AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

ANZAC DAY

’ (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) .SYDNEY, April 21. Anzae Day has been proclaimed a public holiday. All shops will close. AN APPOINTMENT CANCELLED. SYDNEY, April 21. Cabinet has . decided to terminate Mr Hill’s appointment as Agent General forthwith. Mr Coghlan will act pending the appointment of a successor.

GOLF HOUSE BURNT. , SYDNEY, April 21. f The Royal Golf House at Rose Bay . was destroyed iby fire. Insurances total 1 £13,000/ APPOINTMENT CANCELLED. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) SYDNEY, This Day. Mr .Hills’ oppointment as Agent-Gen-eral, which was made on the eve of the elections, was for five years. He has not yet reached London. The official statement regarding the cancellation says in view of the grave financial difficulties wherewith the State is confronted, it is necessary to secure the very best valuable talent to do the financi--- 1 and other work for the Government in England, and the cancellation is in accordance With fho publicly declared policy of the Labour Party during the election campaign. NAURU ISLAND. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In connection with Mr Chamberlain’s reference to the Nauru agreement in his Budget speech, there is a strong feeling by some Federal members against the agreement. The suggestion is made that either the Pacific Phosphates Coy. should be allowed to continue working the deposits, or. if the British Government wished to proceed with the proposal for working deposits it should do so alone. A GENERAL CONFERENCE. MELBOURNE, This Day. Air Hughes has issued an invitation t» employers anil employees in all States to a conference to consider the causes of industrial unrest.

OIL SUPPLY. MELBOURNE, This £>ay. The Anglo-Persian oil Coy. is erecting stations at Port Melbourne, Sydney, and Freemantle in pursuance of the policy of making the Empire self contained in connection with the supply of oil fuel. Stations are being erected in other Dominions at a total cost of £1,100,000. FEDERAL POLITICS, MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives Mr Hay gave notice of motion that the export of hprse flesh, frozen or canned, should be encouraged, TOTE TAX. MELBOURNE, This Day. It is announced that the Federal Government intends to Jin pose a heavy tax on totalisator investments.

COMMERCE CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. The Commerce Conference passed a motion that the Federal Govortfment should arrange-with existing firms for the purpose of making their plants efficient to produce munitions in the event of war and also that a system of contributory • insurance be initiated for tlie purpose of providing for unemployment, sickness, and old age, contributions to be made- by employers, employees and the Goverpimuit.

■MUSTER BUILDERS’ DECISION. MELBOURNE, This Day, The Master Builders have decided to put into effect this week end the embargo on Unionists refusing to work a forty-four hours week,