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Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1920, Page 3

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[AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] 1 AUSTRALIAN FROZEN MEAT. SYDNEY, Oct. i 23. Negotiations between Mr Connolly and the Belgian Government for the sale of the balance of the West Australian frozen meat have been abandon, ed under the direction of the West Australian frozen meat have been abandoned under the direction of the West Australian Government, owing to a difficulty in getting refrigerated steamships, and also because it was not desired to disturb the contract with the Imperial Government. The Belgian Government intimated it was anxious to reopen negotiations next year. SYDNEY, October 25. 1 It is understood that owing to reports as to the position of affairs in Europe and elsewhere, the proposed Wo'rld’s Press Congress will'not b e held in S.ydnoy next March. j

WATERSIDE LABOUR. j SYDNiEtf, October 25. j A conference between waterside workers and overseas shipping Ooy’a nrranged) by Mr iHuglies’ intervention to discuss a proposal for the abolition of the bureau established as a result of the 1917 strike, proved abortive Sir Owen Cox acting as spokesman for the shipowners appealed >for collator ation instead of antagonism. Morris, ■ of the Waterside Workers welcomed the appeal for amicable negn- I tiations and set out the men s objection'to the bureau system and submitted a scheme for a standing joint commit- 1 tee of management representing botn ! sides, to control waterfront labour, and suggested the establishment of a fund subscribed equally by masters and men, from which a living wage be mu.b up to those whose earnings fell below that point. I

Morris declared the scheme was not possible so long as the employe's upheld the bureau. Cox thereupon declare! if their last word was that we must abolish bureau and throw loyalists to th; wolves then our answer plainly and firmly is no If it has got to be a fight tlun lei us stand up and make it a clean tight. Morris said if it has got to be a fight to the end I hopo when all is over we will, like boxers, shake hands. The conference then ended. MELBOURNE' CUP. MELBOURNE, October 25. Melbourne Cup ,sc,ratbhinigs—Crimson, CaVride, Ablatj Scottish Knight, British Arch, Mcdalia. K. Bracken has arrived to ride Erasmus in the Derby and Poitrel in the Cup. Amythas is still left in the Cup. divorce COURT. SYDNEY, October 26. In the Divorce Court, William Alfred Joseph Cross sought the restitution of conjugal rights from Elizabeth Eleanor Cross Petitioner who twice during the war won the D.C.M?., gave evidence that ho had' been a layreader and eventually became ordained. /Differences arose through his wife being a. Catholic and he an Anglican. He had given her no cause to refuse to live with him, but admitted that under extreme provocation he struck her. Respondent gave evidence that at one time she lived in Dunedin where her husband acted ns layreader and subsequently was ordained. From New Zealand they came, to Sydney. Witness said her husband frequently left her without money or food and on many occasions cruelly treated Her. She, however, was willing to live with her husband if >’ e treated her as a wife and nob as a slave, and discontinued ill treatment. Judgment was reserved^ WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, October 25. The-third series of Sydney wool sales for which twenty thousand bales are catalogued will be held on the Ist. November. BRISBANE, October 25. The wool sales have beer, oostpom d again owing to a continuance of the waterside trouble. SYDNEY, October 25. Obituary—William Robson, a Legislative Councillor, prominently identified with the Methodist Church: POSITION OF PARTIES. SYDNEY, October 25. Tn the Victorian elections Outrim (Nationalist) and Father of House m which he has sat for 37 years, was defeated:. The strength of the parties compared with lest Parliament is fs follows:—Total 65. Nationalist (Old House 38, now 31 ; Labour 18 and 21; Fanners 7 and 11; Independent 0 and 1; Independent Labour 2 and 1.

RESIGNED. SYDNEY, October 25. Justice Higgins is resigning the Presidency of tihe Federal Arbitration i Court, on the ground the passing of j the Industrial Peace Acts created a position leaving him no other option. He says the new legislation -undermined the influence and usefulness of the Court and will give rise to many indus- , trial stoppages. Mr Hughes declined i to comment.