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Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1920, Page 4

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[AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CAHLIS ASSOCIATION] Mil SELIG PROTESTS. SYDNEY, Nov. G. Mr Selig (Cliairman of the New Zealand Newspapers Proprietors Association was among the passengers by the Osterloy. Ho complains of tlio inconvenience and delay caused by tbe action of tbe quarantine authorities. After tho legal time of quarantine had expired ,be with a number of other passengers desired ,for particular reasons, to proceed to Sydney by train, but they were refused permission, yet several Sydney passengers and one who desired to see tho Melbourne Cup were allowed to land. Such favouritism merited a searching inquiry. AUSTRALIAN NEWS, j SYDNEY, Nov. 6. ! The Australian Labour Party Executive is requesting Government to j swamp the Legislative Council as a , ! preliminary to its abolition. ! The report of Justice Wade on the gaR inquiry, recommends that companies bo permitted to increase the price of gas by eightpenco per thousand. The present price is ss. i Mr McMillan, Chairman of the Warej houseman’s Association knows something of the reductions in soft goods. 1 Officials of the Australian Workers’ Union and Farmers Association are ; criticising each other over harvesting, in a manner reminiscent of the shearing dispute. Lambert, (Secretary of the former) says it is impossible to do harvesting without tho assistance of his members. Campbell (Secretary of the Farmers’ Association), replies that the latter will rely on volunteer labour from tho city and country. ! The Acting-Premier (Mr Dooley), intervened with regard to the statement that the Labour Government is pledged to arbitration ,and no party is able to say off-band what the workers should or should not get. i A CYCLONE. | BRISBANE, Nov. 6. , Cyclonic storms have again caused damage in- southern Queensland, the fruit growin of Stanhope and wheat crops in Warwick faring badly. Many private houses were unroofed. In Ipswich several unregistered racehorses were killed. SHOOTING. . HOBART, Nov. 6. , The southern Tasmanian team beat tbe English riflemen by 1229 to 1121.