AUSTRALIAN INTERCOLONIAL GABLE ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 2 June 1914, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN INTERCOLONIAL GABLE ITEMS

• *. I'By Electric ljeietfrapa — Copyrigni/ (Per United Titos Association.) L)AY BAKING. June j. A conference resulted in the master bakers agreeing 1 to day baking- for a , trial. " MOUNT >LYELL XO. - • ' * MELBOURNE; June i. At the half-yearly meeting- of the Mount Lyell Company, the Chairman. 1 anticipated extensive, developments^ consequently - improved results. It was- disappointing- to have to declare a. dividend ofoa shilling, but the Board concluded^ that/un'il the comprehensive developments' scheme was finished it would not be prudent to encroach upon the accumulated profits. '"'PASSING IT ON." 'MELBOURNE, June i. The^ revised schedule* of intersta'e shipping- companies provide an in-; crease of 9 to 13 per cent, in fares and two per cent in freights. 'These oper ate from Monday.* % CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS .' PERTH, June 1. - The Chambers of Commerce Congress resollved that it, is imperative foi the hest interest of the trade of the Commonwealth that the Government take for- a closer commercial union between -Australia and South Africa. - • AUSTRALIAN GOODS UNPOPULAR. , Sydney; j U n e >. The evidence given before the Com mission revealed a, strong- prejudice ag-aimst - Australian-made goods. A number of lines of locally made articles, including- certain classes of boots, .clothing- hats and jams were' branded "foreign." '-, THE .AFTERNOON SHIFT. - N < ■" . SYDNEY, June.r. ' Notwithstanding- the~ Minister's ar tion 5 ' the miners' at several pits have refused to the afternoon shift. CONSTABLES SENTENCED., ' SYDNEY/ June 1. Twoi iooistaJjijfe iwere sentenced to nine- months' amjprisoniment for assaulting- an arrestee. A meeting of the police decided to take united acton in appealing- against the sentences. ' ' ' THE FEDERAL DEADLOCK. ' MELBOURNE, May 31. Mr Coo-k is securing- the appointment of a Commission, which Mr Fish er endorsed, to enquire into the ~e'moval fof fhe Sneaker's notes. He mentioned among- other incidents that a coal scuttle was placed in +ront of, the Chairman's door, adding u,*\ c-n--dently the 'idea was that when loshing out -to the division he would fall and injure 'himself.