AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1922, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CUT IN MINER& WAGES. SYDNEY, June 21. At the coal tribunal, tlie colliery proprietors proposed a reduction ol 33 1-3 per cent in miners’ wages all round.

Thi s demand staggered the men’s re-

pi esentativos. A long argument followed, in which Mr Willis (the miners’ delegate) stated that if the Tribunal was proceeding on its present fine. it might cause serious unrest amongst the men. and if they went on discussing this reduction in wages, it would be like Nero fiddling while Rome burned. The Tribunal lias adjourned till Friday.

NEW SOUTH WALES COAL DISPUTE. SYDNEY. June 21

Tim Chairman of the New South Wales Tribunal has refused the miners’ application for an adjournment pending the hearing of the miners’ appliea lon for ail injunction against the owners’ proposed action. Mr f’iblde. in requesting the owners to stale the linos wherein they intend proceeding, promised to interrupt the bearin' if il cere likely to prejudice the iniiiiieiion application. CARGO PILFERING. SYDNEY, June 21 A (•(inference which discussed cargo •(filtering. recommended the adoption in Svdnev of a system similar lo that in vogue' in Melbourne, which provides fur a special police patrol oil the wharves.. A suggestion is also made that the Government should, appoint fifty special wharf police under the direct control of the Police Department, and f .pppi:i]!v I prnteclivc* measures, ('nil'orinil of action in various Commonwealth ports is urged.

SASTRI’S TOUR. RIfSBANE June 22. Mr Sastii addressed the Assembly oil 1 1 ;( . ..rievances of Indian residents. A vote'of thanks was carried unanimously. IKVITKIC CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) MEL BOURNE. June 22. The Federal Cabinet agreed to a pro-p-sal to hold a pa n-Pacific Scientific ( ni'memo in Australia doling 1023, vidi’no the cost to the Government does lie.f exceed to.Of’O. Mr Hughes explained that the visit of American scientists would he a great advertisement for Australia. • r-TRALi VS F! OCR DEAL. ME!.BOURNE, dune 22. Rei’.-rrii!'' to the t'onuueiiweidt!i compensation ’in Smith Vice for interior Mr Hughes stated we paid comi esa' hm ! e":!\'«' «• thought the flour vos until lor Ho- purpose h was olii"iiied. and <• nedd-red r in the best j,,! ~!•(»,, v I»r lit* ('iHUHIOIIU ill'll {«» uth.M‘l ~ , m .. o~| Uc claims, which had on legal lull a moral hnxjj. and "cie i'lpTv to 'prejudice trad • relations with South Africa.

SOUTH A US'!' 1 ! AI lAN WINE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) ADEL VIDE, dune 22 Wire travellers state the greater part of (tistralian trade with New Zealand las been lost since the reciprocity treat' - was made between New /calami and South Africa. The siinihu ity of initials of K.A., frequently caused mist - kes with regard to tlie country of origin, as the letters stood both f»r South Africa and South Australia. U is stated that the latter’s wine is of a superior oualitv and it is alleged that many Smith Africa travellers deliberately represent their wares as South Australian. FAIR RENTS 111 1.1. REPEAL. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. June 22. M, Ley definitely assured a deputation ( f real estate agents that the I'aii Bents Act wool! he repealed. Calnnet I a<i instructed him to dralt a Bill for ihat purpose. Quoting the result ol ap-pli-uttions to tin- Court. Mr Ley said Ibe reductions varied Irnm three to tweiilv-seven shillings. The Act had operated in exactly the opposite d'»yV tion to which it was intended by ( aUnet.

Kl)\'f'ATlf'NA I. IiKI'OUM. SYDXKY, June The sub-eominilfeo eunsidoriiifi eilueaiioii 'I iVtoini is ri'comnioiiiliuii si of thirteen hundred thousand Mr «r----sohunls and renovations, also I -in' l'if in iv. o onim as ik r mii!in jwiml at secondary schools. T!IK I’KIfDKI.M’ STItIKF. SY!>NKY. .1 nutTiic strike :it IVnlrinii riiltlwr works !:ns Iff sot lied, in consequence of the non-> in inn i -1. iosip.u.ll uni. '■ l |,o resumed to-iliiy. Til;'. n.M’IUH'W I’.lillKlK. ftv|t\KY. .1 into 22. ( Jr. VI" Tlll’Oll I IlfopoKOS til lilt reduce 0 noil-puny bill next session lor tin- harliour briilfiC. . . ('iiliiiiot yesterday despatched u cable I ) limadfiold instiiictiup; liini to proo.oil Intoi viewing; tenderers in Ann non. nisi) stilliuo tlio (lovei'iiment would recoivo altornativo tondors on tlio basis o! tenderers Uniinoinp; too ooiistruotion on llio toll svstom. It is expected tlio bittor j,reposal will cause dissension m National ranks. atstuai ia’k civil servants. (Received this day at !b‘<!) a.in.) SY l)N KY. d uni' Mr I’nittoii. n member o| the lio.'s of lit ji.'i’M’ntnli'. ‘.'S, di'idinp; «ith * ’«• j danmors of tlio ever crowing army o oivil so.rvtints, statoil on tlio o\o o I I'odoratioii tlm nunibor of persons n ! (lovonnnoiit oiiiplovmont in all Stale j was ninoLv thousand; last year it Inn | rison to nearly two bundled thousand j bosidus over fifty thousand t onunoii 1 wealth oivil servants. In I'.KXI 'her j was one I lovornniolit employee to over twenty-one of tin- adult population While last year the average was one t every twelve, and one person workin for (lovernnient to every six id Am tralia’s ]>upulation.

WIITTK A t’STI! A I.I A. ADKI.AIDK, .rime 22. \ letter has been received liy the Chairman »f the Chamber <>i' Mamifiwturers from prominent business men tonrino the world, station they found liitter feeling in Coyh.n. 1.u1.a I’alestine I'V.vpt and various Continental against the \\"uile Australia policy; so much so tbn 1 tlioy ansoluti'|v refused to trade in •’•nods urgently rerpiired, and which Australia could supply. Feeling was especially hitter in Til'dja. while in Egypt there was a market set against anything imported from the British Dominions.