AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUbIBAI ?AN AND N.Z- CIABLB ASSOCIATION. WAGE CUTS. * BRISBANE, August 2. There is much dissatisfaction in Labour ranks at the action of the Government in reducing the wages of I'.uhli • servants, and meetings of protest strongly condemned the action • i; •: epidia ion of the principle of arbitration.

N EWCASTLE WORKS. SYDNEY, August 2. Giving evidence before the Industrial Court on an application by the Broken Hill Company’s steel works,, at Newcastle for a variation of the award, a representative of the Company said he thought if they could sooner a reduction in wages and the price uf coal, and a forty-eight hours’ | v." r/ing week .they would be able to j ro open the works. I ft would take two months to get ' the works into full going order (main, but the re-opening would result in the re-employment of four thousand men. A large amount of money was involved in the works, and unless I thev restarted (Tie parties interested j would satnd to lose between £7.000.r c/l £9.(100,000. I ~ N.S.W. TEAM. (Re-vivcd this day at 10.1 A a.m.) SYDNEY, August 3. New South Wales second teat team alterations are Newman, Ferguson and Fox are replaced by W. Smith, Elliott and Mariott. HOCKEY TEAM. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) . SYDNEY, August 3. The hockey team selected who will 1 sail foi New Zealand on the 3lßt is— Flock hart, Harry, Ayling, Abel, Freeman, Rothewoll, Kendall, Harwood, Hughes, Seaman, Craig Ames (Now South Wales) May Crellin Kendall (Victoria). The sixteenth man is to be selected. j GERMAN TRADING. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 3. Eleven vessels aro listed to load at Hamburg for Australia to 2nd September. The Port Curtis, the first vessel, is due at Melbourne on Sunday w-...! agricultural implements. ( Government have circularised tho public departments requesting preference to bo given to Australian concerns when considering tenders or other trailsactions. The circular is intended to ( minimise any detrimental consequences , arising from the removal of tho Gor- | man embargo. ,

ARBITRATION COURT. SYDNEY, August 3. It is -stated Government proposes to withdraw the public service from the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court, also to increase the daily hours from 4.30 to five o’clock and abolish the practice of awarding annual increments irrespective of the value of tho service rendered. PASSENGER SERVICE. SYDNEY, August 8. A new passenger service from Genoa to Australia will commence in November it being an extension of Lloyd Sabaudo line which has been conducting n cargo service since 1919. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. MELBOURNE August 9. The House of Representatives agreed to the ratification of the Washington treaties on the voices. In the Senate the Redistribution proposals excepting Victoria which is being reconsidered, were adopted.

The Commonwealth liner Eeluoa has been held up owing to the firemen and trimmers objecting to the management cutting nut sin extra meal between the n.ight watches provided in Sydney. Twelve of the crews were arrested for insubordination. Mr O. H. Wiekcns, supervisor of the census, has been appointed successor to Mr Ku.ihbs. ADELAIDE, August 3. In tlie Assembly, Mr Gunn leader of the Labour Party moved an amendment to die address in reply, that Mr Far well had lost the confidence of the people by advocacy abroad ’ of coloured labour.