The strike since November 21 of! Australian waterside workers, who refused to work overtime after five Oelock in the ovening owing to grievances regarding their wages, is Jassuming serious proportions.
Ship-owners have declared an immediate lockout at all ports, alleg-ling that the workers decline [comply with the terms of award by the Arbitration Court, which in-ludod working overtime. Both sides fare adamant, 'The -House of Representatives, after (we hours' of uproar by Labour members, to-day adopted a Government motion to suspend the Standing Orders and to discuss industrial troubles.
'The Federal Premier, the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce, asked the House to support the' Government in any'
fon it may take to maintain the and ensure the continuance of necessary services.—Reuter. the Statutory Commission to enquire into the working of the Indian reforms, Mr. Walsh, who was Secretary of State for War in the Labour Government in 1924, has been told by! hhis doctors that his health will not] allow him to undertake a prolonged visit to India, Mr. Hartshorn -was Postmaster-General inthe late La-hour Government—Reater.
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