AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1921, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

VUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MT. LYELL MINERS RESUME. HOBART, May 0. A meeting of employees of Mt Lyell mines reversed the previous decision and decided to accept the Company’s proposals. HOSPITAL SATURDAY. SYDNEY, May 9. Incomplete Hospital Saturday collections total £15,900. It is anticipated tho fund will reach twenty thousand. BLIND M.P. MELBOURNE, May 9. Mr Maxwell, members for Fawkner in tho Commonwealth Parliament, has gone totally blind, and desired to resign his seat, but at the request of his constituents lie has decided to continue to hold it. FIVE-DAY WEEK. 41 SYDNEY 5 , May 7. The Newcastle Industrial Council decided to demand a 44 hours’ week and be worked In five days. COCKATOO DOCK SCANDAL. i SYDNEY, May 9. At the Cockatoo Naval Dock inquiry the Assistant Shipyard Manager denounced the four-fifths principle, stat- j ing that with the present overhead , charges, unless the Government was prepared to subsidise this principle, the dockyard might as well close .down. A DISLOYALIST. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) j SYDNEY, May 10. |

E. Newton, a native of Dunedin, was detained by Customs officers on the Riverinn when she arrived to-day. He had been aboard since the vessel left for New Zealand, where lie was not permitted to land, as ho refused to take the oath of allegiance which he contends was introduced during his absence. He denies he is disloyal, but states his conscience would not permit him to take an oath, either here or in New Zealand.

GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 10.

Coley, charged with the murder of Gertrude McGrath, cabled on December 25th, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. (Received. This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 10. It is stated that both the Cabinet and Labour caucus have agreed on the abolition of capital punishment. A bill providing for abolition will be one of the first measures next session.

THE DOMAIN DEMONSTRATION. SYDNEY, May 10

Mr Dooley commenting on the Domain demonstration, said it was a pity such a display of loyalty was associated! I with the breaking up of meetings and [ a certain amount of mob control. Go- \ eminent were keenly anxious to take action, hut cannot do so until the persons responsible are identified. Government intended to'stop lawlessness, no matter to what party or organisation the offenders belonged. MOUNT LYELL HITCH. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 10 After the men bad recorded their vote in favour of the acceptance of the Mount Lyell companies proposals, the executive of the combined unions mot and decided that the proposals were not acceptable, on the grounds that any alteration in wages and working conditions should be decided by the Court. They offered to waive all preliminary technical objections and co-operate with the Directors in immediately approaching the Court. .The Directors reply is awaited. WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE, May 10. The first wool sales at the minimum reserve fixed by the Government, drew a record attendance. Keen interest was displayed, and competition was very animated at prices which arc evidently in accord with Bawra ideas, which the auctioneers duly explained. Oi 5,800 bales offered over ninety per cent were sold, Yorkshire and Continent operating freely. Americans were quiet as there was little of the best wools the\ chiefly take, offered. Compared with closing rates in March, prices of medium, good merinos and fine crossbred-' were ten and medium to coarse crossbreds, five to ten per cent higher. Superior classes were unchanged. Greasy sold to 17$d and scoured to 22*d. ‘ FALL IN BUTTER BRISBANE, May 10 Queensland and New South Wales butter pool committees arrangements have been upset owing to the collapse of the London market. These arrangements were made on an understanding that advances from London he on the basis of 108/- for first grade. 164/- for second, 160/- for third, and a levy was made of threepence per pound to meet the reclamation. The pool is now advised that including the levy, only 130/is available for first grade, 112 - for second and third. Therefore it was decided to obtain financial assistance to cover the difference between 168/-, and 130/- and continue the levy until sufficient is accumulated to cover any loss.