AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AL’SI llAl-lAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

STANDARD WAGE. ADELAIDE, April 12. The Board of Industry has reduced the living wa-.ro from 13s 3d per day to Pis lid.

HOT WEATHER. SYDNEY, April 12. Yesterday was the hottest April day experienced in Sydney for 03 years. The barometer registered 90 deg. OBITUARY. ißeceived This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 13. Obituary.—Lady Dixon, the philanthropist.

BA AYR A WOOL. MELBOURNE, April 13 Bawra is retiring with a balance ol ten millions sterling priority wool certificates on 18th May. The amount distributed in July was £-1,750,000. RECIPROCITY. MELBOURNE, April 13. Mr Pearce conferred with Mr Rogers, v.ith a view to effecting a reciprocal tariff agreement with Canada, whoso Premier informed Mr Pearce he had taken steps to communicate with the Commonwealth on the question.

HIDES MARKET

MELBOURNE, April 13. The hides market was firm and values for all good hides in condition and lights, was a farthing advance, sioppv and inferior descriptions unchanged. ! HON I). STEWART. 'Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 13. i Hon Downic Stewart believes the tariff agreement will prove satisfactory. It will he submitted to both Parliaments, probably in July. Hon Stewart sails for New Zealand on Saturday.

DAVIS CUP TEAM. SYDNEY, April 13

The Australasian Tennis Council has ('selected Patterson, Anderson and i O’Hara Wood, hut not Hawlies, to compete for the Davis Cup contests, j Only three are making the trip, which will he via Wimbledon.

SUCCESSFUL SALVAGE. SYDNEY, April 13

A salvage syndicate was formed in Sydney in January and chartered a ketch and proceeded to Deal Island, Bass Straits, where the Karitane was wrecked on Christmas Eve, when bars of copper and precipitates wore lost valued at twenty-five thousand. All hut twenty bars were recovered, vMucis one of the most successful salvage enterprises on record.

FULLER MINISTRY. SYDNEY, April 13

The Fuller Ministry will he sworn in to-day as follows -Sir J. Fuller, Oakes, Hearne, Cocks, Bovin, Ley, Fitzpatrick. Ball, Henley, Bmntiicll, Cnrrutliers, Fa mar, and Chaff e.v. The portfolios are not definitely allotted.

i STANDARD OF LIVING. ! SYDNEY, April 14. 1 Speaking at the Show luncheon, Mr Hughes declined they must maintain the Australian standard of ffving. He was strongly opposed to bringing it i down, but the idea of not doing a fair day’s work must go, and go quickly. (Inly by mutual concessions between employer and employee could the stanI daril of living and progress of the conn, i try be maintained.

HELP FOR BEEF-INDUSTRY. SYDNEY, April 13

Mr Hughes informed the representatives of the meat industry that tho meat subsidy docs not include mutton. The action is taken in regard to beef only, because the industry is in extremis. The same could not be said of the sheep raising industry. Tf, however, the sheep industry got in extremis, lie was prepared to consider the granting of a. subsidy. »

PRIZE BUM

SYDNEY, April 13,

At the show sales, the Hereford hull, Gay Mansell, owned by McKenzie (Master-ton) brought 150 guineas.