VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

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S.S. SUSSEX ASHORE.

SYDNEY, Janl 15

A cable lias been received, stating the steamer Sussex, bound from St. Johns to New Zealand and Australia is ashore at Colon. Fourteen hundred tons of cargo was damaged and discharged.

MR HUGHES’ ATTITUDE

MELBOURNE, Jan 15

A deputation from Trades Hall and Transport Workers asked Mr Hughes to convene a. conference of owners and stewards to negotiate for a. resumption of work. Mr Hughes declined to intervene pointing out that the men left their ships and flouted tho provisions ol the Industrial Peace Act. The men should return to work under conditions of the award. SCIENCE CONGRESS. MELBOURNE, Jan 15.

The Science Congress decided to form an Australasian Public Health Association with the object of providing public and personal health. Professor Sir Baldwin Spencer, in a paper on Australian blacks explained it was the duty of certain relatives to eat the corpses of the dead, in the belief that they would thus alisorb the virtues of the departed. Only outsiders regard it as cannibalism, but the practice is actually of ceremonial origin. Professor David, in a paper on the romance of ice said probably the greatest coal mine in the world was in the Antartic. It was certainly a mile in length and the thickest seam was seven feet.

RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED. PERTH, Jan 15. The railway strike has been settled by the intervention of Archbishop Riley. 'lke (differences were referred to tlie Arbitration Court. There is to he no victimisation. ; 24 HOUR CYCLE RACE. SYDNEY, Jan. 16. The 24 hours’ cycle teams’ race was i won h.v Grenda and Erkinc who covered I 4<3J miles, an Australian record. ! N.S.W. SWIMMING. SYDNEY, Jan. 16. In the swimming championships of New South Wales the following are included in the results: — Half-mile Handicap.—. Ganger (America 1, Benurepaire (Victoria) 2, Cotton (Sydney) 3. Ganger led all the way and won by 25 yards. Time 11.16 4-5. Gongworth finished fourth. Hundred Yards Race.—Kenloha ( Hawaii) 1, Thera Id (Sydney) 2. The win ner led throughout and won by two yards. Time 56secs. - A CRISIS THREATENED. SYDNEY, January 16. Differences between the Australian Gal>our Party and Mr Storey have threatened a crisis. After a furthei, conference the executive of the party resolved to insist upon Parliament reassembling not later than March to give effect to the Labour policy, also that necessary appointments be made to the Legislative Council immediately in order to secure the passage of Labour measures sent up from the Assembly The position will he brought to a head on Tuesday when the Parliamentary Pajrty assembles to give a derision on the executive’s demands.

A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT. PERTH, January 16.

The railway and tramway men are back at work and the services are gradually resuming and business which was largely at a standstill since the strike began is again normal. The terms of the settlement are that one side has conceded recognition of the eight-hour principle, higher wages for night work and all strikers to be reinstated, time lost, not to be counted ns a break in service. The other side agreos to the submission of all points in dispute to the Arbitration Court. A DONG FLY. (Received This TW at 11.30 n.m.) MELBOURNE, January 17. C. J. Degaris flew from Brisbane to Melbourne yesterday in 101 hours. He left Brisbane at six o’clock on Sunday morning, and arrived at Sydney at 12.30. 'He resumed the flight at 1.45 and arrived in Melbourne at 7.45. Stops were made at Gfrafton, Galong, Ccjotnmundra and Euronte. The distance covered was 1100 miles.