AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1922, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

\Lb HUMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NINE DAYS FORTNIGHT. (Received This Dav at 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 27 The miners ballot on the nine days fortnight proposal resulted—For, 3,342; against, 12,366. Leading union officials state the Industrial Union’s are ready to cooperate.

INDUSTRIAL POSITION

SYDNEY, Jan. 27

Mr Hughes proposed a conference to discuss amicably matters relating to the industrial situation.

MORATORIUM ENDED

MELBOURNE, Jan. 27

It is officially notified that the war precautions moratorium period expired during December.' The prices of foodstuffs and groceries have decreased by three per cent compared with November range, being three point seven in New South Wales to one point three in Queensland.

HIDES SALE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 27

The hides market was fiim, stouts and hides showing substance advanced a farthing and other grades are unchanged. TWO BIG FEREIS. • Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 27. Two early morning fires, at Grace Brothers’ Furniture factory in Parramatta road, and Lasserts big store in Cork street, started almost simultaneously. Both Sre still ablaze!. The brigade has overtaken the threatened danger. The damage is very Serious.

THE MURDER CHARGE, MELBOURNE, January 27. Mr Harding gave evidence that Ross told him he took the girl into his private room behind the bar and gave her three glasses of wine. She went t|o sleep and) when she woke she started to moan and cry. He tried to pacify, her and then lost his head and choked her. He washed the bar to destroy the traces and returned late at night and took the body to where it was found, meantime arranging ’ his movements so a)s to throw off suspicion. He added that if acquitted, he was going for heavy compensation. If convicted he must get hold of some cyanide. INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE. 'Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Januaiy 26. The Federal Cab'incjt unanjiiuously supports Mr Hughes 1 proposed industrial conference. Invitations are issued and it probably will be held about 14th. February.' It is understood if it proves successful, Mi- Hughes intends to 'bring into operation the powers the Commonwealth possesses under the industrial peace act, providing for the establishment of a council of industrial repfesentatives whose powers will be similar to the Whitley Council in England.