AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION. GLASS MAKERS COMBINE. SYDNEY, January 11. In connection with the Glass Manufacturers’ Amalgamation (cabled on January 4) and following on decisions reached at a meeting held at Melbourne on January 9, a representative of the amalgamation, which is to be known as the Australian Glass Manufacturers’ Company,"will sail for New Zealand to-morrow with the object of establishing glass works at. Auckland.

BONUS REFUSED. SYDNEY, Jan. 11 Mr Howard, manager of the Australian cricket learn that visited New Zealand, states that lie does not intend to accept the bonus of £IOO which the Board of Control has voted him. STEEL WORKS RESUMING. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 12. Broken J lill steel works at Newcastle reopen at the end of the month, but the staff will be greatly reduced, as the number, of departments will produce only one-third of the recent output, in consequence of the extreme competition by the steel manufacturers of Europe. 'LABOR VOTING. SYDNEY, Jan. II The Australian Workers Union favoured one big union by 1,504 votes to 422. IV. Wnrk defeated Lambert by 750 to 745, for the position of Executive Councillor. A QUEENSLAND GIFT. BRISBANE, Jan. 12. Government are sending a gift of £IO,OOO Sterling to starving Europeans, and is negotiating with Nestles with the object of sending condensed milk supplied by Wyrcema Factory, recently closed,' thus giving employment at the latter. A REQUEST REFUSED. MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. Justice Power refused the application of Mount Lyell Company for an extension of the temporary suspension of Justice Higgins’ award referring to hours in the engineering trade. SALE OF SURPLUS BUTTER. Received Tins Day at 12.25 p.m.) j MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. Several private cables have been received confirming the sale of surplus butter in London, the whole of New j Zealand’s being sold and part of Aus-j tralian.

BUTTER POOL

MELBOURNE, Jan. 12

. The Federal Cabinet has considered the question of surplus butter stocks- in England. Air Hughes announced the Government had favourably considered the suggestion to give financial backing to tlie purchase bv Australian dairymen of the surplus Australian butter in the Imperial pool. He pointed out the de- • on fundamentally differed from the original request, that Government accept responsibility for the purchase and disposal of the butter. The Butter Conference meets to-day and will consider the proposal and scheme for cairying it out.