AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.
MR. MUGHFS* ULTIMATUM. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.
(Reed. 11-30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 18.
Mr. W. M. Hughes, addressing a mass meeting of marine engineers, issued an ultimatum that they accept the owners' offer or he will use all the resources ot Australia to fight them.
DAVIS CUP MATCH.
BRITISH TEAM PRACTISING.
(Eecd. 11.30 p.m.)
SYDNEY. Dec. IS.
The British Davis Cup representatives are practising steadily. They all have quickly struck form after their voyage.
ANOTHER SHIPPING DISPUTE.
COOKS, BUTCHERS AND BAKERS.,
SYDNEY, Dec. 18.
The marine cooks, butchers, and bakers on Australian articles have decided to strike unless granted increased wages.
FAILURE OP BREWERY STRIKE.
FREE LABOUR AVAILABLE.
SYDNEY. Dec. 18.
The breweries are now working at full capacity with free labour, and there is every indication that the union will declare the strike off.
PRICE OF FLOUR RAISED.
BREAD TO BE DEARER.
SYDNEY, Dec. 18..
The Necessary Commodities Commission has decided to recommend increases in the selling prices of flour, now £11 17s 6d, and bran and pollard, now £7 ss. Bread will be a, farthing higher, and wheat 5e 6d a bushel.
ANTI-PROFITEERING BELL.
ALL PRICES UNDER CONTROL.
SYDNEY, Dec. 18.
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly passed the Anti-Profiteering Bill, which places every commodity in ordinary use within the scope of the Necessary Commodities CommiasjojiL,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17347, 19 December 1919, Page 9
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