AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12708, 10 November 1904, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

8y T«l9jraph.-il , M|i A«MoiiU»MU--o»pirtght, COAL TRIMMERS DECLINE TO (Beoeirefl Novesab«r W, 1,5 a.a.) Br»N»r, Kovember 9. 1 This majority of the ( vessels ,at Newcastle 1 were. unable to toad coal.to-day, owinj; to'. ' ' ' the Coal Trimmers' Unkm deciding not to ' work'unless paid at holiday rates. The • stevedores claim that m Monday, arid . not to-day, is to be observed as King's Birthday, 4he trimmers are not entitled 1 to holiday rates. Oa the other hansl th* tmatPMs eay the st&vedortjs undertook to pay holiday rau.» for aatusl Royal birthOAMBLINS. (Beselnfl November 10, M »jn.> Mbusootot, .November §»' At the Presbyteraa AewinHy the SJer. Mr. Ross, diasussing the toteliaator, jmA gambling was a vice itn the blood, especially ■ in the blood of Australians, bat Thy should it not fee made as respectable as possible, > If peopl» would wager, why should they not use the totaUsator instead of being forced to go to a disreputahk' bookmaker. LIEUTENANT WITTON. (Beeei*«d November 10, •I.JB fc«u) Aranum?, November &. Lieutenant Wittoa hsus arrived in goon health. He declined to be interviewed, and stated that he was reserving hi*, rensarka for the welcome proposed to be given to 'bin . ; whe» he reaches Melbourne, [ TEE NEW STEAMER WDQIRRA, ' ;, Stonw, Novembei? 9, *, On the arrival of the aew iteamer Wfca< • mera, from England, the fetelaadia. 't®kei 3 i up the ti^de.* ' : ""'v,' .';' J ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY OK , ' SUNDAYS, f MEWwraura, Nevesaber 8, f An Order-in-Council h&» been issoed^ ■-■^■J . authorising the opening of the Art Gallery* •, J Library, and Museum, of Melbourne, <>» : ; i PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR. ' The'PMbTtS O GSr«I*AM2S» 9 'o! "'- The elected Rev. Assembly, of V.' Victoria, has elected the Rev. Mr. Rolbttdl - as moderator for > the veer 19£H-$,, *' ADMIRAL FANSHAWE. -rr- '1 ~« « Stonßv, November 0. . >_;. Vice-Admiral Fanahawe, on the flagship \"_ • <:i Euryalus, : will leave Singapore, where ha. ;>■." «, has been in conXerenca with the -r w i*2 . dew of the East Indies and China 'Stations k . ~*? to-day, on his return to Australia, ',••.'."• h-^'^ ; INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION, ;?? : .':.. . >•' SrONEY, November. 9. '. ", In the Assembly, Mr. Griffiths submitted a motion declaring that the remarks of : ] Chie: Justice Darky, made some time.%go, ". 'j on the Arbitration BiLl, ware not warranted, and were not justifiable. ■, laa j «'•, Attorney-General said . that til* Chief-Jus- I : ; • •' tice had only explained (ie specific points raised by the decision of the Court. The .. .-.; motion lapsed. (The Chief Justice, in his criticism, sA-'d ,the Arbitration Act, was a derogation 'of. , - ~, the common law, interfered with the liberty *'£*$ the subject, and deprived the employer ': f* of the aftEajemaat of rhis;£CTO, busi- 1 ■'.",^ ness. Further, it was productive or liti-: ,]fl gation and' of ill-feeling, and formed em* ployed and employers into hostile .camp*-^