IN AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17192, 12 June 1916, Page 8

IN AUSTRALIA.

SHELL MAKING.

THE WORK IN AUSTRALIA

" A DISMAL FAILURE."

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright,

SYDNEY, June 10-

i The Labour Council's representative on the Munitions Committee, reporting on shellmaking, said it was a dismal failure, as the majority of the firms only made a" laughing-stock of the •whole afiair. ' *■

WOOL EMBARGO.

RELAXED IN FAVOUR dF ALLIES.

SYDNEY, June 10.

The Minister of Customs intimates imat the wool embargo will be relaxed, allowing export to Empire and Allied ports. The embargo on neutrals, including America, remains. It is assumed that the sales will be resumed on Monday. 4

FIXING PRICES. i VEDERAL PROCLAMATION HELD i TO BE VALID. (Received June 11, 5.5 p in.) MELBOURNE, June 11. The High Court has established the constitutional validity of the I'ederal Government's action in fixing the mice of bread. The Ministry, now intends to extend the proclamation fixing -the prices of bread, flour, bran and pollard throughout the Commonwealth. State proclamations will become lno^^M^V®'^