VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN.

UJSTRALIAN AND N.Z, CARLE ASSOCIATION. VICTORIA’S UNEMPLOYED. MELBOURNE, July 14 The unemployed in Victoria now total 20,00(1. COAL TRIBUNAL. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 15 Mr Kibble is proceeding witli enquiries a t the Goal Tribunal on the necessary assurance being forthcoming from the miners representatives that direct action shall cease. j AUSTRALIAN PoLlti( M j .MELBOURNE, July 15. • In the House of Representatives, the' Tariff Bill passed the second reading by I 2(i to 11. Mr Fenton’s amendment was i defeated by 27 to 1.2. , Air Massey Greene replying to a qUes- j tion, stated a letter had been sent, to! New Zealand to the effect that the Commonwealth was prepared to negotiate with the Dominion on the matter ~f trade reciprocity. ! Mr Maiiontev. a jlrivate member, is drafting a hill with the object of placing picture theatres under Government control, stating the picture combine L making undue, profits, which are sent | to foreign countries. , MEAT EXPORT. j Melbourne, July 15 A representative of the Associated Meat Companies discussed the export question and announced owing to the* prohibitive freights, trade may oedse dining the coming shasoil. • AN INDEPENDENT REPORT. j MELBOURNE, July io ■ Mr McWilliams, leader of the Cmmtry Party, has issued an independent report of Cockatoo Island, recommending the latter and Garden Island as repair shops only. Me added mat the rejection of Clarkson’s advise cost the Commonwealth some millions sterling, and disastrously retarded shipbuilding on commercial basis.

navigation EESTRKTrONS. Melbourne, July 15

The irritating lestrict ions ol Ibo Navigation Act have been experienced by ('apt Lawrence, the Governof-Gcn-eral Aide do Camp, who booked from Plymouth to Melbourne by the Mantua. He wils iirtniMed to proceed to Sydney, but 'was unable to rebook, and waS told lie most journey to Sydney by train. Representations are being made to rectifv matters.

JAM INDUSTRY. MELBOURNE. July 15 < In consequence ol the insecurity of . markets ahioad, The into imlusary is . in a serious position. Surplus stocks of j fruit pulp in Australia are estimated at < seventeen thousand tons, whilst half a i million cases each seventy pounds ] weight, nr* stored in warehouses. ( INQUEST ON TRAGEDY. ADELAIDE, July 15 At the inquest in connection with Rciimark Hospital tragedy, the jury - found no evidence of negligence on the part of the staff, hut recommended no naked lights he used near inflammable material. MEAT PRICES. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 14. Owing to the market being over-sup-plied ,stock sales are held up. AVholeBtto prices quoted are for mutton threepence. beef 2id to 4MI per pound. The retail prices have not yet fallen. FREIGHT REBATE. SYDNEY, July 15. Oversea shipowners have decided to grant a rebate of ten per cent., freight on all wool. It is understood the Commonwealth line will follow suit. WOOL SLABS. MELBOURNE, July 15. The closing date of the July wool sales showed no change in the level of values, though competition was fair throughout. Bawrn have arranged the following allotmentvfor the month of August:-150,000, excluding 44,000 passed in at the previous auctions; also 75,000 bales for the month of September.