AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1918, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] , A DEMONSTRATION. SYDNEY, June 19th. A demonstration, reminiscent of the days of tho early contingents, marked the march of Captain Carmichael’s thou sand recruits through the streets prior to their embarkation. Great enthusiastic crowds compelled the breaking of the fours into a straggling, single file of march.

LOAN MONEYS. SYDNEY. June 19. Tbo Minister rf Works informed a deputation that the Government’s loan expenditure during the coming financial year would be limited to £4,000,000. LABOUR. CONFERENCE. [AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION*] PERTH, June 20. Tho Inter-State Labour Conference carried resolutions opposing any form of Imperial Federation and repudiating Hughes and Cook ns representing (Labour oi tho people of Australia. It was decided to inform the leader of the British Labour Party regarding the latter resolution, also to ask Mr Watt to cable it to Mr Hughes and Mr Arthur Henderson. The Conference is discussing the war and recruiting question in camera.

Mr Tudor speaking at a public meeting in connection with the Conference said that the party stood for farl.v peace, but not on© where on©, side knocked off and the other continued flighting. He believed that reason should prevail and a- more should be made to stop the awful slaughter and resultant, misery.

SYDNEY, Juno 20,

The Labour Party points out that in connection with the resolutions allegedly passed at the recent Sydney Conference, that some of the proposals submitted were greatly altered and others which it had been inferred in certain quarters were adopted were not even discussed.

OBITUARY. * MELBOURNE, June 19. The death is announced of Sir Arthur Snowden, an ex-Mavor of Melbourne. SALVAGE PROSPECTS. (Received Thi® ut-iv nt 11 25. a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The latest report of the Makambo’s chances of salvage are good.