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Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1922, Page 3

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I AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIUS j At. SASTRT’S MISSION. MELBOURNE, June 14. ' At. Sastri, addressing representative: industrial unions, reiterated that hi: mission "as to advocate the cause ol the Indians resident in the Common- ; wealth, lie had no desire to encroach ! on White Australia’s policy. Tn speakI ti) Australia he was aiso speaking t< I New Zealand and ether Dominions I The Secretary of the Trades Hall, j replying, assured A!. Sastri that Australian workers were in full sympathy 1 with tho Indian people m tfieir struggt i for freedom and home rule. He ga j the assurance that the Indians resident ! in Australia would receive every o: n- : sideration from the Australian Labou. I Party.

AIR. S.\STRJ. SYDNEY, June 15. Mr Sastri has arrived. He explained fie find no grievance against New sontb Wales which had already conceded the franchise to Indian residents. Referring to education in India lie said it would take fully thirty years to introduce even "the elementary system, to instruct three hundred million people. The task should have been undertaken IJVl JV the British, fifty years ago.

Cl I FA PER MONEY. (Received this day at Uhb> a.m. SYDNFY, June 15. Tfic “Dnilv Telegraph” says money • ,W cheaper in Sidney, and is being off red to 1 'borrowers with liberality. ~intrusting strongly with collson a. 1■ e :i ll italic of n few months ago. -vd.i i, i- possible to obtain up to sixty pm a ri u roiT»«iniso(l valiLilion ” : ,ud. a half, or even six per cent ints'i-wb-'P as earlier m the yea, -h i worn about fifty j>er emit a. seven Tne -Telegraph” adds that the future is regarded optimistically m ££*{ cf v lint is termed the s.ii'ei •- ■smile Government. Beneficial results Y,O expected by mnnuln,•tiiicrs cons. o on the reduction ol the ha., wage', ami the return to the Jnrty-c.gi.L hour working week.

inferior, fj.our SHIPMENTS (Received ibis day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, June l>

| Tlu , U gl, the Commonwealth P- •«! ■ cl 15,000. in settlement of South AfI Hen's claims respecting interior Hour, f th „ trouble is still not ended, shippers \ claiming heavy losses sustained in ,CS..cd to portion or the Hour, of which letters of credit had not been provided. The flour-was eventually sold at a loss twenty pounds pel- ton. It is statj!,,. |„ ss „f one or two shippers amounted to niuetv thmisaml. A deputation explained to Mr Hughes that the .Hour was declared unfit for human cunsuiiiptii.il at Durban, and taken to I’oiaud ami sold for L‘-’1 1 ' stalling f. 0.1). It argued the m ini obhg,'- ; j.iyi i {'oimiMMi'v* .il 1 1) to recoup uhipjK'is u-h-sr Ws :t i\vuwof a India n. Ah Hughes ’fcsciaimj ed a legal or moral obligation but proI niiseil an inquiry.

HOURS AND WAGES. .SYDNEY. .1 line 15. Broken Hill Proprietary officially states that the price of coal must be reduced and the forty-eight hour week restored, before it can reopen the Newcastle steel works. Mr Dooley attended the Labour Cmiferenee oil erutehes and urged unity in the ranks as essential for recapturing the confidence of the electors. \n interim report of the Committee of’ Enquiry into Air AlcGirr’s charges report Air AleGirr objected to two memliers of the Commission and refused t„ appear before it. During the discussion, conflicting motions wore moved urging the committee to report without Air McOirr’s evidence and to substitute others for the members of the Committee objected to. The Conference passed a resolution in favour, of reversion to single electorates Ijv 77 to 35 votes.

LABOR MATTERS ( I! ecoived this day at 11.30 a.in.') MELBOURNE. June LI

A. Ste Wart. secretary of the Federal “Executive of the Australian Labour Party considers there is no likelihood of a' special inter-State Conference to reconsider the Brisbane objective, ns requested bv \*ew South Wales Conference. He believed New South Wales which at present stood alone. would join the other States as soon as Justice Powers reduced the basic wages in the rubber trade from £1 5s to C 3 18s sd.

MORE WAGES WANTED(Received this dnv at 12.2-» p.ni.) SYDNEY, June 15. • Employees of Sydney ferries are approaching the Federal Arbitration Court lor an increase of wages! and revision of yc tools for master, mate and engineer, necessitating an increased expenditure of one hundred per cent if the claims are granted. The Company is counter claiming for a reduction. Air Hughes promised a deputation In.it (Lmmonwealth would assist New South AVales voluntary wheat I cool and make a second payment, provided the Governor of the Commonwealth Bank) was satisfied with the assets. The deputation explained that when the pool had been paid for all the wheat, sjold it w> uld be indebted to the Associate# banks t’> the extent of & quarter of a million sterling. So far it had received three and tt half millions Scout tHej Commonwealth. The overdraft was one a half millions, which was covered by five and a half million bushels.

'i 1 HE “WOLF”. SYDNEY, Juno 15. j Tho inaugural steamer of the regu- j lar monthly service from French ports j ( to Australia is T/Otigsor formerly the j German raider Wolf. She left Marseilles on the 7th. This marks the resumption of the Messngeries Maritime ser- j vice. Passengers will he carried hut not mails, for the time being. j T.FOTST.ATIOv POSTPONED. SYDNEY. June 15. Owing !o pressure of urgent economic land legislation dnrinsg tho approaching session "T the Assniblv it is now proposed to postrano O'o l.npior lleferendum Rill till ioo.'l. The Prohibition l.eague is rending It. B. S. Hammond on a world tour to investigate first hand results of the I irpior Reform T egisbith i). Hammond will visit New Zealand and take part in the campaign and stay till the end of the year

IiKV. ORMUZ SAILS. 1 /K(.,-oiv;>d this day at 12.20 1> SYDNEY, I (in*' l "’. .\ftcr being ashore half an hour. Hi"' <>,-m ll sailed I*v tin- Ventura. He .intimated hi- intont■<-n <»f action tl.c Foreign Ollicc. London. ST MAM MH SERVICE. SYDNEY. .lime 1 r>. Mr Spronto. nmnaciii" afi' at <•! ' h ‘ Oceanic steamship company _h:i" sail"', ill tlic Von* nr I far Pan Mraiici'-r '’. An niinocnccnicnt is cxnected Irom Washington will'll! a ninntli 'whether Fnited States is prepared In renew inmail subsidy, ft is understood if renewed. tlic company proposes sul.st it ut i„jr tlircc weekly service with faster steamers for the present service.