AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 1514, 9 November 1912, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A TOTAL I SATO R BILL. s ATTEMPT to SUPPRESS THE - BOOKMAKERS. ' By Telegraph,— Association—Copyright. : Sydney, November 8. In the Legislative Assembly'fast, ..night Ir. Levien introduced a Totalisator Bill, rhich provides for granting of licenses for otalisators t'.o the. recognised racing clubs or a period, of 12 months at a fee of £1 day. A license will be issued to clubs 0 retain 10 per cent, of the moneys paid, lto the machine. Within a. fortnight hey must pay half ... the commission deleted to the. Colonial , Treasurer; '7 The emairiing half' is to be expended In prizes .nd upkeep of courses. Proprietary clubs :sing. their own course need spend only a [uarter of thtj money in ; prizes . and upkeep. All moneys after the commission tas been, deducted will be paid as diviLends. . . .>,. v A clause provides that racing clubs shall ise all means to prevent bootmakers from dying their calling on, their courses.. , The filing, to or-purchasing for a minor of a otaiisator ticket shall be punishable' by i, fine or imprisonment. • ' ■ _ the Bill also prohibits anyone from reviving from another money to invest, also inyone from. acting ..as. totalisatot" agents m commission. THE , SYDNEY FIRES. ANOTHER EXCITING RESCUE.- . ' Sidney, November B. Several firms are involved in' the Spring;treet fire, which occurred yesterday mornng, The J?raSef-Uther'C<nnpany are the ;hief sufferers. The total damage is 625,000, which is covered by insurance. The insurances on the out-break-are 000,- including £4500 mthe New Zealand Insurance Company. Another fire seriously damaged tire printing plant of the Australian Christian ■'/; Vorld. The firemen ' rescued - the -lino- '■ ype operators, who were clinging to a hird floor window in a semi-conscious ondition. \ "' K "\ y v j SPLIT IN LABOUR CAMP. A- MINISTER'S RETIREME^! I '' , . Sydney, November 8. The morning papers. announce - that a plifc in the Labour catap is probable aa he result of the early retirement of 'Mr. ieeby (Minister : for Labour); The pric:ipal reasons.. are -his denunciation of the •eferendnm and the offence given to ; tfeo inions by 'hi? administration of the iitdus.rial- law, including his recent refusal of he Labour Council's requests to eliminite the penal clauses., the'Jnduetrial and Arbitration Act "arid guarantee ' s absolute preference to unionists.' The ' Labour Council has intiipated to Mr.Beeby that should he obtain the Labour nomination at . the next election the Executive will not endorse his nominations ■; * ." :a^ J " > ' WHEAT POR JTUEL. '£' . STEAMER SHORT OF, COAL, : XBiscelved November 8, 9.10 pan.) .. ..-,5 -r'SYD^iEY, . Novenjaor.--.Bi ■ I Advices- have - ,&een received'lijha&vthe steamer Kiel, on a- voyage from to England wheat laden, has arrived at Capetown and reported that during heavy weather the 6oal gave- - oui^^nd" wheat had to be used io keep the boilers going. POUND DEAD IN STEAM /CABIN. . ... (Eeceived November 8, 9.10 plijaV) FuemantlE; November 13. Colour-Sergeant Werington, one of th» Australian ' cadeis who recently toured. England and Canada, was found r dead in his cabin on the , steamer Wairiajdji., . on which he was returning home. 'He-was shot- through the . head. It is supposed that the fatality was due to acddfft^;.; AN ACTRESS DIVORCED^, '.(Received November 8, 9.10 v Melbourne,. November 8. . In J Rivington'6' petition against hie;S|Sfe» Florence Victress, for .; r.. of -marriage, * the decree lias-, :.been ;s made absolute. '• . .. T . -s-.i<it.;* ! ' . STRIKE ;,OE ; v (Received November 8, 9.lCi;.junC),^:" , ''' . ;j„SVDiJEY,' : One hundced ,ap<i fifty nuftldh at Glebe Island -struck to-day .against "the speeding-up provision recently is&ied id - the award. As a consequence the bulk of sheep at today's saleo were' withdrawn;. Later the men resumed work on , conditions practically, ! the same as the old ' award, except 'that they are* to recede; an extra shilling per. .100 for sheep killed aiid dressed. ' . MOUNT LYELL MINEj J v ; . Hobart, November 8. An electric suction fan is working in North Mount Lyoll mine. Helmeted men , who have penetrated to some of the levela found the gpses very bad, though the absence of smoke indicated that the fix® is out. "'{■ " INCOME TAX AND STAMP DUTY. Sydney, November 8. The Government has introduced' an amendment to the Incomo lax Bill providing for the collection of income tax from companies instead of, the individual shareholders. 'A ' Stamp Duties Bill has also been introduced, which.. is /expected 1 to produce £200,000 revenue a year. PITCAIRN ISLAND. ; Sydney, November; 8. : The Seventh Day Adventiste are send- - \ ing two missionaries to Pitcairn Island. . THE CIAS BILL. 1 . Sydney, November. 8. The Australian Gaslight .Company, notified the Government that unless'the . Legislative Assembly. a<ecepte the . Goun.« cil's amendments ,to the. Gas Bill' '200 . em* ployces will- be "clifecharged id' a-f^w 1 days, and. ; that 'if -.tho ' J . Jjjopted the 200 employees rec£ntly-""dfccharged will be re-employed. .. . .~, vyjv'-'' CABLE RATES REDUCED. .. •- i - Melbourne, ovem be? 8. i > The postal authorities have notified th* 1 press., that' 'the cable rates from , Britain to Australia have been i«d«rced from 9d to 7£d per Word on fyoijfc. tha' ..Pacific '.and Eastern : .; I .•••'» , •«* , **— i*•' '-j l *-'***•'