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(Per Press Association. —Copyright.) GOODS SERVICE CANCELLED. SYDNEY, Aug. i. The Railway Commissioners 'have cancelled the whole., of the goods service. BILL WITHDRAWN. V MELBOURNE, Aug. L Government have temporarily withdrawn the War Profits Tax Bill, ponding consideration-by Cabinet. THE UNEMPLOYED. MILITANT WOMEN. MELBOURNE, Aug. 4. A. crowd was again prevented by the police from forcing an entry to parliament/ ' ~ Mr Hughes, speaking to Mr Tudor’s motion foi- the odjonrnment to dismiss the unemployed question, said hardly a day -passed without a stoppage orwork at some wharf, caused by para-sites-of the unions. Mr Cook said tlie “go-slow” policy adopted by the unions was responsible for unemployment. SHORT OF IRON. BRISBANE, Aug. 4. Owing to shortage a proclamation lias been issued that Government acquires nil stocks of galvanise iron. VICTORIAN HURDLES. MELBOURNE, August 5. Tlie Victorian Hurdles resulted: l Polygamist 1., Coronatus 2, Van Ilom- ! reigli ;L Scratched, Wondergraph and • Ti-uewhitei Going to the front early King Mostvn acted as.' pacemaker. Polygamist ' lead in the straight from Merunqua 5 and Bundagong, At .‘the last hurdle Merunqua and Fastolf fell. Pnly- , gairiist won comfortably by three 1 lengths. Tenacious was last. Time 1 6.-14. ■
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1917, Page 1
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