AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1920, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIONI STRIKE DECLARED OEF. SYDNEY, Nov. -5. The strike "’.of waterside... workers against overtime has been declared off for the whole of the; Commonwealth. The' Federal Executive of the Australian Labour Party ??. -convening an all Australian Union Congress with the object of amalgamating all industrial elements for tho purpose of instituting on a Socialist Co-operative Commonwealth. REDUCING l PRICES. v - : . ' , -U SYDNEY, j, Nov. 5. Wholesale soft goods houses are reducing -prices’ by-:fifteenrto twenty per cent, in Manchester goods,..cotton and woollen. .It is explained owing to the falling off in “the demand’holders are anxious to reduce their stocks. REDUCING HOTELS. (Received This Day lit 9.45. a.m.) SYDNEY, November 6. THe Licenses Reduction , t Board has decided to delicense sixteen city hotels front 30th June next. This is the first instalnierit; . The existing hotelfc number 314 and the maximum possible reduction is 78. A DISPUTED STATEMENT. SYDNEY, November G. 1 /Mr Dooley answering questions in tin Assembly regarding pilfering on the wharves; said he had been informed that the greater amount of' the pilfering was on_ the deep sea ships, whereon ninety-five per cent of labour employed were classified <IS returned soldiers ririff loyMists. The statement was received! with iftucli dissent and some disorder. IRELAND’S TREATMENT. (Received ThiriDay at 9.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. lix the House of Representatives Mr Malioii moved tlio adjournment to discuss the advisableiieas of intervention in regard to British.treatment of Ireland which he alleged resulted in the death of. McSweeney, Australia’s share in the war liad shown her desire to preserve small nations of which Ireland was one. Hje characterised the British. Government , as a foreign Government so far ns Ireland was concerned.McSweeney had’ died for principle. ! A member interjected-‘ < Suicide.’’ Mr Mahon excitedly characterised /this as a lie. , Air Hughes replying, said he was not ‘out to defend English' rule in Ireland, hut lie declined .to support the plea that justified crimes rand outrages. He deplored the state of affairs in Ireland, but it was beyond the power of this or the British Government to settle this dispute Which, was one of racial hatred. If there were those who ’thought they could recreate ni Aus ’traliri the state of things existing in Ir el arid, let them try it.' They would 'find the temper of Australians different. H Britain, ns Mr Ailahon claimed wiia a foreigri conntry then not or of the Federal memhers was entitled s to sit in this Parliament because b 'was .riot naturalised, j The closure’ was applied and the motion negatived.’ -'y - ' "