHIPPING LOSSES. MELBOURNE, This Day.— An analysis of the pre-war and present fleets of the British shipping- companies trading with Australia shows a decrease of over 230,000 tonnage due to losses.