AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16435, 11 January 1917, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

INDUSTRIAL DISLOCATIONS. REPORT FOR PAST YEAR. 1 Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. 4 deceived 11.20pjn.) SYDNEY. Jin. 10. -J As official report shows that arbitration j| in New South Wales in 1916 cost :, | £48,798. There were 310 industrial dis- ,k locations, which involved a loss of | 1,102,500 working days. The report of | the Government labour agencies shows j that they placed 17,158 persons during j the year at a cost of lis 7d a head, j TRAGEDY AT LITHOOW. I " if DEMENTED QTJARRYMAN. ;| SYDNEY. Jan. 10. : A qnarryman named George Rowe, ' living at Lithgow, attacked his wife with a tomahawk and then attempted to, cut >j his own throat. Fina-Uy he committed •! suicide with a shotgun. The wife was i taken to the hospital in a serious condition. I " GO-SLOW " POLICY. .Sf; EFFECT ON PRODUCTION. 1 SYDNEY. Jan. 10. *M The Chief Commissioner of Railways, ~;M in addressing a meeting of men, said that between 1908 and 1915 the "goslow" 'policy reduced production by 15 3 per cent. I*. v THREE MEN DROWNED. :,| SYDNEY. Jan. 10, J Two brothers named Stoddart and a -§ companion named Thomas were acciden- jj tally drowned at Wooli Creek, near Artt« $ clifie. J / > ' | Wheat prospects improve. J ADELAIDE. Jan- W. ; | The indications for the wheat harvest :-y are better than was anticipated. It is -g now estimated that the crop will bft J 35,000,000 bushels. i HANDLING OF WHEAT. J MELBOURNE, Jan. 10. 1 The contractors' rate for handling ac* s J shipping the new wheat crop has been J fixed at 3Jd per bushel, subject to a reduc- s j tion of £d on wheat shipped by August 01, | provided that 50 per cent, ot the crop is | shipped by that date. v-S vj| CENSORSHIP OF FILMS. I MELBOURNE, Jan. W. .Jj The Federal Government will probably l|| accept the recommendation of the Fj e " §Si miers' Conference that it should Wldel^|| tako the censorship of films. .|f| WOOL APPRAISEMENTS. jj§ 'J§l MELBOURNE, Jan.W- ' The second batch of wool appraise- . ments has disclosed a range of prices rittt|||| ning up to 27$ d for greasy wools. "^ffl DISASTROUS BOSH fIRES.^» SYDNEY. Jan. »■ | The heat wave is causing disastrous h« s ' 1 : ; fires. Thousands of acres of 5 .J|^M been destroyed, • > 1