AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1922, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. N.S.W. POLITICS SYDNEY, January 25 Pending the fixing of a date for the State elections, both parties are busy organising. A section of the country party continues to holld out against coalition with the Nationalists. Sir J. Fuller (Nationalist) and Mr Wcarne (Countryite) leaders, have issued an appeal to followers to Cease wrangling and link up. forces to ensure the defeat of the present government. It is understood the Coalition policy already drafted included among other sweeping proposals, the reduction of member,s salaries from £875 to £SQO sterling, a reduction of taxation economy in finance abolition of pricefixing and no restrictions of trade.

N.S.W. TRADE SYDNEY, January 24. Last year New South Wales imports ' were valued at £53,111,000 and ex~ j ports, at £50,902,000 . TELEPHONE LINE. MELBOURNE, Jan 25. A second telephone line to Sydney is opened and it will relieve the congestion of th« initial! line. \ THE INQUEST OPENS. MELBOURNE. Jan 25. The inquest on the girl Treitsclike (cabled on December 31st) has opened. Ross, the aroused. was present in custody. Evidence was given that the girl was seen in a wine saloon, kept by Ross. Ivy Matthews, formerly manageress for Ross, said the prisoner told her: — “The moment I am in the presence of children T lose my head. I did that to that child, and in a few minutest she was dead. I did not tie the cord around her neck. After she was dead, I picked up a knife, and could have slashed her to bite.”