AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1922, Page 3

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A HOPEFUL VIEW. HOBART, April 18. At the annual conference of the Commercial Travellers Association of Aus- • ralasia now being held at Launceston, tlie president’s address predicted a prosperous time ahead of the trade ami those who suffered recent had times should he rewarded.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. HOBART, April 18

The Australian Commercial Travellers’ Conference carried a resolution approving of the appointment of trade commissions being decided by the Conference. The representative of commercial bodies also pledged itself to assist the Commonwealth and State Governments in the settlement of new overseas settlors, especially from British- Isles and Dominions/ Air • Meadows (Queensland) was chosen president, and the next Conference fixed for Brisbane.

CHESS. MELBOURNE, April 18. Competitors for the Australian chess championship number fourteen. In the first round A. Davis (New Zealand) defeated Engling (Westralia). In the second round Davies heat Ansald (Queensland). The only others who won both games were Boyce (Queensland) and Wallace (New South Wales).

N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, April 19

The “Daily Telegraph” states- tlio next few days will he devoted by the Central Executive of the Australian Labour Party to a seal]) hunt in readiness for another discipline meeting. The “Telegraph” expects the outcome to be that thirty or forty prominent Labour men and women, including several members of the Central Executive and about forty Union Secretaries and cither officials will be expelled, for daring.to follow Mr Ca.tts into the now Majority Labour Party. As part of the policy the new Government is reviewing state industries esablished by the late Government and the weeding out of those which proved unproductive, is starting. It is understood instructions have been given to stop the retail sale of meat in the State butchery.

BURIAL IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, April 18. Sir Keith Smith has cabled to bis mother that he is leaving with the bodies of Sir Boss Smith and Lieutenant Bennett fur internment in Australia in three weeks time.