AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

HOTEL LICENSE CASE

(Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 20.

In 1920, the directors of the Alliance Hotel sold their interests. It was understood that the premises would remain temporarily as a temperance hotel and eventually he utilised for business purposes. An application is now before the Court to transfer the license to sell liquor, from another city hotel to the Alliance Hotel. The case is causing much public interest.

COMING ELECTIONS SYDNEY, January 20. The Nationalists and country parties have reached the basis of cooperation, with the object of securing the defeat of labour at the coming elections. HIDES SALES. MELBOURNE, January 20. Hides are iii keen demnnd and advanced a farthing. Kips are firm and unchanged. TARIFF RECIPROCITY. MELBOURNE, January 20. No intimation of the intended visit of the New Zealand Minister of Customs, has yet been received by the Minister of Customs, in connection with tariff reciprocity. At the time the Bill was before Parliament, it was understood that negotiations were completed, but it now appears that before finality is reached, some outstanding points require personal discussion between the Customs Minister. It is regarded as certain, however, that within a few weeks, a definite agreement will he reached. CUSTOMS QUESTION. MELBOURNE, January 20 The question is being discussed whether Ireland, under the new form of Government, retains the right to have goods admitted to the Commonwealth nt British preferential tariff rates. It is claimed that when she becomes a sister Dominion in the British Commonwealth, her goods will be placed in the general tariff schedule and reciprocal arrangement similar to that required between other Dominions will he necessary.

LABOR REPORT. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 20 Tlio annual report of the Labour Council declares throughout the world, the capitalistic system of finance of industry, is rapidly breaking up. The greatest experts met, time and again, hut confessed themselves impotent to stabilise the situation. The crisis was accompanied by a powerful attack of the entire working class, by reducing wages and other methods. It declares more production would not remedy the prevailing crisis, but only intensify it, by increasing the existing colossal surplus. on the eve of the great offensive in which the workers have to defend their interests. Capitalism is ruined, and the task of the workers’ leaders is to lead them out of this ruin, by militant class organisation. REFUSED ADMISSION. SYDNEY, Jan. 20. Members of the State Ministry arc up in arms against the action of the Federal Government in refusing to allow six German engineering experts to land, for the purpose of erecting machinery obtained for Mon well electorate scheme, costing I!100 000: These experts alone are capable of erecting the machinery. Under the immigration Act, passed in 1920, persons of German parentage and nationality are classed as prohibited immigrants for a period of five years.