AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1920, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

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NEW STEAMER LINE. • SYDNEY, August 11

Daniel Cook, representative of the General Steamship Corporation of San Francisco, is investigating trade opportunities of Australasia, and America. Ho stated he has live freighters exceeding eight thousand tons, to be put on the Australia-New Zealand run. This number will bo increased later to ten.

M UNICIPAL FUN ICR ALS

SYDNEY, August 11

The City Council has passed a resell', tion in favour of a municipal ui delinking to reduce the cost of runoi.iis

COAL TRADE. MELBOURNE, August 11. , The prospect of a strike among the New South Wales coalminers is greatly perturbing Victoria, as the industries are keenly feeiing the coal shortage, having to utilize half brown coal, and having no reserve. WAR GRATUITIES. MELBOURNE, August 11. War gratuities issued to the end ol July amounted to twelve and a-liali million, of which two million has been cashed. MOTION OF CENSURE. SYDNEY, Aug «t U Mr Fuller has launched a motion ol censure on the Storey Government, the gravamen being Justice Ewing’s enquiry, and subsequent release of prisoners. CENSURE MOTION. SYDNEY, August 11. Mr Fuller attacked the Government over the proposal to reinstate the 191 1 railway strikers, and the delay in tub Idling the promise to deal with profiteering. He caused some disorder l>\ referring to Dr Mannix as a rebe. priest, and declaring that two Statt Ministers who attended Maunix’s farewell should have been severely repririfanded, and put out of the Ministry. Ho said the action of Government ovei the industrial, workers of the world case had shaken the confidence ol the people so far as the administration of justice was concerned, lie then moved a motion of censure.

On the motion of the Premier the debate in the House was adjourned till this afternoon. WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY. (SYDNEY, August 11. The “Sun” newspaper in an article on "the White Australia policy states the question whether tlm principle of the policy of a White Australia is in jeopardy must finally be answered by the end of the year at the. conference in Geneva, when the Australian mandate in the Pacific is promulgated. Tt states secret diplomacy still precludes the public from knowing all that happens between the Chancellor, but there is the very best reason for stating that Japan, very decidedly upon several occasions, endeavoured to render the white Australia policy abortive, and that it is sure she will undoubtedly attempt to destroy it again at Geneva, where the policy may he canvassed is a far more detached academic spirit. There will be a greater number of delegates with a (/renter number votes which may swing for or against Australia and once the decision is reached, Australia must either submit- or break away from the League of Nations. The “Sun” states unless Ministers are able to honestly affirm that the integrity of the White Australia policy will not lie’ upset at Geneva a delegation should he despatch, ed to Geneva to urge the claims of the White Australian policy.

N. S. W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, August 11. The Governor of New Soiitli Wales opened the State Parliament witli a speech which forecasted among other things a Bill for amending the system '' electing members of the Assembly. Prifiteering preventing legislation was promised, and also the endowment of mothers. Other legislation promised is: A compulsory wheat pool, the grouping of State industrial undertakings under a ministerial head; the establishment of a rural hank; a Government insurance office; the regulation of the hours of labour, and the. ainendation of the industrial arbitration Act; also a Royal commission to inquire into the administration of the railways, including the matter of the reinstatement of the 1917 strikers.

A.M.P. INVESTMENTS. SYDNEY, August II

The Australian Mutual Provident Society is investing £1,000,000 in the new peace loan making the society’s total in various loans, £9,080,000.

FINA NCI A L STRINGENCY. BRISBANE, August 11

Owing to the difficulty of floating loans in London, the Government is rendered unable to proceed with its big scheme for settling several thousands of soldiers on the land, and also with tlio establishment of a State. Iron and Steel works.

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL. BRISBANE, August 11. Sir Samuel Griffiths hud an impressive State funeral. All the Government offices were closed.