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Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1922, Page 3

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I MINER, LAUNCHED MELBOURNE, Jan 28 Tho new Commonwealth, liner Enron of 'six thousand oils was launched at Williamstown yards. ARMSTRONG’S NEW JOB. MELBOURNE, Jan 28. Armstrong has accepted an appointment of special commissioner in Australia for Peter Dawson, the Scotch distiller. He has resigned the Secretaryship of tho Melbourne Cricket Club, and is retiring from first-class cricket. He will continue to play in club and pennant matches.

BOATING FATALITY. MELBOURNE, .Tan 28. A picnic party of nineteen persons were in a motor launch on Lake' Tycrs when the engine back-fired. The worn, en became alarmed and crowded to the, stern of the vessel and it capsized. Trree men, Darrell Ray (acting-Depu!v Commissioner of Taxation), Alex Finlay and John Bnrko were drowned.

JUDGE DEAD. I MELBOURNE, Jan. 30. Obituary.—Sir Joseph Hood, a Judge | of the Supreme Court. SPEECH BY MR HUGHES. ; 'hVoeived This Dnv at 0.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 30. 1 , Speaking at Bendigo, Mr Hughes dej dared that Australia bad nothing to y • fear from German competition, because ' j the Anti-Dumping Act would prevent _ j under-cutting of prices. He strongly P j condemned the tendency in some qtiarj i ters to belittle anything made in Ausj tralia. , i In further advocating the proposed 5 1 round table Conference of employers , i and employees Mr Hughes reiterated j that the industrial position was one . i of gravity. He declared that Australia . i must conform to the world’s barometer I of prices. ; j We must reduce our prices or go out jof business. No resolution by any , j union, no combination of masters and ; no effort of mankind could alter the , ; position. Until the cost of production ! was brought down, until they underi stood that law, it is useless to talk ' about “isms” such as Socialism and ■ Sovietism. ; Mr Hughes strongly urged tho claims lof a proper scheme of immigration, j There were thousands of British ex- ' service men available, and now was tho | psychological moment, for the whole world had been shaken to its founda- ! tion. “Let us unite them hede to help j us increase our wealth and develop and , defend our country.”

VICTORIAN FINANCE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 30. The Federal revenue for the half year ended 31st Dec. was £682,000 above the previous corresponding half year, while the expenditure was substantially curtailed. It is anticipated

if the result is equally good during the remainder of the year, that reduced taxation will be possible.

PADDON’S COMING RACE. SYDNEY, January 30. Paddon departs for New Zealand shortly. Ho is confident that he i s able to givo Hndficld a good race. Local admires presented him with n new boat. MEAT OUTLOOK. BRISBANE, January 30. The Premier stated the situation bf the meat industry is grave. Tho ouR look for cattlemen who have large numbers ready to kill as a result of the good season was gloomy. He explained tho official report why Argentine meat was sold at higher rates in London than Australina wag that Argentine cattle were killed when two years old and Australian when fiouij. The former therefore was a Wetter marketable quality. Argentine were fatter and carried a larger proportion of flesh. Argentine were a shorter time in cold storage and deterioration consequently was les s than Australian.