AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1920, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

(By Electric Telegraph—Co weight;) DAVIS CUP. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Tennis Association has announced that although the entries of France and Canada, for the Davis Cup, have been refused, still it is open for those nations to ask the other nations concerned to agree to their competing.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SYDNEY, This Day

At the Chambers of Commerce Con. ference, the president said there was a crying need for increases of production hut there was a growing inclination on the part of the worker to produce less work and for shorter hours. There was a general unrest and discontent everywhere, and every legislative device to check the evil was doomed to failure. There seemed to ho a deliberate plan on the part of comparatively a few extremists. to wreck the present social industrial fjyste'm by revolutionary methods. Towards these, there should be no compromise, hut towards the legitimate demnds, they should manifest patience, sympathy and justice.

PROPOSED PROSECUTION. SYDNEY, This Day

Thc A raster Builders Association decided to prosecute the Bricklayers I nion for refusing to work on Saturdays.

STATE PREMIER'S. MELBOURNE, This Day. A conference of State Premiers is being held at -Hobart on 21st April, to discuss the surrendering of State rights to the commonwealth.

MUNICIPAL trading • MELBOURNE, Thi s Day

A conference of representatives of metropolitan municipalities carried a motion, asking the Government to authorise Municipal Councils to engage in wholesale trading and insurance, as a. means of reducing the cost of living to the people. THE WHITLEY SCHEME. (Received This Dav at 11.20. a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the Chambers of Commerce conference Mr 'H. Y. Braddon moved a motion that in view of the failure of compulsory arbitration, the conference should evolve other methods to abolish industrial unrest. He suggested the creating of the simplest type of an ini. perial tribunal, to annually fix the basic wage for the the abolition of the existing arbitration machinery and creation of employers and employees committees on lines of tho Whitley scheme.

NOT COMPULSORY. MELBOURNE', This Day. The University Council decided that la-tin and geometry should not be compulsory for matriculation and medical students. a A COURT DECISION. SYDNEY, March 16. The Court found the Millions Club was not an employer -within the act, in the ease of making an appointment, of Mr Holman's late secretary, who was not a returned soldier. NO SATURDAY WORE. SYDNEY, March 16. The Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Society decided not to work Saturdays. _ Tins moans a practical cessation of building work on Saturdays. SAFE BLOWERS AT W r ORK. POST OFFICE BURGLED. SYDNEY ,March 16. A clover gang of safe-blowers has boon successfully operating in the city and at the surburban post offices. Several good hauls have been secured during the past few weeks. MAYOR OF SYDNEY LABOUR CANDIDATE ELECTED. SYDNEY, March 16. Alderman W. Fitzgerald has boon elected Labour Lord Mayor of Sydney. [This is the first time during the past four years that the Lord Mayor has been elected by a majority of the Council’ A r otos. On the previous occasions the Government had perforce to overcome the deadlock- by making their own appointment.]