AUSTRALIAN NEWS;

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12000, 24 June 1902, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS;

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. EXPLOSION AT SEA, Melbourne, June 23. Tub steamer Glaucus, which has arrived from Newcastle with coal, reports that owing to severe weather the hatches were battened and subsequently an ac« cumulation of gas caused a severe explosion, and blew the covering off the hatches. The boatswain was badly burned. THE STRIKE OF LUMPERS. * f Townsville, June 23. s • The lumpers' strike affects the Howard,. Smith, Burns and Philp, and the Adelaide Companies, whose steamers are being de-> layed, although all permanent hands and clerks of the companies are assisting in getting them away. Both sides'appear lira*.* THE NEW HEBRIDES. Sydney, June 23. Captain Rason, the new British Resident at the New Hebrides, has arrived, en routeto assume his duties. He declares there is! an absolute agreement between the British/ and French Governments regarding lb« islands.

WAGES OF SEAMEN. ; Sydney, June 23. A conference of the steamship owners ancfc the Federated Seamen's Union meet tor 4 discuss the rates of pay. The present agree-' ment ends on the 30th. THE WRECKAGE ON THE NEW ZEALAND COAST. Melbourne, June 23. The Kauri Timber Company are of opimut that the wreckage found on the New Zea* land coast is a portion of the deck •washed from the Woosung. REMOUNT DEPOTS. Melbourne, June 23. In reply to the Federal Government's in* quiries, Mr. Chamberlain has cabled thati the War Office has no intention at presentof establishing remount depots in Austia* lia or elsewhere. RIVAL UNIONS. (Received June 23, 10.27 p.m.) Sydney* June 23. The Arbitration Court, by a majority*! dismissed the application of the Australian? Workers' Union for the cancellation of the, registration of the Machine Shearers' Union*' on the grounds that the application of the ; Workers' Union represented the same interests, and provided for admission to mem-, bership of such persons as joixed the*, Machine Union. Against this it was urged( that the constitution of the Workers'. Union contained objectionable rules en-i titling the Machine Union to"enrol as a? separate body. There was also special objections to rule* ' providing for assistance from the funds of the union in support of t re-elected labour candidates and newspapers. ; The President of the Court, and the em-, ployers' representative opposed, and the-' employees' representative favoured cancellation. The President, in the course of his ruling, declared that some of the rules, of the Workers' Union were illegal. SIR RUPERT CLARKE. (Received Jane 24, 12.10 a.m.) Sydney* June 23. Sir Rupert Clarke, M.L.C., is a passenger by the Ventura. A CORONATION GIFT. Sydney* June 23. An anonymous lady has given, as a_ Coronation gift, £1000 to endow a cot in the children's hospital.

Sir Edward Lawson, Bart., Past President recently laid the foundation-stone of the new hall and offices of the Institute of Journalists, situated at the cornor of Tudor*street and Bridewell Place, London. The ;: new) building is to cost £7000, of wMcU about £5000. has already, been subscribed,,