Britain. Ai 1 lie eani time In Japan thorn 1 Is hi III n Bront deal of prejudice against KuropraiM. though thlt;* Japanese am mom politic In regard to It than arc the Chiu-, CSV.f Tbe Melbourne Trader. Hall Council Las 1 i.vrrlrd a resolution declaring that the alt; •• ion ol the Barton Government in drop-i ping the Com Illation uoJ Arbitration Hill i wna an art of treachery. It decided to mile ihr Trnd”» and Labour Councils of other States to pass similar resolutions. Mr. lxmon. who submitted the motion, dollar nt that the worker* of Victoria would i not gitc p tot PetIon in futuro unless they got protection ihiBlsclVis.The Government work at tbe Wanting quarry was stopped on Friday, uud no work was available on Saturday for those who regard ihrtn*e|vc* as penna-rent hand*, It was feared thut the ctti-! ployment there wan to erase by reason of j the scheme of retrenchment In the Public I Works IJcpariraent, but. operations were 1 resumed yesterday with the full number of handa that warn employed last week. The twenty-one men who were put off a fortnight ago have not, however, been reinstated.Mr. Klrwan, M H R.. has brought the subject of automatic telegraph repeaters under tb” notice of Ibo I'ostmaatrr-acn-rral. From news he has received he Is led to believe that these have worked well on rlrculu between New York uad San Frauclsco. and he Intends to inquire whether tbtro la any hindrance In their, direct working between Kalgoorlle or I’erth and Adelaide, or even direct from Melbourne. Hid Ideu Is that with auto- 1 tuatlc repeaters In the various Stairs a great deal of the delay and Inaccuracy | which e*l»l ut present rould he obviated. |ITofcshor Otto Kluti, tho Canadian us- I i tronomcr. who. as stated yesterday, bus orrlved by the R.M.S, Aoraupl from !, Canada. I* engaged on u work of great ‘ magultdde. In making on astronomical |nmeit af « hlt;w urtaU k.olw. .I.I.i • — WI .