AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1920, Page 2

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f AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. C.MIJ.E ASSOCIATION] THE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, Tin's Day. Tlie engineers of the steamer Eastern —due to sail for Hong Kong—have joined the strikers , WHEAT HARVEST. ADELAIDE, This Day. Ait official forecast puts the wheat harvest at 15,250,750 bushels. QUEENSLAND RAIN. (Received' this day, at 9.3 J q.Tn.) BRISBANE, Tj)is Day. Torrential rains continue throughout the Statq. FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. MELBOURNE, Tins Pay. The note issue if) now £56,003,074, afld tho gold reserve £23,911,537.

DARWIN’S LIQUOR

(Received This Da\ at 8.45 a.tu.) DARWIN, This Day

After a public meeting where the •Sta|e monopoly of liquor trade in the Territory was roundly condemned, a deputation waited on the Administrator, and urged that hotel hours be extended as before the war and more hotels and a brewery provided. The spoakprs stated that sl v grogging was rampant, aijd the liquor of an atrocious character was sold by day and brought exliorbitant prices," with the full knowledge of the police and authorities. The result was that deaths from delirium tremens were alarmingly frequent. One speaker advocated a local brewery because it would do much towards populating the Territory with whites. The Administrator promised longer hours, lower pi'ices and jitipiiqypd quality of liquor.

DARWIN ENQUIRY. (Received This Dav n« 8.45 a.m.) DARWIN, Jap. ?

’ At tlie Commission, Carey replying to questions admitted lie su'd either Vosfey’s meat company should own the territory, or tlie Government should own Vestey’s. He told the Federal Treasurer that Vestey’s business and the Territory administration were so mixed up that it was impossible to divorce them.

Questioned regarding the troubles which led officials leaving tho Territory, lie admitted tlie population was fairly /aw abiding, excepting for a few extremists and foreigners. CONTROL OF BUTTER.. (Deceived this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. It is reported in wel) informed circles that the British 'Government proposes to continue the control of butter and cheese for the next two years and to be the sole importers of butter in United Kingdom over that, period.