FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16892, 17 November 1922, Page 7

FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

UNEMPLOYED IN SYDNEY. B.r Telegraph Pres« Association -Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. < Received November 1”, 10.37 a.m.) SYDNEY. November J 7. As the employees at a number of engineering works refused to give ; guarantee to work forty eight hours ; week, the works are closing, thus making the total of men idle, including those from Mort's Dock. ‘-’COO. STRIKES IN PERTH. (Received November 17. 10.15 am ) PERTH November 17. The strike of engineers against the forty-eight- hours week is spreading, and the employees of the iron aiu electric trades atv being called out A number of establishments have bee 3 declared ** black." The Dispute* Committee has instructed that those affect ed to pay no rent, and to refuse to work with non-unionists after the strike ends. TOM MANN BAKBE1). 1 (Received November 17. 10.45 a m.) .MKLBOVHNK. November 17. The Da hour Council announces time the British authorities, in conjunction with Sir Joseph Cook, refused to grant a passport to Tom Mann to visit Australia. HARBOUR BR11)01<1 BILL (Received Novcmbei 17. 10.15 a m > SYD NEY Novem be r 17 In the Council tin; Harbour Bridg • Bill was read a third time. (Received November 17. 10.30 a.m.; SYDNEY 7 . November 17 Statistics for the year ending 1022 showed that £10.671.000 had been expended in alcoholic drinks, giving an average of £5 per head of population. This is an average decrease of 5- 5d on the previous year