The new Ministers, having quickly settled down to office, appear to be eager to show their ability. Mr. Brennan, the Attorney-General, has Published a document concerning the relative ability of union Labour on the wharves compared with volunteer labour. This document was compiled by a member of the Commonwealth service and proves, according to the Minister, that the unionist does 26 to 40 per cent, more efficient work. What it does not. prove is whether that efficiency took place before the introduction of volunteer labour as an incentive to the unionist to speed up. It is quite understandable that the union who is a trained man, could work more efficiently than the untrained volunteer, but, would he do it when there was not volunteer opposition?
Mr. Green, the new Minister for Defence, thoroughly enjoys the sensation he has caused by suspending military training. fr. Scullin, the Prime Minister, has commenced saving by refusing to use the house known as Canberra Lodge, previcusly used by his predecessor, Mr. Bruce, and intends to reside at an hotel, where he has taken a suite, the medical testimony showed fifteen let holes were in his body. Pike is now standing his trial for murder and the young ruffian appears to Toast concerned of anybody the whole affair.
Death of Noted ist One of the most noted of Australia's pastoralists, Mr. France Bereton Sadlier Falkiner, passed away at Foxlow Station, near Queanbeyan, on October 30. Mr.
Falkiner was recognized as one of the leading breeders of merino stud sheep in the world. He was 62 years of ago and was apparently in the best of health a week before death, the illness which proved f being quite unexpected, Two doctors and two trained nurses worked hard to save his life during the four days. Mr. Falkiner was manager in the early days of Moonbria and Tuppal stations, but after he bought the famous Hadden Rig merino stud, near Warren, New South Wales, he rapidly rose to the foremost place in merino breeding. Foxlow Sta-ion, where his death occurred, was bought' by him only six years ago. It is within easy access of the new Federal-Capital at Canberra.
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