VARIOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS ITEMS

BV TKI.F.nUATIT—PRESS ASSN.. OOPYRrOTIT. AMERICA CUP VIEW. MELBOURNE, Aug. 23. The Secretary of the Royal Victorian Yacht Cluh discussing the Hon T. M. Wilford’s suggestion for an Australasian entry for the America Cup contest, considers it largely impracticable. Even if the proposal were persisted with, it would he impossible to enter for the 1922 race. COST OF 1.1 VINO 'Received This Dav at 9.10 a.m 1 SYDNEY, August 20. At the Board of Trade Enquiry in l " the cost of living, representatives city firms gave evidence that though the cost of production had -net-eased there had been a solid .drop in the price of women’s apparel, on some lin"s fifty per cent since last year, hut they were still 150 per cent above pre-war rates. In the Newcastle district the price of groceries bad fallen 27i nor cent. Evidence was given at the Vi • torian Basic Wage Enquiry that tlw yearly cost of clothing for :■ fnntilv. consisting of husband, wife and three children, had fallen from t ighty-two pounds sterling in 1920 to sixty-tvo per cent. WOOL GROWERS. SYDNEY, August 20. A conference of wool growers and brokers passed a resolution that continued control of the wool industry was undesirable, and they should now revert to pre-war methods of selling. LOCAL LOANS. SYDNEY, August 26. The Parliamentary Labour Party has adopted the principle of raising disfri-i loans for the completion of local works, bonds and debentures to be issued at current rates of interest, and not to be negotiable within five years. I I i