AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATE , A PF.NSION. (Received This Day at 8.8(1 a.m.) SYDNFY, Nov. flO. The Federal Governmenl 'has increased Henry l.nwson’s pension from the Men of Fetters Fund, from Cl to L'.t weekly. Lawson is recovering from ( a serious illness. A SFBSTA.NTIAF GRANT. SYHNKY. Nov. :10. At a meeting of the Bank of N.S.W.. ('bailmail aonouiiced the Hoard had granted lo Lady French, widow of Sir J R. French, late general manager, the sum of 110,001) in recognition of her bile husband’s services. j A BIG CLAIM. * SYDNFY, Nov. JO. ' Tbe bearing lias eomiiieiiced in 'he High Court of the case in which Ans- j U-dia Icllnomgcis. as represented by in linns, arc asking participation j „f d,e pr.itits in connect ion with <>vci- ; sales of wool dining the seasons' l'l I s-l',l-20, such sales having been ; made llinuigli the conlral wool enninulI 1( .,, Defendants are the Commonwealth : 1 Government ami central wool commute,. The plaintiffs claim they are entitled to half the profits above tlm I Used price, a I which skin wool was sold to (be British Government. Dclcmlaots contend thev are entitled to the j r.v|,,| price only. The amount involved is between three and four millions sterling. DFLFGATRS RETURN. SYDNEY, Nov. .10, , lleloßMtes to tbe World’s Press C»o- ---/ fereiiee have retorncil from Honolulu.