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Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1920, Page 4

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[AUSTHALIAN N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] AUSTRALIAN NEWS. SYDNEY, Nov. 13. The lire at Connell’s grocery warehouse in tho city caused damage exceed, ing one hundred thousand pounds. In tho Assembly Mr Storey repudiated the allegation tliat two Ministois and one member received money for the election campaign from Talbot, a wheat commission witness, on condition that Labour would terminate the Georgeson inquiry if, returned to pemof. A full inquiry was promised. j Justice Higgins lias decided to grant j the timber employees’ claim for a. forty- | four hours week . ! Mr Cook commenting on the Commonwealth civil servants agitation said tlieir threats were futile. They were pursuing tho way of all that the} should not. Justice Stark said ho would not tolerate public servants threatening politicals. In carrying out his duties ho would single out offenders and deny them privileges within his jurisdiction. In tho House of Representatives Mr Hughes replying to. Mr Charlton, who indicated tho coal upheaval was the result of the Victorian Government ignoring the coal tribunal award, said they could not dictate to tho Victorian Min. istry, but he would speak his mind to Mr Lawson. Baddolly, the Miners’ President had informed him (Mr Hughes) that-unless the award was honoured it would cause every mine t f » be idle. The Premier added that Baddelly 'was not entirely blameless. BRISBANE, Nov. 12. Continuance has ail absolute majority of 190. SYDNEY, Nov. 13. The Australian Jockey Club lias raised tho Sydney Cup prize money from five to six thousand and Doncaster Handicap from two to three thousand. Other stakes are also increased. BRISBANE, Nov. 13. The Government Statistician estimates the wheat crop at four million bushels and wheaten hay forty-one thousand tons. The acreage under grain is 175,750. TRIPLE FATALITY. PERTH, Nov. 13. E. Light, an engineer, was killed on a farm near Denmark through the limb of a tree falling on him. Doctor Blacklnirne and a trolley driver named Fennell attended him, but on returning to Denmark they more run into by detached coal trucks, and both were killed.