AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

By Electric Telegraph— Cuoyrisre l )

THE DAMAGED INCA. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 17

When the Inca was taken in tow she was almost submerged. The captain and one of the crew who had stuck to the vessel were in a perilous position. The Cosmos with the tow, is making slow, progress and is now five miles off Sydney Heads. She is expected to arrive shortly af.ter mi might.

A MARITIME STRIKE, (ltcceived this day at 8 a.m ) SYDNEY, December 17

A meeting of marine stewards declared unanimously to fight on, and ihe next move must come from the employers and owners It is not stated whether all the projected sailings will be cancelled. This will depend on the ' result of the meeting of transport workers. who are considering what action to adopt. It is learned unofficially that the transporters decided to support the strikers, so presumedly all the sailings will be cancelled.—lt is announed from Melbourne that the seamen are also awaiting the result of the transporters meeting before they decide whether they join the strike. i FORCING LEGISLATION. (Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, Dec 17. The usual rush of legislation and protracted sittings of the Assembly at the tai lend of the session, havo been responsible for scenes of disorder and disgraceful recriminating. Government forced a Bill breaking up large estates, through committee in a physically exhausted house. The Bill provides for taking over of the greater part of the holder’s land on long idated bonds, carrying 5\ per cent. The Opposition claimed that as the bonds were , worth only 66 per cent, of their face, ft means disaster to the holders, pressure by financial institutions thiowing much land out of occupation.

SINGER AND TRIAD. (Received This Day at 10.35 a »>.' ’ SYDNEY, This 'Day. An action has been commenced in which Phillip Newbury, the singer, is claiming £SOOO dam'ages from the Trnid Magazine Ltd. of Australia, in respect to an alleged libel contained in a criticism of his singing. A SYDNEY IMPROVEMENT. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Government has decided to commence building tlip North Shore bridge and will proceed with the construction of a city railway, utilising unemployed for the preliminary* work, which will commence immediately.