AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1921, Page 3

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! AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. . i LYSAGHT’S LTD. 1 I (Receved this day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 9. I Sixty-eight skilled wire-working men, mechanics from England arrived under contract to Lvsaght Ltd to form the nucleus of the staff a Port Waratali. ; embracing a pay roll of £SOO. ' MILK STRIKE. j SYDNEY. March 9. I A conference between representatives t of milk suppliers and distributing com- t panics proved abortive. The prospect I of an early settlement are remote. The - suuplies dwindled to a tenth of nor- l mal. 1 _ , (\ MR FISHER ARRIVES. j •' (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) FREMANTLE, March 9. g Arrived.- Omar with Mr Fisher I aboard. He was subsequently welcom- t ed at the Trades Hall and stated he " reaffirmed his pervious utterance, that n lie would not have his dead body found s among the Coalition. He thought the s workers should nof regard labour chain- Sl pious as utter outcasts. The wisest men ( made mistakes. The harbouring of feel 11 ing against individuals instead of principles did little good. A STRIKE ENDING. MELBOURNE, March ”. h The men on strike at BmkenhiH Pra prietary’s ironstone quarries at Iron * Knob, South Australia, since 15th Dec. 11 have resumed work, thus enabling tbe 1 !: resumption of smeltiiig at Newcastle U shortly. Tbe dispute was over nuc ,u man. Over five thousand men will he ultimately affected. ' j TENNIS. i (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) DIET,BOURNE. March 9. m O’Hara Wood (Victoria), and Thomas (Adelaide) holders of the doubles nl championship shield and winners of the worlds doubles at Wimbledon, wcr ( . dc- i 1,1 fen ted by R. Wertheim , and T. K. ‘ |sl Fitcliett (both Victorians), 7 5, (> -I, I 0. (> 4. 1,1