VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

! AUSTRALIAN.

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SYDNEY, March 25. The Conference of the Australian Farmers’ Fedearul Organisation framed a lighting platform, including proposals for bringing the producer and the consumer into closer contact, and for recasting the Federal Constitution, the promotion of secondary industries, cooperative control of the sugar industry, and extension, of the Commonwealth shipping undertaking.

LABOUR MOTIONS. This Dav at 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 29. The Labour Conference is discussing several motions dealing with electoral reform including the introduction of

compulsory voting and taking a plebiscite of electors on the abolition of the Legislative Council, also a motion that all articles or letters in newspapers dealing with State shire or Municipal elections, after nomination, be signed by the authors. LABOR RESOLVES. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 29. The Labour Conference decided to retain proportional representation with amendments, by a vote of 111 to 89. A resolution was carried sympathising with Ireland and suggesting that a cable be sent to Mr Storey, with a view to urging the King and Imperial authorities to withdraw the armies from

. Ireland. ( SYDNEY, March' 29. The Labor Conference resolved pledging itself individually and collectively to refuse to participate in any war outside the Commonwealth. FATAL A 111 PLANE DIVE. PERTH. March; 29 Lieut Mclntosh with a passenger named »Tov, was killed through the aiiship developing engine trouble and nosediving half a mile to earth. A second passenger was seriously injured. Mclntosh and Parer completed the famous flight from England last August after an adventurous experience.