AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. REDUCED FREIGHT. HOBART, June Hi. The Union Steamship Coy. has reduced freight on produce from Hobart and north-west to the mainland by ten pel -• .'hi in conformity with the rcilueli: i: fie. the Tasmanian State line several months ago. question OF DUTY. (Received (his day at 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June US. We.ls. !y Motors Limited, otherwise known as Vickers l.id., have abandoned the proposal to erect an assembling factory at .Melbourne capable of turning out a thousand cars annually, because they are unable to submit to l be Customs Department demand to proride a guarantee of CIO.OOO that the component parts will be assembled into ears, and not soli 1 for repair work, tu which case the duty imposed would lie equal to the rates fixed for chassis, A difficulty arose in respect to the values ■if component parts, tho firm contending that the value of the material at the time of importation should be twenty per cent less than engine assembling in England. The Customs imposed heavy duties on motor parts i,i order to protect the industry osta-i----fished during the war, when it was difficult to obtain spare parts overseas.

.mandated territory. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 10. ; Constant cavilling against- Urn New j Zealand Government's administration of j Samoa, finds abundant echo in connec- ; tion with the Federal Government’s 1 administration of l’apua. Air Hughes I replying to adverse criticism, says it is time these misrepresentations weie stopped l . Deliberately or unwittingly interested business and public men are , assisting in insidious propaganda which ! i s being carried on with the object of I discrediting Australia as a mandatory I power. Germany wants the Islands back and she is being assisted by those who repeat all the rumours they hear and retail all the poisonous tittle-tattle of enemies of the Commonwealth. German propaganda is an insidious. dca< - | V f»iin'. Us agents ’are many and not confined to those of German nationality (Sr,,-, representations recently made m the CM man Reichstag against A ustral',an administration of " c "‘ li,s ' ed upon tho authority of certain memlaws „f the Australian Parliament. <« illla„v is determined to regain possession of the lost colonies and is bending eveiv effort to that end, endcavon, ,ng U persuade the world that Australia is unfit jjovcit New Guinea, but the retention of these Islands is essential *" Australia's safety. Those who spread the lying statements aie enemies of tile i oininonwe.iltli.

CITY SALOONS. SYDNEY. June UP || lo |i if, Telegraph" describing n mimd of visits paid to city wine liais. saving despite improvements and sweeping away of many abuses since six o'clock ('losing became operative, these saloons are without glossing the point, working a great deal of harm among womonAud girls. The paper describes Bacchanalian' scenes in which drunken women mid girls participated.

POLICE PRECAUTIONS. MELBOURNE. June 16

On the strength of a report by the Commissioner of police of increasing ( rime, Government has decided on the immediate adoption of tho,motor patrol system, and th ( , appointment of an additional fifty-five constables.

SUPREME COURT DECISION. BRISBANE. June Hi. The Supreme Court lias decided the , Mount .Morgan Gold Mining Coy. is i liable to pay'income tax on fourteen 1 thousand received for tho sale o( gold i abroad. The Company contended that tians "etions abroad were .. independentof Qi'e nsi.ind activities. Ihe Court <le- , iPod there wei- not two businesses. : one for production'and (-no for sale ot ; go’. L that i* was all one business.

LABOR. AND MUSIC. /Received ibis day at 12.25 p.m.) . SYDNEY. June Ifi. The Labour Council unanimously "d- ---• opted a resolution against disbanding | the State Orchestra, stating ii was m- ; cumhent on the Government to see the , combination "as not destroyed.

ESTIMATED DEFrCIT. SVDN'KY. .Dim- Hi. jt is anticipated the State deficit lor the year ending :51st. dune will- lie iipwaids. of two million, notwithstanding the imposition 01 the super-tax. and disregarding the million shortage of consolidated revenue, due to the previous Government giving more than they received, on the wheat transaction. CO A I, .MIX HUS I MICVI’KST. SYPMiV. .Tune In. It is olliciidlv announced on behalf of the Coni Miners Federation that steps will lie taken to obtain an injunction . from the High Court against Justice | Jlihhle and the Coal Tribunal proceodj ing to deal with the owners application : for a reduction of wages by 3;5 1-15 per I cent, and the alteration of the eondi- ! t ions of labour.