GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 22 February 1916, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

tJJT CABLE—PIiESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Received Feb. 22, 10.45 a.m.) . SYDNEY, Feb. 22. The Australian Miners' Associatioa has rescinded the motion declaring Port Pirie "black." The watersiders at Port Adelaide contributed £200 to the strike fund. Mr Catts, at a recruiting meeting at Leichardt, quoted figures showing that only one half the number requiredhad enlisted during the past two and a half months. An industrial coalition of the liquor trade is proposed to oppose early closing of hotels. The Rev. Mr Bathgate, preaching- at the Lithgow Methodist Church in favor of early closing, chose as his text: "Howl, ye drinkers of wine, for it is cut off from your mouth." * SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The waterside workers are opposed to early closing of hotels, and will hold a stop work meeting of protest. The Cabinet discussed the question of oarly casing, but no finality was reached. The Government has decided that a BUI shall be introduced to legalise tha totalisator, buj no provision is to bo made for the Government to take over the machine. It was decided that the difference between the civil and military pay of any public servant enlisting shall b* made un.