AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1922, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAfiLB ASSOCIATION.

CHAMPiONSRIP .CIRCUITS

SYDNEY, July 1. The Athletic Association discussed a motion- in connection with New Zealand's request for an alteration in the present system of conducting the Australasian Championships, and decided to udhere to the existing programme of alloting the meeting’s to the States and the Dominion in turn.

A COLD SNAP. SYDNEY, July 1

Sydney is experiencing a cold snap. During the lasi twenty-four hours the temperature fell to forty-one degrees. Snow is reported throughout the country.

EXPENSIVE TRA\YLI NG. SYDNEY, July 1

Mr Oakes stated the trawling industry shows a loss of £311,000 on the last year’s operations due to increases in working ami general expenses. Mr Oakes added the receipts total sixteen thousand less than previously, due chiefly to the shortage of fish on the trawling grounds. Representations are being made to the Tasmanian Government to obtain permission to trawl in its waters. 'LEGISLATIVE APPOINTEES. SYDNEY, July 1. Government has appointed Sir Owen Cox, Colonel Macarthur Onslow, an cxmcnlber of the Assembly, and .Tames Robinson, President of the Orange Lodge, members of tlfo Legislative Colincil. lIEAY Y EIRE LOSS. BRISBANE, July 1. A tire in tile Rosalie wheelwright sawmilling works, resulted in damage being done to the extent of £2.5,000. It wasdiisurod for £2OOO. EFPKRAI. GOVERNMENT stands EAST. SYDNEY, July 1. A mass meeting of seamen carried a resolution asking the management to institute an enquiry into the cause of Hie dismissal of the Largs Hay boatswain. The request was telegraphed to Melbourne from which n reply has been received refusing the request, and reaffirming the intention to choose its own crews. Ait iiltimatuni also was issued, stating unless the t nion man the ship unconditionally by noon oil Saturday all the Common wealth vessels will lie laid up on arrival. The ( omiuoiiwealt.il fleet consists ot torty-threo vessels with six hundred officers and engineers, and lour thousand seamen. It is thought in the event ot a general holdup, the vessels will in future he placed under English articles, "hereby the , ust of running will he considerably lower.

COTTON GROWING. SYDNEY. July 1

A prominent visiting Queensland cot. leu grower states that seven thousand ceres were harvested for the past season y lidding nearly 4| million pounds weighl- of seed cotton, compared with about a million pounds harvested the previous year. This year it is anticipated forty thousand acres will lie planted. The cotton pickers are paid three half pence to two pence per pound, and earn 12s (>d to 15s daily. He expressed the conviction that cotton growing will become the chief industry of Onecnslnnd. if not of all Austra-

POSTAL INFORMATION. .MELBOURNE. July 1

The report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the year ended June 1921, contains some interesting items. The profits on the working totalled £1 143.707, chiefly doe to increased postal charges. The telephones earned a prolit of £222,475. The telegraph branch made loss £8,313. Tin* report says although the revenue increased as a result of higher postal charges, there was actually a falling off in the business partly due to these increased rates. During the year the Department handled 031 million letters. Careless addressing resulted in over £178,000 worth of money and valuables landing in the Dead Letter Office, 549 of these letters contained £5,803 and had no address whatever. The money orders and postal noles issued by the Department total neorly 17. J million sterling.

COMAIOXW EALTII POLITICS. MELBOURNE, July I. j The cold weather penetrated the wall : of the House of Representatives ami provoked protests from members. Air! Hughes in an emphatic protest to the | Speaker said the Chamber was unfit for j human occupation. It was badly ventilated • and altogether unsatisfactory.! The Sneaker confessed lie was aware of j the disabilities and had endeavoured to j improve matters by electric radiators, j hilt owing to the thickness of the walls preventing the laying of an independenti wire, they were compelled to affix the: radiators to the lighting service. A member interjected, "Give us hot: water.” . Another member: “Hot air bags.” (Laughter). The censure amendment was defeated by 38 to 17. Air Watts voted with the! Government after hotly attacking the. Labour movement, and charging corruption against a section of the previous Now South Wales Government. Supply was passed for 2) millions for j one month. The Budget was promised early in the! session. The Victorian revenue for the year is another record. The receipts were £19,287,000, ail increase of £7(45,000. Air .Massey Greene stated that h.v August or September the aerial services would be flying regularly, carrying passengers, freight and mails each weekover the routes in Australia, totalling 3,000 miles. ADELAIDE, July 1. The revenue is approximately £7.770.000 for the . past year, which is £1119,000 more than the previous year. LABOUR COUNCIL OE ACTION. AIEEBOURNE, July 2. The Labour Union Congress has concluded. It has elected a Council of Action representative of the various states which will function as practically the controlling body of the Australian industiial movement. The Congress adopted a resolution expressive of the fear of possible future wars, and condemnatory of wars, as being opposed to Labour's interests; also urgently calling upon the .workers immediately to prevent war, by linking up in order to oppose the designs, methods and machinations of the capitalistic governments. As the first step, the Council of Action was instructed to call a PanPaeific Conference of the workers’ organisations in Australia next year' simultaneously with the Pan-Pacific Science Congress. It was also resolved to hold a demonstration against war during the week of the anniversary of the war.

COMMONWEALTH SHIPS.

SYDNEY, July 2. A deadlock Inis been now readied over the Comfnontvealth ships trouble. Up to the time of the expiry ol the niliiiiatum. not a single seaman pre--onted himself for engagement on the steamer Largs Bay. Under the terms of the ultimatum, therefore, practically the whole of the Commonwealth ships will he paid oil, as they arrive ill Australia. The position is causing great anxiety in shipping circles, and the next move is anxiously awaited. COLLISION AYITIT WHARF. SYDNEY June 30. The steamer Whangape, on arrival from New Zealand, collided how on with the Union Company’s Margaret Street wharf, and smnslied'the planking and girders for a distance of ten feet. One of flip steamer’s plates were damaged. N.S.AV. REVENUE. SYDNEY, June 30. The New South Wales revenue for the year was £35,(552,000 showing a debit balance of £3,578,000. As the year opened with a debit of £2,249.000 the State has drifted further to the had to the extent £1.329.000. walking chaaipionship. MELBOURNE, July 2. AY. Pitt, the English walker, won the ton miles amateur championship of Victoria in 87min 35see. The going was heavy owing to the rain. SYDNEY ATHLETICS. SYDNEY, July 1. The Athletic Association discussed its late vote in connection with New Zealand’s request for an alteration in the present system of conducting the Australasian championships, and decided to adhere to the existing programme of alloting meetings to the States and the Dominion in turn.