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Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1922, Page 2

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*U*-TltA» *M» •*' alleged go-slow. SYDNEY, August 15. A number of boilermakers were dismissed from the waterfront engineering shops for allegedly adopting go,low methods recently formulated by the Labour Council. Officials of the Trades Hall state that a large number of employees were dismissed because they signified thenintention of not using oertain mechanical appliances such as pneumatio nvet ters. This means that they intend te revert to the old method of handwork.

AN EXPLANATION. MELBOURNE. August 15. Mrs Oranstoun has sufficiently recovered to make a statement, which is corroborated by her two daughters. She said that on Sunday evening her husband informed her that he had prepared a new antidote for influenza, and asked her to allow him to test it on her before giving it to patients. She acquiesced, and was innoculatod. The doctor then said that while he was about it h(K might a s well “do the lot meaning the other members of the household. The whole family, including Miss Baylis, were then treated. About an hour later the mother and daughters were innoeulated with a second dose of the anti-date.

No explanation is siren as te why morphia was injected.

N.S.W. COTTON. SYDNEY, August 15. Cabinet has endorsed the arrangements made by Mr Puller with the Prime Minister guaranteeing the New South Wales cotton crop for the coming year, the guarantee to be on the same basis as that- of Queensland, namely 5£ pence. " I|