AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1921, Page 1

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UIBTHAI.IAN AND N.Z. OABI.E ASSOCIATION. Dll INK Hll.L. SYDNEY. Nov. 30. Now South Wales statistician reports the Drink Hill for the year ended 30th June, was over eleven million sterling, or C» 5s 7d per head, which is 5s above the previous year. The 'increase is due to high prices, as the aggregate C|iiant ity of liquor consumed was less than the previous year.

EHErGIIT HEDUCED. SYDNEY. Nov. 30 Copra freights to New Aork have been reduced from 120 s to 95s per ton and to San Francisco from 70s to (50s. CLOSING DOWN. SYDNEY, Nov. 30 It is announced that the Broken Dill Company’s steel works at Newcastle are to close. Two sections have ah readv ceased and bill men were paid olf. If the whole works are closed there will he thirty thousand employees affected, including -uloidiarv industries.

FED EH A I. POLITICS. MELBOURNE. Nov. 30. 1 y| r Hughes has announced dial he proposed to introduce an anti-dumping 'hill before Xmas. Beplving to a question regaining Russia. Mr Hughes staled -he Commonwealth was contributing "heat or meat to the value of fifty thousand sterling. SYDNEY. Nov. 30.

Kidman. Joseph and Arthur Mayor have issued a writ in the High Court claiming CSS,OOO from the C omiimnwealth, for "labour and materials in connection with shipbuildings. The Radio Communication Company „f London has submitted an offer to Mr Hughes to establish direct wireless communication with United kingdom o more advantageous terms respecting revenue and profits. the House. Mr Hughes announced • f „ ~,,1,1,, from Larkin, the receipt of •< „,.,...,„ vr of the Commonwealth om, .t'.tino Lord Ineheane was desirous ol .-H.’smgthcC, ~, 1t,., natively "a- "'l 1 "'- t ompauvb. lines to the Commonweal ■ V a-.ioiis s, makers vver- '• ~ tin* i oiilu-r ‘ lsipseil*

DUTY on UR FIT. SYDNEY, Nov 3<h V Conference of fruitgrowers to eo.i«i,|‘t.r ~hc uneslioii of disposing of enmj,,,r crops discussed New /.ealaiu s■' ' on in imposing a duly of-one penny , pound on citrus fruit. A speake. d ~|.l lvd it was a serious blow to Nc" Soul. Wales growers. It ";'s demder to ask the Minister of Agriruh no t. •cake representations with a view nl v , ing the removal. In the Assetnhlv .the Attorn. y-Gon-I anmmmel the Gc.rgesnn inquiry will he op-mod on Friday.

\ COURT DECISION. SYDNEY. Nov 30. The High Court ordered the puhl.e curator of Queensland as executor ot ,|. T. Ryan’s estate and "ill. t>> Be made a parte to an action and appeal, against, the 'verdict ill the libel ease ol Rvan versus the “Mercury. PRICE OF BRFAD. SYDNEY. Nov. 30. The Master linkers decided ‘o reduce the price of bread from scvenpetiee to live-penis- half-|s'iiny per two pound loaf, ill coils -,pieiu e of Hour supplies Icing obtainable in the open iniket. CHURCH UNITY. SYDNEY. Nov. 30. Arehbishop Wright approached the Federal heads of the Non-Episeopnl Church with a view lu holding an Anstrnlinn Conference to consider the l.nmhctli appeal for unity. A prelimin.u \ Ctonfereuoe will lie heir on 9th Dee.

LEPROSY CURE SYDNEY, Nov 30. With Tulogize Cheultogra ml. with which leprosv is being cured at Hawaiian leper station at Honolulu. One (hundred and forty-four loners hnv been released since the oil was first used 21 years ago. ,ft is also stated two novel methods of treating waste products from sugar cane were flight to their notice, a distilling plant turn ing out a thousand gallons of pure tuel alcohol daily from njegass. It is claimed llie'fuel is produced at’ one till thCost of gasolene. Another by-product lias been manufactured into coarse paper.

DROP IN WHEAT AND FLOUR. (Received This Day at K a m.) SYDNEY. November 30.

With the cessation of .the Wheat Hoard Control and resumption of the cqieii market conditions from midnight to-night, when the new cereal year commences, the prices of wheat to morrow will drop from 9s to Is Sid or Is 9d per bushel and flour t,. 011 10s, a fall of £9 12s 6d per ton, while bran will drop from L’ll 5s to £5 asi I pollard from Cll to £5 ss. The drop in price of the two pound loaf, already cabled will not operate till early next week.

PLAGUE SUSPECT. (Received This Dav at S a.in.) SYDNEY. November 30. The diagnosis of the plague suspect is still incomplete

DUTIES ON N’.S.W. FRUIT. SYDNEY. Nov. 30,

\ conference of ITaiilgroweiheld to consider the question of disposing of the coming < cop, discussed New Zealand’s action ill imposing a duty of one penile pet lb on citrus limits. The speakers declared that il would he a serious blow lo the New South Males

growers. Il was decided to ask the Minister ~l’ Agricult tire to make representations with a view to securing its removal. MEMBERS SALARIES INCREASED. ADELAIDE, November 30. Tn the Assembly the Premier introduced a Bill to increase Member’s salaries from two hundred to four hundred sterling.