AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1922, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

MR DOOLEY TO RESIGN. SYDNEY, April 4

A TOURING MINISTER. SYDNEY, April 4

MEAT INDUSTRY. MELBOURNE, April «.

CRUISER ADELAIDE SYDNEY, April 6. The warship Adelaide underwent highly successful trials, proving that Australian workmen are capable °f i turning out a standard of work as high as British yards, and in man y respects superior. Tire Adelaide ha s ! taken oyer four and a half years to I Build. An officer explained that the delay was due to alterations, in consequence of lessons learned at Jutland. It Had cost roughly £1,250,000 against £450,060 each for the Melbourne and Sydney,, which were constructed in England.

It is anticipated that Sfr Dooley, who is in a private hospital, with an injured ankle will tender his resignation in a few days

Rev. F. D. Blakeslee, a distinguished Methodist from United States, who was present at Lincoln’s last speech, has arrived in gydney from China, en route for a tour of the world. He said China would have to give up internecine strife, if the Washington resolutions were to be of any use. He added that the prohibition Act in United States would never be repealed, as its benefits were proving much greater than the most enthusiastic ever predicted.

The Commonwealth Government decided to assist the depressed beef industry by granting a subsidy of a farthing per oound on all beef, and this season’s. beef stored in cool chambers before .‘list, October, and shipped before 31 st December, provided certain conditions are complied with, including reduction of wages and reduction of cost of treatment at meatworks. Mr Hughes further announced the Imperial Government were willing to assist immigrants by payment of one-third interest, on a loan floated, to finance settlement in Australia. The Commonwealth is seeking fifty millions for the purpose, to be sp end over a period of years.