AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NO FINALITY REACHED. . (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 18. The Premiers’ Conference again discussed the uniform gauge and immigration question without reaching a finality-.

ANOTHER EAT FOUND. SYDNEY, Jan. 18. Another plague rat has been found in the infected area. \ COMPANY RETURNS. MELBOURNE, Jan. 18. Company returns show that 613 companies, with a capital of £45,2f17,548 were registered in Victoria during 1921, compared with 676 companies with a capital of £47,165,357 in the previous year.

MELBOURNE HEAT WAVE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 18. The city is experiencing a heat wave. The temperature has reached 100 degrees. ' SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, Jan. 18. The 11th series of wool sales has commenced. > Competition is active in all sections, and late rates are being maintained.

WELSH COAL IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Jan. 16. Recently steamers arrived in Australia bringing cargoes of English and Welsh coal. It was stated that the coal is landed here at a price below which the New South Wales product could be sold. This caused concern to the Australian coal mining industry. Referring to the situation yesterday, 'the Prime Minister said the deduction to Le drawn is very obvious. Tf coal could he produced‘in England, and brought 12,000 mile.f to undersell the coal produced in Australia, it was very evident there was something rotten in the “State of Denmark.” The remedy was to adjust ourselves to world conditions. It- might be said that upon the price of coal depended the industrial and commercial life of the country, since, in common with many other industries, it had long overtaken the requirements of the local market. The world’s prices directly governed our output. It was only a little time ago since Australian coal could be sold in the Mediterranean and Scandinavia at lower prices than British coal. The exact opposite was not witnessed. Until recently coal was taken 12,000 miles from Australia to undersell coal produced only a stone’s throw from those markets.

CUTTING WAGES. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan 19. The Master Plasterers’ Association have decided to enforce a reduction of wages from 2s 9d to 2s 7Jd per hour. N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, Jan 19. It now appears that Mr McGirr intends to remain in State politics under Mr Dooley’s banner, and is seeking the endorsement of the Australian Labour Party for Sydney seat. ABORTIVE CONFERENCE. MELBOURNE, Jan 19. The Premiers’ Conference ended with out finality, either as regards unification of railway gauges, or immigration. Both subjects were postponed till a further conference in May, when more complete details will be presented. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE. HOBART,, Jan 19. The Conference of Australian National Councils of Women resolved in favour of raising the standard of picture films, particularly those for children, and also a strict censorship of cinema theatre advertisements, which it was declared, were often disgusting and worse than the films. LIGOURI CASE. •Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY January 20. With the presentation of the lat- , eit cheque Bishop Dwyer has received | kiine thousand pounds towards the i expense of the Ligouri ease. I WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE, January 20. British Australian wool' realisation Association have allocated! 230 thousand ' bales each for February and March sale 5 TARIFF BOARD. I MELBOURNE, January 20. Members of the Tariff Board will be appointed at next sitting of the Federal Cabinet. The Boardwill advise up on the whole tariff policy of the Commonwealth. STEEL WORKS. | SYDNEY, Jan 19. ' Newcastle Steel Works have re-start-ed.