AUSTRALIA.
♦ — United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. I (Received May 16, 10.21 a.m.) j NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS. I • SYDNEY, May 16. ■ .Mr Carruthers informed a deputation that a radical amendment to the Arbitration Act would be submitted for the approval of Parliament during the coming session. He promised to consider a proposal to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the coal industry. ; GENERAL BOOTH. 1 General Booth had a great meeting in the Town Hall. The Governor, who presided, and Sir Edmund Barton made speeches eulogistic of the Salvation Army's social work. I CARRIAGE OF BUTTER. ! The mail companies have submitted to the Butter Exporters' Association a draft contract providing for a freight of seven-sixteenths of a penny per pound for butter shipped to London. The terms, which have been favourably received in commercial circles, also provide for reduced temperatures and opportunities for inspection. I ■-=-. ■,■■■'
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8317, 16 May 1905, Page 2
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