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Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1920, Page 3

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I ( AUSTitAiUAN oC N.2. cauli; association] A RESIGNATION. (Receved this day at 11.3# a.m.) NEWCASTLE, July 9. Professor Orme Mason, Chairman of Science Institute, has resigned as a protest against the Federal Ministry proposal for belittling the status of the Institute. Members of he Council are doing likewise. PREFERENCE FOR BRITAIN. NEWCASTLE,, July 6. Air Greene informed .a Chamber of Commerce deputation which sought an adjustment of the rate of exchange in assessing duty on French, Belgian' and Italian goods, that the Commonwealth policy was to give Britain preference over the rest of tho world. PRINCE AND PARLIAMENT. .SYDNEY, July 9. There is little likelihood of the Prince opening or even attending Parliament on August 10th. It is considered an awkward preeedont. I LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SYDNEY, July 9. The Executive of the Labour Party is inviting nominations of persons eligible under the ’rules for appointment to the Legislative Council. LIVING WAGE. 1 (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July -9. Hie living wage has been increased to £3/18/- in tin; central tablelands districts. : The police have formed a non-politi- j cal Association to safeguard the welfare of members. |

THE FALLINE CASE. SYDNEY, July 9. Further enquiries respecting the Falline case rpvenl that the latter took Birkett’s boy to Watson’s Bay about the date of Birkett’s murder and invited him to look over the gap, a famous suicide sanctuary. The hoy refused. The following clay Fnlline took a bundle of clothes belonging to the hoys’ mother to a house at'Weollooinooloo where they were destroyed. A RESCUE. SYDNEY, July 9. On Wednesday a rescue party from Warren crossed Gunningbar creek in a boat and rescued a man marooned on a tree for nineteen hours. He is suffering from ex posure and hunger.

. PRINCE LEAVING PERTH. PERTH This Day. The Prince, is departing for Adelaide to-day. He had magnificent receptions on his departure for and visits to Nortliam and Kalgoorlie..