AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE LIQUOR ACT. .SYDNEY, Feb. 13. In a prosecution under the Liquor Act, in which the licensee of a wine bar was charged with allowing persons to remain on bis premises after six o clock in the evening, and several persons were charged with being found on the premises, the Magistrate dismissed the cases, ruling that the: provisions of the Liquor Act, IPOS were still in force as regards wine and spirit merchants.

N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, Feb. 14. Hon Mr Estell, who resigned from the Ministry, has been appointed to the Legislative Council. N.S.W. ELECTIONS. SYDNEY, Feb. 14. A scheme is afoot amongst manufacturers to raise an “Elections Fighting Fund” to assist the Nationalists to defeat the Labour Party, and thereby to scotch the 44-hour week movement, which they claim to be crippling many industries. The proposal is that the employers shall pay a levy of five farthings per week to the fund for each employee. CRICKET VETERANS’ BENEFIT. SYDNEY, Feb. 14 The Iredalc testimonial cricket match netted £ISOO. PRESENT FOR PRINCESS MARY. SYDNEY, Feb. 14. It lias been decided that the women of New South Wales shall purchase Arthur Streeton's oil painting “Sydney Harbour,” for £OOO, as a wedding gilt to Princess Mary. SYDNEY LICENSE TRANSFER. SYDNEY, Feb. 14 The Licensing Court has granted an application for the transfer of a liquoi license to the Alliance Hotel (cabled in January). SUDDEN DEATH. SYDNEY, Feb. 14 While at work in bis office yesterday Mr w. J. *Defery, manager of the “Evening News” collapsed. He died to-day. HEAT IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Eel). 14 The weather for the past week has been very hot. OBITUARY. Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb, 15. Obituary.—Bertram Stevens, literary art critic, aged forty-nine.

EMIGRATION. SYDNEY. Feb. 15

Mr Dooley, referring to the statement made by Matthews, the, welfare officer, on the steamer Largo Bay, stated the latter deserved the gratitude of Australia for exposing the immigration muddle. Lord Northcliffe’s warning had been ignored that immigration on the top of unemployment, spells tragedy for the immigrant and unpopularity for th 0 moment and disaster for the Government responsible.

N.S.W. POLITICS. SPDNEY, Feb. 15

Buckley, the defeated candidate for Sydney selection, is protesting to the executive to-night against the ballot, which he declares was faked. MeGirr announces that he favors allowing as many candidates as like, to contest the election without any pre-election.

DANGER FOR AUSTRALIA. SPDNEY, Eeb. 15

0. Milner, brotherin-lnw of Lord Northeliffe and a resident of Brisbane has iretunied from a trip to the FarEast. He doubts whether Australia can maintain a. white policy without the risk of losing the country in another way. He is impressed by the ceaseless activity of Japanese and Chinese.

UNIFORM RAILWAY GUAGE. MELBOURNE, Eeb. 15. The Parliamentary Committee' on Railways submitted a report that a uniform gunge would few benefits, and an expenditure of millions, and the scheme is not justified.

I DROVERS ON STRIKE. ■ 'Received This Dav at 11.150 a.in.) MELBOURNE, Fob. If). Seventy drovers at Newmarket saleyards struck, because 25 others declined to join the union. The slaughtermen have declared all meat black. The city’s meat supply is threatened unless , a. settlement is affected.

i' PROPOSED CRICKET VISIT, i ‘Received This Oav at 12.25 p.m.)

SYDNEY, February 15

Mi- Smtili. Secretary of the Cricket Board Control, confirms the statement that no official (information of the proposed visit of MacLaren’s team has been received. He did not think the Board could not offer any objection to the project, seeing the team bad the Marylebone impremature. The Board could not entertain a proposal from an individual.

RATS AND FLEAS

SYDNEY, February 15

Block associations of business men to assist the health authorities in exterminating rats and fleas arc being formed. The city is to be divided into blocks, each under the supervision of the association.