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Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1920, Page 3

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fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. ASSOCIATION] CABINET SQUABBLE. (Keceived This Day at 9.45 a.in.) SYDNEY, Nov. 18. A Ministerial squabble .has arisen out of the wheat scandal commission. Mr McGirr, Minister of Health, has taken exception to the statements made by Mi Dooley (Chief Secretary) allegedly implying t|iat McGirr was intriguing foi the deputy leadership of the party. A wordy warfare is proceeding in newspapers, with the seeds of a possible Ministerial crisis. SPIRITUALISM. SYDNEY, Nov. 18. Sir Conan Doyle at his second crowdeu lecture, dealt with the religious side of spiritualism. He claimed that if physical research was the proper thing as the Churches admitted, he could not see why they did not go further and make it impinge upon religion. If. Christian sects got out of their narrow cliques, and took a broader view, they would understand that spiritualism was a helpful ally and they would understand what the community of saints really did mean. j (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) | MELBOURNE, Nov. 'B. j In the House of Representatives, Mr Groom gave notice of motion to repeal' the War Precautions Act. j Mr Hughes stated Mr Lawson i.a.l rejected his proposal for the settlement ’ of the Brown coal dispute. He suggested the High Court lie invited to ascertain whether the Tribunal’s decision can over-ride State awards, but Lawson declined. The writ for Kalgoorlie election has been issued. Polling Day is December 18th. ‘ Mr Best in moving the adjournment of the Senate to consider waterfront pilfering stated the losses yearly ranged fruih half a million to a million. Mr Hughes said he favoured a searening enquiry and incidentally mentioned that the general body of wharf labourers were honest men. BRISBANE., Noiv. 16. In the Assembly Mr Theodore introduced a Bill on the same lines as Mr Cook’s providing for a compulsory 1 ran, if necessary. The amount of the loan will probably be two millions. No person receiving less than £I,OOO annually is compelled to subscribe.