AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16032, 25 September 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TASMANfAN PARTIES.

POLITICAL TRUCE.

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Hobaet, September 24 Iv the Assembly . the Premier anaoiuL, that both parties had agreed to a pcS truce till March, 1917. on the Government consulted the nan of the Liberal Party on legislative ters. Should any disagreement arise hi fore July, 1915. there will be a dissect VICTORIAN POLITICS. MINISTERIAL DIYISIOXS. Melbot-tcte, September 24 As an outcome of a meetin? held "w them, the dissatisfied member? of tfa Ministerial Party in Victoria have asked the Premier that the Ministrr shoold agree to confer with the remainder of tiparty on the question of electing a M , Ministry or, in the alternative, elector a Premier, who could choose his onro colleagues. Mr. Peacock, the Premie subsequently announced that the Cabinet would consider the matter. Mr. H. MKenzie is generally regarded as the hHfr of the new section of the Ministerialists.

COAL AKD SHALE WOSIO2SS.

COMPULSORY CONFERENCE.

MsLßorKxi:, September. 24. The application of the Goal and Shall Employees' Federation for a compulsorr conference has been granted, and the conference baa been fixed for the 50th icrt. Mr. Baddely said that he believed thu, unless the conference ■were held a crins ■would arise involving 14,000 members of the Federation. IMPORTED OATS. f Stdxxt, September 24. §| A shipment of 60,000 bags of Oulaa I oats has arrived. TRADES UHlOns* SXLATZOHS. I AMALGAMATION REJECTED. . ..- Stdxst, September 24. At a meeting of representatives of tit railway workers and the Australian Workers* Unios.. it -was reported that the, prej posed trades union amalgamation cosH not bo completed. It -was reported in April that a hUos of its Railway Workers General Laborers* Association had decided in favosa-of amalgamation with the AustraEaa Workers* Union by 5203 votes to 15IL