AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

*Uy Electric Telegraph—Copy. ighfc.) duplication OF CABLES. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY This Day. The annual meeting of the Australian section of the Empire Press Union passed a. resolution uriging the duplication of the Pacific cable and the establishment of a wireless sendee either by Government or private enterprise. BIG CRIME LIST. SYDNEY This Day. Thirteen capital charges including eight cases of murder are on the list for the forthcoming sittings of the criminal court. M®, WATT’S JOURNEY. SYDNEY This' Day. In the House of Representatives Mr Hughes announced that Mr Watt- wns p- going to England to 1 deal with the debt of £388,750,000 for which the -War Office was pressing for early repayment, j He would also represent the- Common- | wealth in the Imperial Cabinet in c on nection with Germany’s indemnity and the mandate for* the Pacific Islands.

SYDNEY, This Day. Mr Storey, Leader of the Labour Party, stronqly repudiated a statement recently made by Minehan a Labour can didate at the elections that the Australian Labour party was cognisant of a movement to defeat conscription, and proclaim a Republic in Australia. Mr

Storey declared the Labour party either *4 as a Parliamentary Party or an outside organisation, bad no part in such an - idea or scheme nor did we ever hear'of it. He said Minehnn’s little joke was too absurd.

EMPIRE PRESS UNION. (Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day

The Empire Press Union report shewed owing to congestion on other cables the Pacific, during 1919 enr’ied 8) million words. In regard to the enormous increase in the price of news print paper, d was stated many newspapers were compelled to increase prices. It was foreshadowed that others would find it impossible to continue the present prices for long. An invitation was received to enrol the Union in the Australian section of the World’s Press Cor./r-ss at Sydney in October. It was tleoi ied not to enrol as an organsation. but members would be i-dt, free to take individual action. Mr G. E. Fairfax was elected Chairman.

MR HUGHES REPLIES. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) MELBOURNE, This Day.

In the House, Mr Hughes made a spirited reply to the vote of censure and Mr Tudor’s attack on the Gov< rnmen administration. • He sir'd G .voroment was challenged bv a party which came from the people dishevelled and discredted. wh.ixe policy lu.d been deliberately and desc-ed'v repudiated bv the tople and therefore had ao ri.rht to challenge the Government Ho demanded an opportunity to gi\c efest to the Government’s fully endorsed policy. ——