AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
WAGES OF MUSICIANS. DiSPUTE WITH ORCHESTRAS. By Telegraph—Press Association— (Received January 6. 9.10 p.rn.) Sydntcy, January 6. Tee musicians engaged at the picUirs shows refused yesterday to play at matineesvnless they were guaranteed payment. The theatre orchestras have also joined issue, and are demanding an increase of 10s in wages, hut pending negotiations the members of the orchestras will not he withdrawn. Similar action has been taken ire Melbourne, and the indications are that the dispute will be made to embrace the whole of the States. The Professional Musicians' Union has decided to move by making arrangements for a film-distributing firm not controlled by the combine to run picture shows in the Town Hall, with an orchestra consisting of the men locked out. Negotiations are progressing to secure a temporary structure in the heart of the city to accommo* date a big crowd.
BASEBALL TOURISTS. (Received January 6, 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 6. In a baseball match to-day, t.he New* York Giants defeated New South Wales by 15 runs to 2. The papers are discussing the probability of baseball supplanting cricket in public favour. The Sun says that baseball will not threaten the supremacy of cricket for many summers, but there ia no doubt that it has entered the field as m rival game. GIRL IN MALE ATTIRE. (Received January 6. 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 6. A girl dressed in' male attire to-day caused excitement on Circular Quay. The deception was quickly noticed and she was at once arrested. She said she had donned • men's clothes for a bet of £100. After being talked to by an inspector she was senfi home in a cab. TWO PEARLERS MISSING. Thursday Island, January 6. Following the recent heavy storms tws pearling luggers are missing. FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. (Received January 6. 9.10 p.m.) Melbourne, January 6. The Treasury return issued to-day shows the Federal note issue at the closa of the calendar year back at the highwater mark of close on £10,000,000. 4,145,54?) notes, valued at £9,959.554 lOsj having been issued. The gold reserve ia £4,492,C85, or 46 per cent, of the issue. MARANEOY TIN FIELD. (Received January 6. 9.10 p.m.) Melbourne, January 6. ■' ■ i Miners are rushing from the north-west to the new Maranboy tin field at Beswick : Creek, where it has been decided to erect -'" a Government battery costing from £5000 ; to £10,000.
WIRELESS LICENSES. (Received January 6, 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, January 6. The Postmaster-General (Mr. Aga? Wynne) has granted 20 new; wireless •. licenses, bringing the total for Australia to 423: , "A DANGER TO NAVIGATION." (Received January 6. 9.10 p.m.) 0 Sydney, January 6. The Master Engineers' Association has signed a requisition to thfi Lord Mayos, for the abolition of the great electric advertising signs adorning Sydney's water- .' front as being a danger to navigation, - LITTLE GIRL'S WANDERINGS. (Received January 6. 9.10 p.m.) " FEE3IASTLE, January 6. The little girl Mercia Weaver, aged eight, has arrived here in charge of the commander of the R.M.S. Omrah, havingtravelled 30,000 miles, and been thecentre of much litigation. The father and child disappeared in October, and ft" was ascertained that they had gone to England. The mother at once issued a ; warrant charging the father with abducting the girl, and he was arrested on arrir val in London. The father was, how- - ever, released on undertaking cot to interefere with the sending of the child back to her mother.
K.S.W. RAILWAY COMMISSIONED. Stbnet, January 6. The term, of office of Mr. T. R. Johnson (Chief Railway Commissioner) ends in February. Pending the reconstruction of the Railway Commission by Mr. Harper (traffic commissioner) will actas Chip' CoramissaoJier. PAPERS TJNDEE DlpyiCnn.TffiS. Hobabt, January 6. The printers' strike continues. Tha papers are publishing small issues, mostly set up by hands who are novices in tna use of the linotypes. ENGLISH SPORTSMEN. MELBormxE, January 6. There is a boom in horse flesh, in England, says Mr. R. G. Casey, chairman of the Victoria Racing Club, who has just returned from a visit to England. Rich men, he says, have taking to buying horses as if tbey were pictures by old masters. If they set their minds on an animal they would not stop bidding until they got it. He would not be astonished to see in th"* near future some English owners enter fur the big Australian handicaps. GOLD PEOM TEE WEST. 7'erth, January 6. The gold production of West Australia last year was 1,314,0440z, this figure representing an increase of 31,3860z over that of the year 1912.
HEAVY FALLS 0? BAIN. Sidney, January 6. There have been torrential rains in the Northern Territory, 20in being recorded at Burrnndie. The floods have caused washouts on the railways.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15501, 7 January 1914, Page 7
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