AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

VUSniALIAN Aivn N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

NOT A FINANCIAL SUCCESS. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 16

The Board of Directors on Education states that while the New Zealand tour of the, State Orchestra, was one of the greatest artistic successes, the reports indicate it to be a financial failure, though not a very great one. But il the orchestra had stayed in Sydney during tho hot months when the concert attendances are small, the losses would have been much heavier.

SLAUBHTERMEN’S STRIKE. MELBOURNE, Feb. 16

Right hundred slaughtermen, labourers and carters have struck in support of the Newmarket drovers, thus rendering idle the metropolitan abattoirs and freezing work*. A number of employees who were formerly tradesmen will slaughter their own stock if the 1 trouble is not settled.

The trouble may develop to such an 'extent that ia n meat, will he declared “black,” and there is barely two days’ meat supply in the abattoirs and chilling chambers. A CORRECTION. I .Received This Day at 8 a.m.) j MELBOURNE, Feb. 16. Correction. -The three accused in the Bndak ease are Henry Falkinor Scarborough, Alfred Clarke and Thomas Ortoa.

VISITING ATHLETES. SYDNEY, Feb. 16. The Springbok cyclists made a final appearance last evening. Tlmrsfield won two of three heats of a match race over a quarter, haif and one mile ; Hanmm won tho half mile. Tlmrsfield attempted a quarter of a mile Australian record. Ho put up 29 7-10th secs, or three-tenths outside the record. Kattenburu was third in the Five Mile Scratch race. Earlier he established an unpaced record for Australian in both five and ten miles, 12.44 4-5 and 24.24 2-5. respectively. A COMPULSORY CONFERENCE. BRISBANE, Feb. 16. The Mount Morgan Conference arrived at. an agreement for a compulsory Conference at Brisbane on Friday.

LACK OF ORDERS. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, February, 16. Only the steel furnace is working at Lithgow. Tlie ironworks are closed owing to an accumulation of steel caused through the lack of orders. A LONDON MISSION. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) PERTH, Feb. 16. The Premier is sailing on Friday for Loudon. It is stated he has authorised the clearing of a million acres, to be followed by another million. It is hoped to encourage the tropical agriculture of cotton growing. AUSTRALIA UNCONCERNED. MELBOURNE, Fob. 1(5. Air Rodgers, Minister of Customs, referring to tlie threat of a German boycott unless the embargo on German trade is lifted, said tip Ministry is not concerned. Germany purchased Australian wheat last year because of the abnormal European market. Germany did not threaten to boycott Australian wool because it is essential to her woollen industry.