AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1918, Page 3

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MANAGER APPOINTED. MELBOURNE January 3. Mr. E. A. Eva/formerly manager of the Union Steamship Company, F'ji has been appointed manager of the Commonwealth Steamship Line E A RTHQ UA KE RECOR DF.D. TAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] SYDNEY, Jan. 3. The Seisomograph Observatory distinctly recorded the ’ Guatemala earthquake LIFE INSURANCE STARTED. BR TSBAN E J a nua ry 3. The Government lias embarked in life insurance business BUILDING ADVANCEMENT. SYDNEY January 3. During the past year new buildings completed in the metropolitan area totalled 5401 at a cost of £3,596,000 compared with 6,283 and £4,479,000. Previous figures show a decline of 50 per cent since 1913 STADIUMS CLOSED. SYDNEY January 3. Owing to Government (restrictions the Melbourne and Brisbane stndiums will be closed till after the war. FULL COURT APPEAL. (Received this dav at. 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 4th. Applications have been made to the High Court by Messrs Ryan and Theodore than Mr. Hughes be committed to prison for contempt of Court in connection with the publication of a telegram, which applicants claimed tended to interfere with a fair impartial hearing of criminal charges against the applicants. The ease has been referred to the Full Court. FAVOR. OF HUGHES. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan 4.

After a protracted dscussion, the Nationalist Party carried by 03 to 2. a motion that, the Party express continued confidence in Air. Hughes, and considers it in the distinct interests of the country that Mr. Hughes should retain the leadership of the party. Interviewed later, Mr. Hught-s was reticent,’but said all the meeting bad done, was to discuss the position which was just where the resolution leaves it. Sir John Forrest was absent when the motion was taken, hut it is understood he would have voted in its favour. Fur ther developments are anticipated today, when Mr. Hughes will formally resign from the Ministry.