AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12258, 8 June 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

- [Bt Electric Telegraph—Copyright-] (Per Press Association.) MINING TROUBLES. Recreived June 8, at 9.30 a.m. Sydney. June 7. The Australasian Labor Federation is supporting the Maitland miners-in'■the' afternoon shift dispute.. The men admit ceasing work, but contend that the daymen wore locked out. A manifesto has been issued appealing for fund's, stating that two thousand" men are affected. . EDITORIAL CHANGES ON THE TELEGRAPH. .Sydney, June 8. Mr Ward, retiring editor of the Telegraph, was fareweTled at a dinner by the directors- and the staff, and' Mr D. D. Braham, formerly foreign editor of the Times, who succeeds Mr Ward, was welcomed. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. Melbourne, June 8. Mr Cook said that for the first time in Federal history the electors were tip against .it, and would have to choose between Socialism and Progressive Liberalism..' ; If every Liberal goes to the poll, he-has no fear of the result. WORKERS' AVERAGE WAGE. '■ •: ,■.■; Melbourne, June 8. 'The Statistician's report, shows that the average wage of men employed in manufactories and industries:is 49s 3-J per week. AMBRYM VOLCANO VIOLENT. a .Sydney, June 6. According to reports from Ambrym, the volcano, which has been quiescent for six months, has broken out again, and'-is'vomiting ashes, which are blown t thirty .miles to Aoba Islands. The captain of the Sea lark, who is conducting a : survey of the island, has > discovered-ten active-volcanoes- on the site of Bowers' -house and' hospital. " MINISTER AND THE COAL TROUBLE. " s .'-. ■ :• Sydney, June 6.. ' Mr Estell, replying to a- question, said ho ,had> no*'.intention of calling a compulsory conference-to deal-with the present coal difficulty. Personalis he. had always been against the .'after-. noon shift, which gives proprietors- a I certain monopoly when the coal trade is in a- flourishing condition, but he still maintained that the law must be observed. . ■ ■ '

MINISTER "AND SYNDICALIST METHODS. Received' June 8, at 10.5 a.m. ■Melbourne,. June' 7.. .'.ln reply to the Postal Society's deputation,.Mr Hobhouse.declined to estab-lish-a, :Comniitte'e on- which thev would be represented for the purpose'of dealing with the demarcation .-of. their "duties. He animadverts on the syndicalist tendencies of-the Postal arid Telegraph Clerks' /Association .Conference..