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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1920, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN NEWS. SYDNEY, Sept. 7. The New South Wales Cabinet has approved of increases in school teachers’ salaries, involving an additional annua', expenditure of £450^000, BRISBANE, Slept. 7. The general elections will be held on the 9fcli of October. MELBOURNE, Sept. 7. In the Federal House of Representatives, Sir J, Cook stated that twenty-/ two millions were in sight for the peace loan. He hoped in a day or two to be able to announce the full amounts as subscribed. There have been heavy rains throughout the State. Many low-lying areas are inundated.

QUESTION OF HOURS. ! SYDNEY, Sept. 7. The management of Metters’ Stove Works have decided to close .the works, as the men refuse tq wofk 48 |iours weekly. Five hundred employers are affected. So far the dispute is confined do the iron trades, but the leaders of the men refer to an upheaval similar to that pf 1017. They hint the strikers will not be so orderly as they were thqn. It is known that the leaders have a big union move. |n view, b\jt their intentiong bavq qqt yet been divulged. The men are still working at the naval dockyards. Cabinet lias- considered the hours dispute position, and bas decided to frame legislation to reduce the hours of labour where it is found practicable to dd so.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (Received this day at 10-20 a.m.) - SYDNEY, Sept. 8. Jameg Davorn, Vice-President of New South Wales Rugby Union, referring to the contemplated alterations in Rugby football rules, on lines of the Auckland union rules, said there could not be a change without approval of other countries interested. International Rugby players must think internationally, otherwise they would have a football tower of Babel. . s ■ A message from Invercll states the Prince of Wales returned n present of a New State badge on the that he was unable to accept political presents. A conference of. representatives of medical faculties of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Otago universities, resolve,} that the length of the medical cuprculum be increased to six years. The Senate referred the proposal to the Faculty of Medicine for a report, Josept Bartridge, father of the esenpod nun, has arrived from China. NEWCASTLE, Sept. 8.

The Trimmers agreed to work overtime on inter-state vessels, but not on oversea or New Zealand ships. A small New Zealand vessel required only two trucks to complete her cargo at four o’clock yesterday, but the men downed shovels when the whistle blew, compelling the vessel to wait over-night, It is suggested tliat the embargo on overtime may be lifted entirely within a few days. MELBOURNE, Sept. 7. One hundred thousand bales of wool will be offered at . auction during October. It i.s understood if the October results justify it, the November quantity will be increased.