AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11820, 3 May 1919, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Sydney, Miy 2. Mr Holman states that increases in tie price of coal umlor Commonwealth Control will, inoiva an additional payment of one million by New Sotub Wales consumers, and that the State Government institct etl an inquiry because of the tlireafc by arrangement between employers and employees that the public would bo forced to make these extra payments. Government lias appointed a committas to investigate and report upon claims for compensation owing to loss of trade following Jufluenza restrictions. Melbourne, May 2, The Federal Government has repeated the regulations controlling the consumption of paper. The anneal war pensions liability now amounts io £4,974,80,1, Mr Watt announced that for , tha present coal controlling regulations will be confined to New So oh Wales. MINERS’ WAGES. Sydney, May 2. Miners’ increase.! wages under the j new Federal agreement operates on Monday. The Federation lias adopt- I ed a new agreement to prevent fur- j ther stoppages, under which ail dis- I pntes will be referred to special j committees.

A SERIOUS CHARGE Sydney, May 2. The Son newspaper charges the New South Wales Government with attempting to coerce millers to make flour from tainted wheat. This wheat, the paper states, was part of the crop which the British Government rejected. It is damaged by weather, coatammcted by dead mice and other vermin and unfit for human consumption, and might cause the d'sease known aa rope plague. The Sun ad : s that some millers have refused this'whet, demanding clean grain, of which a plentiful supply is available.

SYDNEY RANTIG Syurey, May 3. The City Council lias increased rating by three farthings in the £. Analysis shows that in the past ten years, while labour employed by the Conncil has inreased ->d per cent., expenditure thereon has increased 156 per cent.