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Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1921, Page 1

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BY TELEGRAPH—PItpSS ABSN., COPYRIGHT. WORKERS BALLOT. SYDNEY 7 , January 29. Blakeley, President of the Australian Workers Union Conference stated the organisation favoured arbitration in preference to strike by 10,138 votes to 10,157. He added that those advocating the strike wore only interested in selling the workers and betraying unionism. Some preached that emancipation could be achieved only through blood and fire, but ballots were better than bullets. NO “JOB CONTROL.” SY'DNEY] January 29. Mr Welsh communicated with the Steamship owners, giving assurances on behalf of the seamen of uninterrupted working conditions. He repudiated the suggestions of “job control’’, published in thc> press, adding that lie seldom read newspapers and never believed them. FALL IN FREIGHTS. MELBOURNE, January 29. Sir Kenneth Anderson and ,J. decides, directors in the Orient Line, predict a fall in freights which will still further accentuate the troublesome period that British shipping is experiencing.

FRUIT PRICES. BRISBANE, January 29. The Minister of State l enterprises announced that the pineapple growers will Ik* guaranteed 5/- per case for approved pine's. The Commonwealth is financing the scheme. CARELESS DANNERS. SYDNEY, January 29. L. H. Freeman and Company, London, big buyers of canned goods, stated Hint the careless indifferent methods of packers and c-aliners were killing the l Australian export trade in canned and preserved fruit. There is a glut of ripe fruit at prev.ent, hundreds of tons going to the tip daily or rotting in the l orchards. There was not a single export order in Australia at present, whereas there should be orders for three hundred to four hundred thousand cases. He urged the grading of goods true to sample, so that they reached (lit l retailer in an attractive marketable condition.

PROI’ORTf 0 N AI, ,R EPR ESENTATION. ' SYDNEY, January 29. The l Ministerial party favoured proportional representation by 3 to 1, and are mow taking a ballot to ascertain the views of members absent. Tf the full ' party favours proportional ism it will he* necessary to revoke the 1 last Labour Conference decision before removing the present system, SHIPPING STRIKE. (Received Tins Dav at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 30. Matters in connection with the shipping strike are unchanged. SWIMMING. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan. 30. Ganger won the half mile State Championship, and also established a new Australian record, covering five hundred metres in (5.55 3-5. Kealoha won the 100 metres in (521 secs, heating his own previous Australian record. RACEHORSE DEAD. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. ,‘SO. Artilleryman, winner of the 1919 Melbourne Cup, is dead, at> the result of a growth. His part owner, Murphy, died the day previously.

REDUCING HOTELS. (Received This Dav at 8.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jap. 31

The Licenses Reduction Board has ordered the closing of 23 hotels in the Newcastle district. Further reductions will he considered later. RACER SOLD, SYDNEY, Jan. 31. The rawer, Whitephast, has been sold to an Indian buyer for 30(H) guineas. A GENEROUS GIFT. ADELAIDE, Jan. 31. The University Council has accepted iin offer by Sir Langdon Bonythorn, pro prietor of the “ Advertiser ” newspaper, of £40,000 for the erection of a great hall in tho• university.,.,-;