AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20965, 3 March 1930, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

, A STRIKE ENDED. GOO MEN RETURNING TO WORK. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BRISBANE, March 1. The Mount Isa industrial magistrate advised the men to return to work. A mass meeting was held, and it was decided to return, thus ending the strike, in which GOO men were involved. THE TRANSPORT PROBLEM. CO-OBDINATION OF SERVICES. SYDNEY, March 1. The Premier (Mr T. R. Bavin) stated to-day that the Cabinet would not sell the trams to private enterprise, and that it was determined to proceed with the Transport Bill, which would co-ordinate the bus and tram services.

• The Legislative Assembly Transport Bill, the main object of which is to coordinate the tram and bus services in the metropolitan area to overcome cut-tfiroal competition, passed its second reading, on Friday. The . omnibus proprietors are much x ler tnrhed over the Government’s intentions, and fear that the existing bus services will be severely curtailed, causing them heavy loss. A climax came whdn tile bus proprietors made the State Government What is tantamount to a firm offer for the trams, lock, stock, and barrel, the price to be fixed by arbitration and upon such terms as will protect the public from exploitation. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. THE ARBITRATION QUESTION. MELBOURNE, February 28. Important changes in arbitration machinery were considered by the delegates at the all-Australian Trades Union Congress. Mr Blackburn, M.L.A. (Victoria), said that the proposals included a High Court judge to deal with legal and judicial matters, conciliation committees consisting of representatives of both sides to deal with arbitral matters, and industrial magistrates to sec to the enforcement of awards. Lawyers would be excluded from all but the High Court. The proposals were approved.

A FARM TRAGEDY. SUICIDE FOLLOWS INCENDIARISM. Ff.RTH, March 1. Crazed by temper Charles Hezel, u farm hand at Dowerin, attacked his employer (Mr Walter Chapman) with a piece of wood. Mr Chapman and his wife fled as two bullets whistled past them. Later on all the buildings and haystacks on the farm wore found burned, and Hezel was found dead with a bullet in his head. BABY’S BODY FOUND. FISHED OUT OF HARBOUR. SYDNEY, March 1. (Received March 2, at 5.5 ,p.m.) While some boys were fishing ,at the Manly wharf they hooked the body of a baby, which had been in the water for at least a week. It was so ravaged by fish that it is difficult to say whether it was the victim of foul play.