AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

[aUSTKAUAN it K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION J SYDNEY, This Day. The owner, All - Wade, has issued a writ for £7,000 against the Roseliill Racing Club in connection with the death of Estland, cabled on 10th September. PICTURE COMPANIES COMBINE. (Received this day at 10.20 s.ni., SYDNEY, This Day. An amalgamation has been effected between leading picture companies, involving a capital of £3,000,000. It is proposed to erect picture theatres in all the. State capitals.

FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK. SYDNEY, This Day

Mr Theodore has announced that the Queensland Government Savings Bank was amalgamating with (he Commonwealth Savings Bank.

CONFERENCE MOTIONS

(Received tnis day at IU.IO a.m.)

The Chamber of Commerce Conference passed a inofipp i\i fimi.ur of holding a conference with the representatives of other propositions, including labour, to discuss Air Braddop’s arbitration proposals; also a further- motion was carried urging the Commonwealth Government to call a convention of employees nud employers to amend the Arbitration Act by appointing assessors with expert knowledge of the industry affected by tho dispute to confer with the judge in adjudicating, and to require. both parties to the award to deposit bonds to ensure its observance. They also rcsolu(igned calling on the Federal Government to decontrol the sugar industry, and remove all export prohibitions.

WOOL COMBERS. MELBOURNE, This Day

Hon. W. M. Hughes announced that Government has reached a temporal > arrangement with the Colonial Wool Combing Workers Union for resuming.

BUTTER PRICES. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.l MELBOURNE;, This Day.

The prices of butter lias been increasqd to 219 s 4d for first grade, 21-1 s fid for second, and 210 s for third-