AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. j CONFERENCE OPENS. SYDNEY, Jan 27. The annual Conference of Australian Workers Union has opened. Delegates from all parts of the Commonwealth j and New Zealand are present, i MEN’S OFFER REFUSED. (Received This, Day at 10.15 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Jan 28. Watorlooo mining company has decided it is unable to accept the men’s proposals, made with a view to preventing them closing down, stating that the I offer was quite inadequate to meet the present losses on 'production, hut the company is prepared to further discuss thq situation.

3 I TIMBER MILLS CLOSING. 5 i - j (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) » | HOBART, Jan 28. 1 j Widespread distress prevails among f j timber workers owing to the closing l I down .'of a number of mills. The co- ! | operative ha S'" of working was rejected. 1 j AN Aik RD CABLE. /Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) I SYDNEY, Jan. 28. I The manager of the Oceanic Company describes yesterday’s cabled Soni oma story as absurd. He points • .out I there are no convicts at Pago Pago. | According to cables he received the Sonoma entered and left Papo Pago without anything unusual happening. J ! DOCK COMPANY’S FINANCE. ! j SYDNEY, Jan. 28 j j For the first time in 30 years, j Moi't’s dock company failed to declare j j a dividend. This is attributed chiefly ! ! to the 44 hour week system causing a j ■ decreased output at a'higher cost of' production. The number of unemploy- I ed is steadily growing and the position is regarded as very serious. INDUSTRIAL CRISIS. SYDNEY, ’Jan. 28. Unless a remedy is quickly found an industrial crisis will have to he faced. The employed are clamouring for action by the Government to relieve the situation, hut the latter’s hands arc tied hv lack of funds. Government is I. opposed to a proposal that the Board j of Trade again review the basic wage, 1 as it is not in favour of a further reduction at the present time.