AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1920, Page 1

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i AUBTIvALIATi CC N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] AUSTRALIAN NEWS. 1 SYDNEY, April 8. die Industrial Court dismissed an application by the Master Builders ending upon the Bricklayers Union to show cause why it should not bo dealt with for refusing to work on Saturdays. As the summons was- improperly issued, leave was given to issue a fresh summons. The Government statistician reports the population of the state is 2,000,173. Tho birthrate in 1919 was 24.71 per thousand, tho lowest on record. Tlie comparative Conference has appointed a Committee to draw up a constitution. At the annual meeting of the Rugby Union the chairman said that lip hoped for a visit of a New Zealand team this year. ■ADELAIDE, April 5. Mr Harwell succeeds Air Peake as Premier and has been commissioned to form a. Government. BRISBANE, April 7.

Mr Eihlly has been sworn in as •Attorney Gjeneral, Treasurer, and Minister for Public Works, and Air Larcombc as Alinister for Railways.*

PAPUA CONDITIONS. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. ■Sydney Alack, K.C., who has returned from a visit to Papua, states the opposition to Judge Murray’s administration was not general, but is due to Government’s enlightened policy with regard to natives being distasteful to some whose interests it adversely .affects.

CO-OPERATION. SYDNEY, This Day. Mr Colley, Director of the English iCo-ope|rative Society, addressing fho Co-operation Conference said he was of the opinion that the world would wake up one morning to find the cooperative principle occupied the earth. A resolution was adopted recommending the formation of an Australian cooperative union, to include all co-opera-tive societies in the different States.

PRINTER’S DESIRE. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.; (SYDNEY, This Day A meeting of the Printers’ Union decided to strike for a weekly levy of ten per cent, of tho earnings of male memcivs, to be used for securing forty-tour hour week and also recommended the abolition of overtime. BAD POSTAL'MANAGEMENT. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A Conference of New South Wales Chambers of Commerce strongly condemned the postal administration, end urged tlie appointment of a non-poli ideal commission to reorganise it on n business basis.

FLO UR MILL BURNT. ADELAIDE, This Day. A fire destroyed the River Alurr.r.’ Aiming Coy’s Hour-mill at A Mirra.v Bridge. The damage is estimated at £50,000. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CABINET. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. 'Hie new Ministry has been sworn m. Mr Barrwell is Premier and AttorneyGeneral. Air Brice, Chief Secretaiy and Alinister ofeAlarinc, and controlling wheat matters. A,lr Ritchie, Treasurer and Alinister of Education. Air Higue jCommisioiicr of Public Works and Minister of Railways and Industries, Mr Pascoe, Alinister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Mines. Air Zaffer, Commissioner of ,Crown Lands and Alinister of Repatriation.

FEDERAL capital. MELBOURNE, This Day. Government are appointing a Commission to prepare plans and estimates for the construction of Canberra.

LABOR CAUCUS. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The caucus meet to-morrow to select a Ministry.

BUTTER PURCHASE. AIELBOURNE, This Day. Afr Massey Green has announced that Britain has offered to purchase the coining season’s surplus butter. The producers are sending delegates to London to negotiate. A BASIC WAGE. AIELBOURNE,' This Day. Tho State Cabinet adopted a basic wage of Us 9d daily in tlie railway service. This will involve an additional expenditure of £668,000 yearly.

SHIP CONTROL. AIELBOURNE, This Day. The Shipping Controller states ships are being released from requisition subject to certain conditions, on completion of their current voyages.