VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

1.1 AUSTRALIAN.

L BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION IN. CONCESSION ON CARGO SPACE is- SYDNEY, April 1. ys Shipping interests here point oul n * that the reduction decided upon by the 10 Commonwealth Government Line in refrigerated cargo rates from Australia to tlie United Kingdom do not give such a large concession to Australian in shippers as the concession offered by U British shipowners to the New Zealand exporters. id 11 SECOND YEARLING SALES. "d -SYDNEY, March 31. At the second series of the yearling ls sales the demand was less keen than at the opening. 108 lots realised 21,350 *• Guineas. id CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SYDNEY, March 31. g The annual conference of the Chntn- >, bers of Commerce resolved in favour of 11 ■ a reduction of the postage rates, more trunk telephone lines and the granting of facilities for creating new States within the Commonwealth. SEPARATE ENTITY, i- SYDNEY, March 31. | The Progressive Parliamentary Par--1 ty has decided to maintain a separate d entity. r ; ! WESTRALTAN POLITICS, p j PERTH, March 31. o The Country Party members have decided to co-operate with the minis- •- teirialists in Parliament. Tliis makes i- Government position secure. RAIN IN SYDNEY, o j (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) 2 j SYDNEY, April 2. - j Steady rain set in overnight, and it i is still raining. ‘ PRICE OF POTATOES, j SYDNEY, April 2. i On the application of produce met- j j chants the Profiteering Court released i potatoes from price control as the price I i had dropped to CO, since fixed in April ■ - 1920. | 1 ANZAC DAY. . I SYDNEY, April 2. j Mr Hughes announces that Govern-! • ment is proclaiming April 25th as a • i public holiday. | I New South Wales Cabinet lias al-! I i ready decided it shall be no holiday. It | will probably result that- only the ■ j Commonwealth offices will he closed. . ! HEART FAILURE. , ■ | ADELAIDE, April 2. -j j tV. Crowburst who was wounded in . I the thigh by a bullet, in the Brookfield j shooting, collapsed and died from heart | failure. j