AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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ONE BIG UNION. (Received this day at In i ; ' SYDNEY, This Day. The Australian Workers’ Union Convention passed a resolution in favour of the creation of one big union. INCREASING RATES. SYDNEY, This Day. The City Council has increased their rates to 4.U1 in'the £. £4,000,000 LOSS IN WAGES. SYDNEY, This Day. Speaking at an election meeting, Hon Mr Holman quoted official figures showing the loss of wages in Australia during the past year, through strikes, amounted to £4,000,000. LABOUR COUNCILLORS. BRISBANE, This Day. Government has appointed fourteen prominent labourites to the Legislative Council in order to secure the passage of Labour legislation. .. DIED FROM INJURIES. ADELAIDE, This Day. Keeper May, who was injured while attending to a wild animal in the local Zoo, diedl from his injuries

AN AWARD SUSPENDED. (Received This Day at 10.55. a.m.) MELBOURNE. This Day. The State Cabinet has suspended the building trade awards for twelve months. TUT PRINCE OF WALES. MELBOURNE, This Day. Cabinet has decided, in view of the injury to the Prince -‘' Wales’ hand in America through excessive hand-shak-ing, to ask the. people to merely how when they meet His Higlinss.

FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) SYDNEY ,Tliis Day. During a hotel quarrel at Molong, a Russian Finn, named Syrjalaineus, shot a returned soldier, Gallagher, and hotelkeeper, Willis, dead. He then escaped. SUICIDE AND WORSE. ADELAIDE, This Day. A man named Tebhars, cut a woman’s and then his own throat. Bath are dead. PACKING THE COUNCIL. BRISBANE, This Day. The Premier on announcing the legislative Council appointments, said the Conservative majority consistently delayed Government business, seriously hampering legislation, and interferred with tlie financial policy. Hie position had become intolerable. ABANDONING A USTRALIAN TRADE. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) . ‘SYDNEY, This Day. Messrs Burns Philp Coy., state they are convinced it is impossible to run shipping services front Australia. The company has commenced building depots at the islands for the storage of -copra, .when it will be shipped direct to .Europe and America. TESTING LEGALITY. SYDNEY, This Day. . The Engineers are issuing a writ against the State Savings Bank in order to test the validity of the bank with-holding Engineers funds under the order-in-Council,

EAST INDIAN TRADE. SYDNEY, This Day. Speaking at the Million Club, Sir Ross Smith, aviator, said the Governor of Dutch East’lndia gave a message to the Australians to the effect that lie would welcome an air service with the Commonwealth, and give every facility to any Company starting nil airline between Australia and England.

THE INFLUENZA OUTBREAK. BRISBANE, This Day. The influenza at Thursday Island is abating. Fifty per cent of tho popula. tion so far are affected. The pneumonic per centage, is ten per cent in respect to coloureds.

(Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) NORTH WEST ENQUIRY. MELBOURNE, This Day.

Before the Northern 'territory Commission, argument took pinee as to Mr Gilruth’s interest in tlie Arrmo lease and the Daley river copper mine. Mr Bnrratt asked Mr Gilrutli: “Are we to understand you are in the Arrino concern for any other purpose but out of desire to develop mining, and not for profit?” Mr (iilruth: “Put it that way, if

you please.” Judge Ewing: “Why did not you, putting aside fancy standards, and as decent honest men repay the Government money advanced nominally to help?”

In reply Mr Gilrutli was understood to say something about mtliing advances being if charge oil the mine and nut on the individuals. Mr Barratt: “Do you think it proper that you as an Administrator should be surreptitiously dealing with mining ventures and would you object to oflior Government servants having interests in that way?” Mr Gilrutli : “No, L would not object to public servants having mining interests.” RISE IN PRICES. BRISBANE, This Day. The Commonwealth Statistician figures show that goods which cost. £1 in 1911, now cost £1 11s 9d.