AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

1 AUSTRAL., AN it ...Z. L'AVIiE ASSOCIATION; NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION • DEFEATED. (Received 1 his Day at 8 a.m.; MELBOURNE, March 5. Air Tudor’s no-confidence motion was defeated, obituary. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) SYDNEY, This Day. Obituary—Edward, Moyes, governing director of Moyes Brds,. engineers, who carried out important contracts iu New Zealand, including the installation of Dunedin electric tramways. A LABOR PLEDGE. SYDNEY, Thi s Day. The Executive of the Labour Party has decided to expel ajl selected. labour candidates who agree to sign the pledge which is demanded by the :Lal>our Council for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned I. \V. W. men. DROUGHT BROKEN, (Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY This Day. The prolonged dry spell in Albury district has broken, a violent storm flooding tlie town and causing heavy damage. AIR, SCHEME MELBOURNE, This Day. The Air Board li« s submitted a complete scheme of aerial defence to the Council of Defence. It provides for the formation by 1926, of 1624 squad— , '■on,3 of aeroplanes and flying boats. The expenditure for the first year will be 1J millions and the annual cost one million. The force will be mainly composed of a citizen force and soldiers. . .‘A BIG BLAZE. BRISBANE, This Day. A fire at Charlesville destroyed five .shops. The damage is estimated at I £IO,OOO sterling. i