Arbitration Court Grants Variation in Seamen's Union Award
In Melbourne the Commonwealth Arbitration Court under Justice Powers granted variations to the Federated Seamen's Union award. Variations include setting a picnic day by agreement or court-fixed, and allowing employers to require meals in port with double pay for extended hours. The judge noted no changes to the award would take effect until the next Friday.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
Justice Powers
Federated Seamen's Union
Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Association
Jim Tohe
Seamen's Union
Watersine Yorkers
Jusice Powers
Sau
Hall
Jushite Powers
Bendigo Miners Wage Case In Melbourne Court
Judge Huisties Powers delivered a ruling on the refusal or variation of the Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Company wage award. The decision concerns shifting from weekly to daily wages and the right to strike, with emphasis on maintaining a fair wage while protecting workers’ daily earnings and health provisions. The court noted the weekly wage concept and the potential need to reopen the issue with a new award.
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Melbourne
Huisties
Australians Workers” Union
Steke Bendign Amalgamated Golfields Company
Walt
Shipwrights' Dispute Leads to Arbitration Conference
Melbourne report states the shipwrights dispute prompted a compulsory conference under the Steamship Association. The Arbitration Court ordered a meet between the parties with presiding officer and deputy president leading, and the matter was referred to court for filing.
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Melbourne
Quick
Labor in Parliament Rejects Loan for Federal Campaign
Federal election drive hinges on parliament members who balk at a 25 loan per member. The executive warns of possible enforcement action if support declines. Source: G. H. Stead, Lamlereagh Street, Sydney.
Mount Etna Erupts With Lava Spouts In Italy
Mail correspondent reports Mount Etna erupting with the north eastern cone 60 feet high, sending incandescent lava 600 feet into the air amid violent explosions and internal rumblings near Rome.
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London
Ils ‘Mail
Rome
Mount Etna
United Servier
Me Chariton Leader Operated On For Kidney Trouble
Sydney reports Me Chariton leader of the Federal Litor Party underwent kidney surgery. operation successful. Mr. Churnside died of his lume Sunt, Yarra, yesterday. Conference on milter sin dispute yields conciliation agreement. Mr Powers says court powers used to promote conciliation. parties reached full agreement in the industry without further negotiations.
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Sydney
Chariton
Federal Litor Party
It. Churnside
Yarra
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Linn
Ines Diuke
Uiis
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Port Pirie Polling Proposals and Elections Arrangements
Votings to be held in Pirie Aday and other centers for a £10,000 loan and a special rate, plus mayoral and council elections in North Ward and Solomontown Ward. Only property owning ratepayers may vote. booths open from 8 am to 7 pm with specific polling places listed.
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Pirie
North Ward
Counillor
Solomontown
South Australia
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Port Pirle
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Revolt in Ireland readies intensified warfare plans
In the Dail Eireann Mr. Mulcahy disclosed rebel orders dated November 20 urging systematic destruction of communications by road rail canal telephone and telegraph. Instructions call for blowing railway bridges burning stations and breaching canal banks to flood areas while stressing to avoid loss of life.
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London
Mulcahy
Dail Eireann
Mulcaly
United Service
De Valera Seeks Escape West Amid Rebel Upheaval
The Evening News reports in Belfast that Eamon de Valera may attempt to flee to America via Carlingford mountains and a daily steamer to Holyhead. North Louth rebels are believed planning new moves as Dublin executions occur for revolver and bomb threats.
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London
St Belfast
de Valera
America
Carlingford
Greenmure
Holyhead
North Louth
United Service
Plot to blow up Oriel House reported in Dublin executions
London dispatch says Labor members of Dall Eireann denounce secrecy of a military court amid government ridicule of claims executions were about arms. Mulcahy asserts three men executed today were involved in a plot to blow up Oriel House and kill people inside and outside the building."
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London
Labor
Dall Eireann
Germany Plans Revenge Memo From a London Newspaper
A sensational memorandum reported by the London Mail alleges Germany seeks revenge war to gain control of military forces by secret pact with Soviet Russia. It claims a 400000 man German force trains officers for Russia, with German armament aid and factories in Russia, submarines and mine-layers built in Russian yards under German guidance and manned by Russians with German officers, with bases used in Baltic winters.
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Russia
Germany
Rus Blan
Baltic Sea
United Service
Executed Greek Ministers Forsaken by World Press
Athens scene details the last moments of Greek ministers executed at dawn. Commu nion observed in prison. Hadrianestis degraded from rank. Gouparis dying of typhoid transported by motor car. Baltazzis wipes monocle. Theotokle and Protopapadakis face firing squad of 35. Bodies handed to relatives. British reaction notes lowered prestige at Lausanne. no interference with Inter Allied decisions.
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Paris
Athens
Hadrianestis
M. Gouparis
Orf
M. Baltazzis
Messrs
Theotok
London
Mr. Lindley
Lausanne
Lord Curzon
Reuter
British Minister’s Withdrawal Sparks Commons Row
In London friendly questions bombard Mr Bonar Law as Labour MPs press the Greek executions issue. The Premier defends withdrawing his Greece envoy Lindley arguing the executions stem from a revolutionary committee, not a responsible government, while dissenters accuse ministers of encouraging the act and press Greece to pull back forces in Asia Minor. Additional notes say Rear Admiral Smith heads the British naval mission from Athens, with a deputy, as the Greek crisis continues to dominate discussions in the Commons.
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London
House of Commons
A. Bonar Law
Imenners
Legard
Lindley
Athens
Gresey
Smith
Reuter
LONUM
Erskine Childers
Greece
Loui
Lloyd George
Austen Chamberlain
Sultry Weather Shifts as Temp Drops in Pirie and Adelaide
The day brought a cooler, muggy feel with a south wind and a few rain drops. Maximum shade thermometer hit 84.4 degrees in Adelaide at noon, down from the prior day, with forecasts anticipating further cooling and unsettled conditions including possible rain and thunder.
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Pirie
Adelaide
Victorian licensing bill passes in long assembly session
Melbourne Friday reports the Legislative Assembly approved the Liquor Licensing Bill after 18 hours of debate. It provides state wide polls and sets the first referendum for 1923. Separately a Revolutionary Committee says it will begin the trial of Prince Andrew on a charge of reason next week. In Athens the impeachment of royalist army officers continues with Generals Papoulas Dousmanis and Valellas under arrest.
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Melbourne
Legislative Assembly
Revolutionary Committee
Prince Andrew
Reuter
Athens
Papoulas
Dousmanis
Valellas
Greek Executions and Balkan Tensions Reach Global News
Reports from Belgrade claim the Greek king seeks to flee after ex Ministers were executed and is kept captive at the palace. Turkish trouble looms in West Thrace with insurgent bands of about 5000 men moving toward Dedengi. The Times and Daily Mail note likely broad Western diplomatic reactions, including possible withdrawal of representatives and no immediate action by France.
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Belgrade
Greece
Reuter
London
West Thrace
Times
Constantinople
Dedengi
Thureday
Daily Mail
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Man Convicted of Manslaughter in Australia Case
Sydney report states Joan OConnor charged with murder of Robert Johnson after a quarrel at a Redfern house. Johnson died following injuries from an iron bar blow. Accused found guilty of manslaughter with mercy recommendation. Remanded for sentencing. Financial notes mention debentures interest and municipal rates. Local candidates addressed ratepayers amid apologies from two ward candidates.
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Sydney
Joan O'Connor
Central Criminal Ceurt
Robert Johnson
Redfern
de Pease
Johnson
Mercy
Peterborough Ratepayers Meeting Highlights Finances
The annual meeting chaired by Mayor G Phillips reported an assessment of £88310 yielding £2079 in rates. Liabilities were £460 and assets £5730. Public works £663 spent, £30 on main roads, credit balance £183. Town hall receipts £840, sanitary spend £4265, rate £957, other receipts £153, creating a deficit. Watercourse nearly complete with £4426 received and £4068 spent. Electric light income for nine months £3000 with expenditure to follow.
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G. Phillips
Naval disarmament progress stalled under treaty
Washington reports that no signatory nation has begun scrapping ships provided for in the naval limitation treaty. The only active measure is the suspension of new capital ship construction in the United States and Japan. Britain has no ships under construction. scrapping concerns vessels deemed obsolete under an older statute.
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Hau
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Washington Conference
Britain Discards 16 Warships in Washington Accord
In the House of Commons Mr. Eyres Mansell said Britain had delivered eight capital ships to breakers and two more rendered unable to fight, with no further disposals planned by December 1934. He argued that ratification by powers France and Italy influenced obligations and that Britain aimed to lead in good faith, though no more ships would be scrapped until others acted.
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London
House of Commons
Eyres Mansell
Viscount Curzon
Mansell
France
Italy
Ms Answer
Great Britain
Great Brita
Admiralty
Dei
Reuter
Britain to suspend scrapping warships Washington pact ratified
An official Reuters report from London states Great Britain Inc plans to discontinue scrapping warships while France and Italy ratify the Washington agreement, signaling alignment among major powers.
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London
Web
Great Britain Inc
France
Italy
Reuter
Nations Comparative Power in Capital Ships
In the House of Commons Mr Eyres Monsell cited current capital ship counts for Britain United States and Japan at 23 26 and 15 ships respectively with scrappage tallies 1 8 and 5. The United States has 15 ships under construction of which two may be completed as battleships and two allocated for aircraft carriers. Japan has four battleships under construction with two slated for conversion to aircraft carriers. The government expects 10 more ships to be progressed in the United States and Japan that would be scrappable under the agreement.
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London
Wed
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Siips
Eyres Monsell
Reuter
Immigration schemes discussed in House of Commons
In London the Commons debated immigration schemes. Mr Ormsby Gore said the Australian Labor Party misread the Empire Settlement Act, which aims to settle suitable people on undeveloped land rather than aid workers to seek overseas jobs, and all schemes were devised after full consultation with responsible governments in the dominions.
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London
House of Commons
Ormsby Gore
Australian Labor Party
Dominions
Reuter
Theatre producer sues for wrongful dismissal in Sydney
Reginald Wyke ham, theatrical producer, sues Musgroves Theatres Proprietary Limited in Sydney for £1000 compensation alleging wrongful dismissal. A verdict was found for £415, including £40 for costs.
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Sydney
Reginald Wykeham
Musgroves Theatres, Proprietary, Ltd
Palaoto Court
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