AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1922, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION. MOTOR CYCLING RECORD. SYDNEY, February 171'. Alla Isadler broke the motor cycling record from Melbourne to Sydney by 38 minutes, his time being 17hrs. 33 minutes.

MELBOURNE MEiAT STRIKE. MELBOURNE February 17. | The retail meat carters have b e en , called out on strike in sympathy with 1 the slaughtermen, MR. DOOLEY’S POLICY. CAUSTIC PRESS COMMENT. (Received This Day at ?.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 18. Both the “Herald” and “Telegraph,” comment on Mr Dooley’s policy speech, for side stepping actual financial and industrial position of tlie Stato and ignoring the real issues to be faced. The papers declare if the policy is ca-T.ed into effect, it would plunge the county deeper into the financial morass. I The “Herald” says that judged from the truism that finance i« government, and government is finance, the policy speech is not an account of the Government’s stewardship, hut a cynical affront to the intelligence of the elec-, toi-S. 1 Tlie “Telegraph” says Air Dooley s appeal is based ori a succession of j bridges, first to one section, theli tci another and quite inconsistent. j The “Daily Mail” describes Air Dool-j ey’s effort .as one of the most specta- j cular seen for years. The only thing , lacking is something in the way of an indication of how the policy is going to bo given effect to. Everybody must doubt the ability of Air Dooley or any other politcian, to carry, it out.

GOLD ATEDAL FOR CHALMERS SYDNEY, Feh. 18. The Shipwreck Relief Society has awarded a gold medal to Chalmers, the hero of the Coogee shark tragedy.

LOWER WHEAT YIELD, PERTH, Feb, 18, The State wheat harvest is expected to yield 13304 thousand bushels, 1,303 thousand below last year’s yield.