AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

A CSTRAIi AN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

UNION FINED £3OO AND OFFICIALS £IOO EACH. SYDNNEY, July 24. The ease of the Graziers’ Union against, the Australian Workers’ Union, Mr H. .E Boote (editor, Australian •’Worker”) and Messrs Barnes and A. Blakeley (A.W.U. officials) on charges of “encouraging persons to refuse to accept employment” lias concluded. The Magistrate convicted and fined the Australian Workers’ Union £3OO. and Messrs Boote. Barnes and Blakely CIOO each. They were also directed that they were not to repeat the offencce under pain of imprisonment. ARNST EXPLAINS. (Received this day at 11.30 a.in.) SYDNEY, July; 25. Arnst explains that he desired a postponement till 23rd September to enable him to build a new boat which would need time to become seasoned. He states Paddon has given the impression that he prefers a match with a weaker man. CLYDE WORKS. SYDNEY, July 25. Sir (1. Fuller announced that arrangements have been made for a continuance of operations of the Clyde works, cabled on 6th and 7th June. The Hoard of Trade has decided not to interfere with the living wage in rural districts, till reconsideration of a general living wage on Bth October. PRICE OF BUTTER. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE. July 25. Butter has been refined by 10s per hundredweight. BAIN IN N.S.W. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 25. Torrential rains recorded in northeast N.S.W. and floods are threatened in many districts. Splendid soaking rains are reported in the wheat belt and an exceptionally heavydownfall in the metropolitan area. There are sign* of an abatement. Sydney Heads recorded a gale with squalls eighty miles an hour. The storm caused cons) durable flooding damage in low-lying suburbs.

LABOR AND GO-SLOW. 1 SYDNEY, July 25. i

A stormy conference of Union Secretary's and officers considered the Labor Council’s go-slow scheme. The Secretary of the Labour Council subsequent,lv stated that the conference decided that every possible means be adopted to prevent wage reduction and increasing of hours. He added that the go-slow scheme was only the forerunner of what was coming. , The Labor Council’s go-slow proposals are meeting with considerable opposition. Already several unions have adopted resolutions declining to endorse them.