AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

ICBTUALIAN. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION" LABOR DISSENSION. (Received this day at 3 a.m.) I SYDNEY. May 29. I .A storm of protest has been caused amongst New Smith Wales Labour Leagues ami l nions by the adoption by ( the Iniei'-Sliile Labour Conference at Brisbane of the doctrines of the Moscow International, hi place of a white Australia, in the Australian Labour , .Party’s objective, and will be the ! subject of a contest at the annual coil- j fereneo on Saturday next. A strong | section has developed which is outspok- 1 cm in its’resentment ol the attitude of the Brisbane Conference, in removing all traces of Australian sentiment from Labour’s objective. Proceedings at tin:

1 coining conference will decide the fate F of socialisation. If the conference ratifies tlte new objective framed at Bids. > bane Convention, it will, in the opinion of many delegates, be useless fo distil s ■ the greater portion of the business submitted by Leagues and l nions, as most of the nations are quite inconsistent ‘ with the-scheme for control of iiidus- ! try bv a supreme economic council which is a corollary of the new objective. The business paper clearly indicates that as explained in the statement issued by the Australian l/ibour Party the rank and file have not been organised to the point of understanding tin l propositions and socialisation is an iincomprehended objective.

THE GOLD FIND. SYDNEY. May '29. Interest continues to grow in the Tank gold find. Excitement lias been caused at C’anbelego through the pegging out of all area right across the main street of the town embracing several shops and houses. A verbal enI counter ensued between the stakers and 1 several women whose backyards were invaded in the process, hut the miners continue to hold their claims.

THE SUNDAY SPIRIT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE. May 29. Summing up the attitude towards . games and general holiday spirit, which f was said to he encroaching on the prot,fir religious observance of the sabbath, : Rev. F. 11. l’aton. the recently elect-j ed Moderator of Presbyterian Church said there were two main aspects to bp considered in regard to the general oh. j servance of Sunday. Firstly. Sunday J was made for man, not man for Sunday. Secondly. Christ ordained a day ot j rest that man might have time to consider spiritual realities, and he must j always hear ill mind the purpose for which it. was instituted, lie fa vim nil Sunday hands so long as they si looted approved piogramines. although strongly against the introduction of Sunday morning trams. He also favoured brighter church services.

INDUSTRIAL COURT. ADELAIDE. May 29. j A meeting of representative employers passed a resolution asking Government to abolish the State Industrial Court on the ground that it was heavy and unnecessary expense. j TRAM WAY.MEN’S DEMANDS. ! (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) ( .MELBOURNE, .May 29. Tramway employees are submitting a lug to the Arbitration Court, asking for increases ol upwards of fifty per tent. 1 C 7 2s (id is asked for drivers and conductors. j WIRELESS. ! .MELBOURNE, .May 29.

The manager of the Amalgamated Wireless informed the Commonwealth Government that to ensure secrecy of public correspondence, and prevent a leakage of information, the apparatus used by experimenters would be designed so as to prevent the tapping of messages. He advised the Government to exercise care in issuing licenses, which could he cancelled at short notice. RIFLE-SHOOTING TEAAI. .MELBOURNE. Alay 29. The Executive Council of the Commonwealth Ri'le Association litis decided to scud a team to Hisley ill 192-1, i! £3,01)0 sterling is raised to enable a lint to lie built in England, and to cover expenses. THE NEW DISEASE. BRISBANE, Alay 29. The Queensland branch of the British .Medical Association has agreed that the mysterious disease at Ipswich is identical with the “X” disease of 1917. Both are cerebral manifestations of poliomyelitis, named encephalitis. TRADE WITH GERMANY. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) BRISBANE, Alay 29. j lion. W. Al. Hughes, speaking at Cairns, referred to the returned soldiers’ i criticism, objecting to resumption ol ■ trade with Germany, lie said it was 100 late to act now. Tlte objection j should have bei'ti made when Parliament ;

were dealing with the matter. In any raise, the tarill would effectively protect Australian indu-tiies.