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• t r—, T ii.u,.t.v.y ,$■ c.v-r.n association- 1 BALLOT RESULTS. SYDNEY, Dec. 23. An important ballot of tin Australasian CoaJ Employees Federation has just been held. The ballot resulted as follows:—v Abolition of contract system... For, 10,109; against, 3394, Six hour day—For, 12.510; against, 1424. One big union—For, 9832; against, 4855.
DEFEATED MINISTER. MELBOURNE, Dec. 23. Mr P. McMahon Glynn, Federal Minister for Home and the Territorials whom a Labour candidate defeated in South Australia, has rejected an offer fjf a safe seat.
BIG MOVIE COMBINE. .MELBOURNE, Dec. 23. A huge amalgamation of picture sliow s an inter-State move, covering the whole pf Australia and involving a capital of one million, has! been arranged. It is proposed to erect luxurious theatres in I Sydney and Melbourne. MORE CABLE FACILITIES. SYDNE, Dec. 23. Referring to Mr Lloyd George’s cable statement, Sir Joseph Cook _ declared that another Pacific cable; and the duplication of the Atlantia*' connecting cable were both long overdue. The mat ter of outside communiqfrtions daily became more imperativej&nd it was high time a forward moveiiCmt began.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1919, Page 2
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