AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

[AUSTRALIAN <% N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] FEDERAL PROPOSALS. SYDNEY, November 1. The Australian Labour Party has prepared a special constitution platform to bo issued for the next federal elections. It proposes to give the Commonwealth full sovereign rights and empower it to create any number of provincial legislatures as deemed necessary. Other proposals are for abolition of the Senate, the High Court to be the final Court of Appeal. Provision for an initiative and referendum, the Commonwealth to take ov<A’ ’all State tjjebts and become sole collector of revenue.

PRICE OF WHEAT. MELBOURNE, November 2. A conference of Premiers and Representatives of tlite Commonwealth agreed to fix the price of wheat for local consumption at 9/- per bushel. Tlie increase in the price of bread will probably be three half pence. WATERSIDERS BALLOT. BRISBANE, November 2. Waterside workers by 613 to 249 opposed the boycott of overseas vessels. LIQUOR POLL. BRISBANE, November 2. The latest liquor poll figures are: Continuance 135,358 Prohibition 116,279 State Management 22,349 There are sixty-five thousand votes to be counted. Toombs, State Superintendent of, the Strength of th e Empire Movement, stated that to poll within twenty thousand of carrying prohibition was j equivalent to giving the liquor traders notice to quit. CUP DAY WEATHER. MELBOURNE, November 2. The weather is fine, cool and cloudy' for Cup day. ADELAIDE, November 2. The bowling analysis of South Australia against Victoria was—Smith four wickets for 103, Willsmore 2 for 82, Richardson 2 for 118, Whitty 1 for 103, Pritchard 1 for 17.