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AN IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. By Telcffrapb—Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE, September 28. A remarkable High. Court judgment bas been given, affecting Mr Justice 'Higgins’s awards in the case of the Waterside Workers’ .Federation against a Sydney firm for an alleged broach of award, in which it was hold that the court and the constitution of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration were not beyond the powers of Parliament regarding tho arbitral provisions, hut. wore in regard to enforcing the provisions of an award. It was held that this decision was not invalid, owing to the appointment of the president lor seven years, but the award was not enforceable by the said court. DEFENCE ACT. MELBOURNE, September 28. The Senate proposes to amend the Defence Act to bring soldiers on active service into conformity with the civil law respecting the commission of a capital ohonffec. BONUS FOR SEAMEN. , M LILBOUJRNE, September 28. Mr Boynton has announced that tho seamen engaged on vessels registered in the Commonwealth requisitioned for service in the war zones, will receive, a bonus equal to 25 per cent, monthly on their pay, retrospective from September Ist. PRICE OF BEER. ! i SYDNEY, h i i ember 23. i Tho,Browers’ Associa.. . has iucreas- . cd tho price of butties ui beer by one penny per bottle. 1 MELBOURNE, September 28. The order fixing the price of beer has been lifted. i— ■ ■ SHIPBUILDING. MELBOURNE, September 28. Mr Boynton, in a (speech, said a bill would shortly bo introduced to declare iJiipbuikling a war work and remove it : from the scope of tho Arbitration Court. ECHO OF DARCY CASE. j (Received September 20, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 28. Mr McLaughlin, solicitor obtained a ] verdict of .£B2 against tho estate of the • late Los Darcy, the boxer, for expenses • connected "with his visit to Melbourne on Darcy’s behalf with , a view to securing regular permission for him to proceed to America on a boxing tour. : Meantime Darcy, who was just on recruiting age, departed for America surreptitiously. Tho defence pleaded that Darcy was a minor.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10088, 30 September 1918, Page 6
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