AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1921, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LABOR AND PROHIBITION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, June 11. The liquor trades employees threaten to withdraw their affiliation to the Labor Council in consequence of the latter’s decision in favor of prohibition. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN’S CLAIMS. Melbourne, June 11. At the request of the Federated Seamen’s Union the Federal Arbitration Court has convened a compulsory conference of the representatives of the shipowners and seamen for June 16 with a view to reaching finality on the question of the seamen’s claims. CHARGE AGAINST STATE OFFICIAL. Melbourne, June 11. J. M. Worthington, Sergeant-at-Arms in the Victorian Parliament, who was arrested on May 20 on a charge of corruptly receiving money directly upon account of helping a person to a valuable security which ’had been stolen, has been committed for trial. CONTROLLING JUNIOR LABOR. Sydney, June 11. The Board of Trade has commenced a discussion of a scheme to control junior labor. The scheme proposes that no minor under fourteen years be admitted to any occupation, and that the number of apprentices be not more than will maintain the supply of mechanics.