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COLLIERY OWNERS COMBINE. .'"
SYH.VEY, Monday.-Nen Hy í)0 colliery own-
ers in tho Newcastle nnrl Maitland districts
hnvo agreed to toko concerted notion to
wnrd raising tho soiling »rico of coal, hut
six coHlorios, it is understood, oro stand-
ing out. lt ls expected that -finality will
ho roached within n few weeks'. A con-
ference was 'hold In Xewcostle on Satur-
day of tho Colliery Employees' ..Federation
officials and some of tho mlneowncrs. Tho
miners desire an Increase of 8d.
At the monthly meeting of the council
of the Master Hetnllers' Assoclntlon jt wnsi
reported that, owing to the rucent'decision
of the Arbitration Court, the claims which
had been filed by the. Shop Asslstnnts' Un-
ion against tho Association hud boen
»truck out. Satisfaction was It'xpS'osscd
thnt tho appeal of tho Country Storekeep-
ers' Assoclntlon ngnlnst the decision hf tho
lleglstrnr hud been withdrawn, lt whs do^
elded to communicate with tho I'.M.tl. re-
specting tho proposed toll telephone sys-
tem, ami-place before him- several objoc-'
Hons against tho dntroductlon of such n
system, which would be most detrimental,
not only to the merchants, but also to'thu
general, public. . .
At tho anntinl mooting of tho Institute
of rinnkers. Slr William M'Mlllnn emphasis*
cd tho importance of commercial'men tak-
ing part.'In tho public lifo, of the country,
Tho "Minister for Agriculture, in opening,
tho Horraba show, said that' altogether
Mr. Ashton hat! made available for settle-
ment 2;500,0«i0 acres.
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