THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. 7J * Telegraph.-Press Association-Copymlit, AiutraH.n -,...,1 N.Z. Gable AmocUmo*. (Received December 21, 8.45 a.ui,) SMELTING PLANT CLOSES DOWN ■ MELBOURNE, December 21. ° ffi ® lall y announced that the Hall smelting plant at Port mo has been closed from January 17 January 24, and unless metal prices l ecover considerably, the resumption of iEifT 8 a v tCnv, y ds is exceedingly houbllul Normally 2300 hands are employed but recently, owing to the Lroheu 1 1 ill strike, were reduced to I' ,"i , directors’ reasons for the probable closing of the plant, which has ‘Jemoralised the metal markets, are the ;-tr!, nC< :, C , P T S f ° P S ’ ,pplie!j ' hi shc.r "'i a cs and shorter working hours, MOUNT MORGAN WINE. MUSH A Nh„ December 21 Ihe general manager at the Mount Moigau mine, reviewing the mml' position, said that the company is now Producing copper at a, loss. The nos Uon is extremely critical, and any f„ r . ther burden upon the industry will bung disaster, and unless the" employees are content to work at present ACTORS’” WAGKS. (Received December 21, 10.00 a.rn.) MELBOURNE, December 2.1. ~ f Justice Starke gives actors; Minimum, £■> ss; chorus and ballet tniatcs), ..Co; females, .01 4s. i KALnoORI.TE ELECTION. PERTH, December 21. Eoley is lead mg by 307. There at « lv>o thousand more votes to bo counted. ■ < , SYDNEY, December 21. Hie Mill to reinstate R. D. Meagher on the roll of solicitors passed all it's Ptages m tb D Legislative Council, by -i to rj, ’ j 1 , LNCRKASED CONSUMPTION OP . . LIQUOR. 1 n/ l ' € o“, ir , ed .December 21, noon.) ' ;„oi\,m iUistlcl!U ', ~as “D-ributcd tbc* \ ne nfr d c ? nsum Ptip« of beer and j n , r ' J ' ll tlocrease m spirit drinlc—■n——