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Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1922, Page 3

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i C6THAI 2AN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. 1

COAL TRIBUNAL DECISION. j SYDNEY, July 25. i The Coal Tribunal decided that the Colliery Proprietors’ application for 33 1-3 per cent reduction and the cancellation of the existing award he dis- ' missed in order to avoid State industrial chaos, and claims will he heard after the miners’ claims are disposed of. ' THE ISLAND MAILS. MELBOURNE, July 25. 1 It is understood that the Federal Go- ; vernment has arranged with Burns, 1 Philip Company for a renewal of their : contract for the carriage of Pacific Is- 1 land mails on practically tlie same terms 1 as the existing contract. I CYCLONIC STORM. j SYDNEY, July 25 j The cyclonic disturbance passed the 1 city without further damage, hut the! Hunter, Manning and Hnwkebury j River districts report that floods arc threatened. | The storm, in striking the Ulimnrua. enabled her to establish a record pas- j sago. Tlie gale hit her astern and ; drove her forward several hours ahead.

WEATHER REPORT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. July 2d. The weather reports have iieen temporarily restored, it is understood on ! account of the cyclonic disturbance. i A scheme lias been propounded whereby most reports will lie permaii-; cut ly restored, in consequence of tlie j Post Office agreeing to give weather j telegrams precedence, obviating the

necessity of sending them urgent

FEDERAL SUBSIDY. MELBOURNE, July 20. Mr .Hughes lias announced that Government was allocating a quarter of a million to he spent, £ for £. with tlie States on roadways for the relief of unemployed. The Federal Cabinet lias also decided to guarantee tlie next season’s cotton crop on a pound for pound basis.

TASMANIAN POLITICS. HOBART, July 26

In the Assembly, the Administrator (Sir Herbert Nicliolls) opened the session. Mr lilyth (leader ol J the Country Party), moved an amendment that the Government did not receive a majority at the recent election.

SUPERANNUATION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 26. Mr Ley, submitted a. report showing in the . State’s superannuation fund initiated in I DID. the Government had made overpayments proportionate to the contributions of employees to tile extent oi nearly nai. a, million, He recommends that the fund lie closed to new entrants, for whom compulsory Ule insurance he submitted. If these, and a number of other recommendations arc adopted, lie estimated the result would be a saving of £133,601) in each of the first uvu years and £214,01K) yearly afterwards. IN THE SKIES. SYDNEY, July 20. In connection with Hr PlaskeLl’s cabled discovery of twin suns, Doctor K. K. Voting, astronomer in tlie Observatory, whereof Plaskett is a director, who is now in Sydney states Plaskett and a stall for a! number of years ha.ve lieen making a special study of what is known as eailiei stars, namely, those wtiose lite history preceded that ol our sun. J lie observatory hail been aide, not on!> to determine a great many orbits of these heavenly twins, but to ascertain data in regard to revolution and distance oi stars, apart from the shape of tHe orbit and angle whereat it inclined earthward. PlasUett’s latest discovery is of deep interest, i < paring the new stars with our sail. Voung stated the latter is a Unit an average star in mass, lint tar lieiow ,the average star fin brightness. J !'■ belonged to the clas s of stars tailed dwarfs, not dwarfs in mass hut dwarfs in brightness, it 'is on tlie downward scale of life, and is burning out. It lias already readied its peak in brightness, and uid probably grow fainter and fainter. He added the reassuring ill i ornia t ion that it would last many niillii n years, even if it had reached the zenith of its refulgence, there were distant suns which would outshine our sun in its refulgence. There were distant suns ten thousand times brighter if placed at the same distance from the earth as it is* TASMA NIA N PO LITI C’S. i Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) HOBART, July 26. Measures foreshadowed at the opening of .Parliament, include a liquor referendum and 1 ’ar 1 lamont ary Salaiies Reduction Bill. ATHLETICS. BRISBANE, July 26. The Athletic Association unanimously decided against the New Zealand proposals regarding Australasian championships.