VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1921, Page 1

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN.

BY TELKGRArH —rRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. A SEND OFF. SYDNEY, March 19. Alderman Brooks, expresident of the Employers Federation was farewelled on the eve of his departure for England. He stated he had no patience with employers who talked wildly of a general reduction of wages. The question must he considerd in relation only to those industries which were unable to tarry on by high wages and short hours. The Full Court decided that a person offering a commodity for sale is the seller under the Profiteering Act. In an appeal cabled on the fifth February, the Court decided that the offer for sale disclosed no evidence of unreasonable profit. WOOD STOCKS, MELBOURNE, March 19. The wool conference agreed that the allocations of quantities of wool for auction sales in England be arranged by the British and Australian Boards of the Realisation Association provided the quantity for th 0 Australian auction be not less than the English auctions. The association accepts responsibility for redeeming five million sterling priority wool certificates before 31st. July. THE CABLE QUESTION. LONDON, March 19. The international communications conference at Washington reached a tentative agreement, whereby the United States will receive the Pacific cables from Guam to Yap, and the Atlantic cable from Brest to New York. Japan is to obtain the former from Yap to Shanghai, and from Yap to the Dutch East Indies. Japan insists upon operating the Yap cable to Guam until Yap’s status has been disposed of. It is understood an official announcements awaits Frame’s assent.