AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MELBOURNE’S TRIBUTE TO DEAD aviator. MELBOURNE, June 18. Thousands filed past the coffin of Lieutenant J. M. Bennett while it - Ivin ; in State in the Federal l.'ai'liamen! House during Saturday forenoon. Great silent crowds paid a tribute to tlie dead airman. Tn the afternoon, after an impressive service

conducted by Bishop Green, the body i was borne through parked streets to i St Kildn cemetery for burial. A hip; ! concourse assembled at tile cemetery. ■ The prove was covered with wreaths. ■ Three aeroplanes circled the city while the funeral was in progress. , X.S.W. POLITICS. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, .Tunc 21. The Cabinet vacancy will be temporary tilled by a rearrangement of tile present Cabinet. Mr Ball lias been transferred to Public Works, and Mr Ciliaffey t« Agriculture. 1

Parliament lias been I'urtlier prorogued till 4th. July. STEED WOItKS. SYDNEY. Jun,. 21. Newcastle circles arc inclined to lie sceptical regarding tile rumours tlmt a uniform gouge and liarliour bridge cause tlie reopening of tlie steel works. According to colliery owners and others, ] there is no prospect of reopening he- j fore the end of the year. j CO A D THOriH/E. SYDNEY. June 21. i The Chairman of the Coal Tribunal refused the miners application for an ■ adjournment, pending the hearing of a] miners injunction, cabled on tlie lOtli. , Justice Hibble requesting the owners l to state tlie lines whereon they intend 1 proceeding, lie premised to interrupt the hearing if it were likely to prejudice : tlie injunction application. i

N.S.W. UN EMPIJIA'ED. • SYDNEY, Juno -21. The l)ire< t• ir (if the Labour Exchange iiiinmmct's there are fourteen tliousfiml unemployed throughout flic State re prc-amting a diminution of a thousand i:i the city an incense of iiftcon thousand in the country. WilW'K AC.-1: KOI’ND. SYDNEY. June 21. 'I lie simmer Suva on routp to Fiji, sent a wireless message stating wreckii«o was sighted on .Aliddleton reel, consisting of eijj:liiy feet of the keel of a wooden vessel. Ivina I::.ltem upward. 1 1 i-. though) to he the Helen If. Sterling. which was abandoned several mouths age The Captain of the Sterling lonlirnis the Indict. the 11 non; WEEK. i MKl.lllini.NK June; -Ji. Mr llunhe- ,i]iiiniiilr"'i] that (ahmet had decided to grant the rei|Uest of

titnher merchants for an eiuptiry into the forly-lour hour week. I

COTTON OHOWiXO. (Received this clay at 9..">0 ii.ni.> ' .MP'I.ROI'UXM. dune til. C'iihinet discussed cotton cc<i\viii<r m Onccnslnml. Xcv. .Sontli A\ iilos and West Australia. .Mr I Inches snlise-

i|ticut!v annotpn ed that tin 1 C ommonwealth ana States concerned would cooperate in making a success of cotton growing. which was an integral' part ol the immigration policy. lie hopeil Britain directly, or through the Empire Cotton Growers’ Association would also co-operate. I AIK SERVICE. 1 MELBOURNE, June 21. Sir Keith Smith interv.iewed Mr Hughes, in respect to details of the air service between liritain and Alts-, tralin. Mr Hughes stated according to Sir Keith Smith’s particulars. Australia’s share of tin- expense would not exceed forty thousand .per annum, which was on" fourth or one fifth of the amount in the scheme to he submitted to Parliament. Sir Keith Smith and Mr Hughes will further dismiss the proposal in a few weeks, when the jVi’srcr is in- rrecipt of mote nrrliew-. lat's. i

STRUCK AT «YDXKY. «ypv|PV. ,|„nc °0 |

Kinlil hundred eniidoyees m the I’re-' driiMi nWorks ut Driiinitinyno \ lune censed work. Tl>" cause of die strike «'«s die dis-I'th-inl of (lire" employee? who refused to k' tidle dip work- of n pnn-rmiouisl employee. wheroiitwiii tlio remnindei st riu-k.