VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

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SHIPPING PROFITS. SI'YA, April 3. The first annual meeting of the Burns Philip’s South Sea Company, IJd., was held at its head office in Suva to-day. The first report and balance sheet, which "ere adopted showed a net profit of C 102,843. A dividend of ten per cent on the paid up capital of £730.000 was approved and the balance carried to the reserve. The report shows the company has become strongly established throughout the Pacific. LABOUR DEMANDS. SYDNEY, April 5. The Australian Labour Party’s Conference to-day decided that the Intel Statei Executives should prosecute a campaign for favour of a world-wide campaign for world disarmament h\ getting into touch with all the Pacifist groups in other countries, in order to devise common action for the total abolition of all military preparations. The Labour Conference also resolved that the Chief Secretary be directed immediately to appoint a number of women justices of the peace.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. ADELAIDE, April 5. The South Australian general ('lection will be held on Saturday next The issues are very mixed. There are four straight out parties—Liberals, Labour, Progressive, and Farmers, besides a number of Independents in the field. There appears a probability of the Liberals being returned with sufficient direct backing to enable them to carry on. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER, SYDNEY, April 3 | Labarte was found guilty of the | manslaughter of his wife. He was re-,j manded for sentence. jl