AUSTRALIAN ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 7 October 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS

'tj, tll .SYDNEY, Oct. 6. T V:°i\ 7 d:? raymen JB- Union has expehed -Mr Hughes from the presidency, which he hao held for a number or years.

The Labor Council discussed tli© one-' anti-conscription strike fiasco. On© member declared that the striking I unions made themselves a laughingt ?w U* 1"16 Other ambers demanded that the non-striking unions should be dealt with. Another delegate announced ! buttaloed by the council; or any other

Eleven of the men accused of treason were-further remanded, owing to fresh developments m connection with the alleged acts at Broken Hill and other places. Bail was refused. There was the greatest a.ssemblv of w omen _ ever seen in Australia a^ the iown Hall, six thousand being packed inside and overflow meetings held outside. They enthusiastically, demonstrated in favor of Mr Hughes and conscription. "

The caucus debated at length .a motion in favor of declaring its anti-con-sonption policy. The motion was eventually .withdrawn and no declaration made.

The Federal Board has fixed th c Sydney price of prime cheese at '8d ;per%.