THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11672, 12 April 1916, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

RURAL WORKERS* STRIKE. ■ J ... > • ' ," By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, • (Received April f2, 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 13.. Tlie engineers' and electricians*/; strikes have been settled, hut the Gor- ; , ; ernment's latest trouble is a strike ;o£. v rural workers at tho. State farm, whah„v|| is delaying seed-sowing operations, ' T VICTORIAN STUDENTS, ; p | •• • * Aturfiji»,» By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrifkfr' 1 H (Received April 12, 9.25 &,m.) 7 MELBOURNE, April 'f $ At the University Commencement; Day celebrations the Chancellor stated' ) that 9SO University m<Jn were at war, including over 40D students' had broken their courses andv' listed. "*■ ■ ■ ——— > 1 FARMERS COMBINt^f^ _ -■ 1 Received April 12, 11 MELBOURNE, Tho Victor&m fanners have'formal a union, one of the objects ''■[ is tho presenting of,the fixing of pr&»*7 v* of foodstuffs becoming a £ V- : ' ■ ' 1 BAKERS PROTESL Received Api-il 12. 11 MELBOURNE, April The master bakers have to sell bread at the price Prices Adjustment Board. r r■" 7 BIG APPLE SBRPUISJIIJ ' ■.-' ■'■■ v' : By Telegraph—tress. Association—Jj (Received April 12, 9.25 J MELBOURNE, Owing to want of shipping -y Victoria and Tasmania have 4,o^®^-! || cases of apples tbat-cannot be Efforts are being made to losses to 1 growers by creating

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