THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19814, 4 December 1919, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. 3y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Acfc.ralian and N.Z, Cable Association. (Received December 4, 10.15 a..m.)j STRIKE CF BREWERY EMPLOYEES. SIDNEY, December 4. The brewery employees in the city Imyo struck, demanding Higher wages. ■lDfteen hundred men arc, rendered idle. The Assembly read for the second time the Liquor Act Amendment Bill, GENERAL BIUDWOOD. MELBOURNE, December 4General Bird wood will arrive in West Australia on Dccemtier 17, and leave Sydney for New Zealand on June 3, INCREASE OF MEMBERS’ SALARIES, PER I'll, December 4. fho Assembly th'cuted in l‘a, VO nr of increasing members’ salaries, The librarian of the Canterbury Public Libi-aiy reports excellent wogress m all departments during the month ot November. Sixty-six new member? were enrolled, and 13,335 volumes were issued for home reading. I u the refer ence library 3547 volumes were consulted, and m the juvenile library 1880 volumes were taken out. Comparison with last year is not possible, as during November of that year the library was only open ten days on account of tho epidemic. During the past month 127 volumes were added to tho lending library, 3!) ty tho reference and 39 to the juvenile library.