AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1920, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

i 4 USTit ALIAN A N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] FALL IN WOOL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.l ADELANDE, Nov. 12. At the wool sales, prices* fell from 10 to 20 per cant, except .for superfine merinos. | A FIRE, j (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) j SYDNEY, Nov 13'. | A lire late last, night gutted the ware- , house of John Connell in the city. I CONAN DOYLE’S MISSION, i SYDNEY, November 12. j Sir A. Conan Doyle has concluded his lecturing season in Victoria, where keen public interest was aroused in liis spiritualistic address. He says he is on a mission to popularise spiritualism. The booking for his first Sydney lec- ! ture indicate a similar interest. After | his Australian tour, he says he will j visit New Zealand, and all his proceeds j will be devoted to spiritualistic propa- j ganda. ! ! Dqylei’s mission has roused the j churches. They are now active in ail I a*ti-spiritualistic campaign. i MEAGHER APPEAL. j SYDNEY, Noyember 12. j The local Incorporated Law Institute has petitioned the„ N.S.W. Par- 1 liament against the passing of the: proposed bill to reinstate Mr Richard D. Meagher on tho roll of solicitors. ! ° » JAP RICE CROP. | SYDNEY Nov. 12. . ! The Commercial Commission in the ■East advises that contrary to earlier expectations, the Japanese rice crop is phenomenally good, and is expected to yield 315 millions of bushels. j The Korean harvest is also good being sevnty-five million bushels. GOVERNMENT FORCE DIVISION MELBOURNE, Nov 12. Mr Mahon was unable to be present but lie wrote Mr Hughes regretting his enforced absence.

Mr Mahon in his letter pointed out that “he was not (aware that the oa|th of an Australian Parliamentarian tied him in allegiance to Lloyd George.” Hq further submitted that the terms" “illegal,” and “disloyal” were not applicable to his speech at Richmond, Park . At tho conclusion of Hughes’s speech, Mr Tudor ,the Labour Leader, moved an amendment. This affirms: “That tho House, while opposed to sedition or disloyalty is of the opinion that the allegations made against Mr Mahon should not be dealt with by the House, as they do not concern his conduct in Parliament, that the judiciary has ample power to bring any person to trial for alleged sedition, and that every per. son so charged is entitled to a. public trial by a jury of his peers.” On Mr Hughes motion there was a heated debate. Tho Labour Party charged Mr Hugh, es with moving his motion as an attempt to stir up sectarianism. The Government forced a division on the motion to-day, and carried it by 34 votes to 17.