AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16021, 13 September 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LOSSES OF MILLERS.

GOVERNMENTS COERCION, „ By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyrijMi; Melbocrnt, September, 11; i'x As a result of their purchases of wheat from the Government the millers were threatened with a loss of £8000 on- t£a offal left on their hands the. prices of bran and pollard -were reduced.-, Tha millowners notified the State Government of their intention to close the mills, because the Government •would not share their loss. The Minister for Agriculture replied that unless the millers continued grinding the Government would seize two of the largest mills and supply the people ■with flour. lie millers thereupon gaT» way. ' "i . DECREASE IK CRIME. MELBOURNE GAOL RETAINED. MzLBOrBXE, September 11. . The annual report of the Prisons Department for 1914 shows a decrease of 221 in the number of admissions. Regarding a proposal to close the Melbourne gaol, the report declares that, though tech' nical instruction is- ■unquestionably much more valuable as a social effort- than tha punishment of crime, it does not seem Trial to materially reduce the gaol accommo dation. MOUNT LYELL RETURNS..:"' STRIKERS TO RESUME. Melbouenx, September 11. The Mount Lyell returns for the period from August 5 to September 1, inclusive, show that 27,198 tons of ore treated yielded 602 tons of copper, 28,824pz of silver, and 7220z of gold. As a result of a mass meeting, the met* ■who have been on strike for a few days, decided to accept the company's term* and are resuming immediately. POLICE UNION SANCTIONED." Brisbane, September IISanction has been given the police -to fcrm a union.