AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSIBAIIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION I. PRINTERS DISPUTE. PERTH, Aug. 31. The Grown prosecuted the typon graphical Union and 97 individual memy hers for instigating a strike during proceedings before the Arbitration Court in the newspaper dispute. The / union pleaded guilty and was fined £SO. The individual cases were withdrawn. The outlook for a settlement is gloomy.

ANOTHER GO-SLOW. HOBART,'Aug. 31 Linotype operators on the “Mercury” newspaper adopted a go-slow policy for some days and in consequence of frequent stop work meetings the paper was produced with difficulty. To-day it appeared in type partly photo lithography. The proprietors state the trouble is due to operators demanding that certain matters be included in the Wages Board award, which the Crown law officers say are not permitted by the Act.

DUTCH JOURNAIST’S OPINION SYDNEY, August 29.

IQivlc Menlenbelt, a Dutch Journalist. writing to the Herald from Ballarat eulogising Chapman and Cramp for their attitude on the Tasman Sea controversy says: “Robbing the Tasman of its rightly merited honour, sacred to memories, not only of Holland, but of New Zealand and Australia, would he a deed absolutely beneath the dignity of the world famous Anza.cs.” Continuing the writer says it grieves him to read that there are men prepared to cover their honour by the shame of robbing the memory of a peaceful navigator. KEMMIS INQUEST. SYDNEY, Aug. 31.

At the Tvemmis inquest, the coroner returned a verdict of wilful imirden against some person unknown.

POLITICAL. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. Aug. 31

The campaign secretary states one of the National candidates for Now North Sydney seat nanounced the receipt of a telegram from Mr Hughes, stating lie was a candidate and was coming to Sydney on Sunday, probably to definitely state his intentions. In the Assembly, the Lotteries Art Union Bill was read a second time by 43 votes to 26. In the Council, the Eight Hours Bill passed the third reading. MELBOURNE. Aug. 31.

Mr Hughes declined to say whether he was contesting Nortli Sydney seat. He stated they will say 1 am contesting Brisbane next. In the House of Representatives .Ur Charlton moved a censure oil Government's maladministration ol war services homes. It is the eleventh censure motion in nine weeks. 1 lie motion was defeated by 33 votes to the Country Party with the exception of Messrs Jowett Wenholt and Htinter voting with Labour. The report of the Electoral Commissioners oil redistribution of \ ictorinn scats has been tabled. Tt recommends that Grampians shall disappear am the new Denkin seat he abandoned.

lotteries prevention. 'Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY. August 31. In the Assembly, the Lotteries Art Union Bill was forced through committee tieforc the House rose. Government refusing to accept any amendments Ml- Bavin said the law was being amended to protect the public from methods which had been adopted for raising money in connection with art unions and carnivals which had bred a class of professional promoters, who were no use to the community. The appetite for gambling which these methods promoted was growing by what it was fed upon. The unfortunate part of the business was that those tnost attracted by the gambling element wore children. He quoted numerous inslances of carnivals where the expenses were far in excess of what the objects wherefore they were promoted, receiv-

od. Tn three instances the expenses were respectively £8666. £3552 and £Bll sterling; and the amounts handed over £1163, £ll and £lO sterling respectively.

CURSE OF THE RABBIT. ! (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) *l SYDNEY, Aug 31. The "Daily Telegraph" agricultural editor in a special article on the rah- - f>it pest. says, the dominance of the , rabbit oyer a great part of the best of , New South Wales, has again become : a national problem. In nearly every , pastoral district of the central divi- : si on and highlands of the eastern divi- i sion it is numerous and increasing. : and lieating the methods employed to ! check the increase. The spread of the | rabbit is the greatest curse of the country to-day, robbing us of half our ; possible pastoral wealth, and enabling an enormous expenditure and constant efforts to keep it in check. In condemning the fallacy that the rabbit should be respected for its commercial value, the article states that thirty million rabbit skins were sold so far this year in Sydney market. , That number of rabbits would dis- ■ place at least two million sheep. How j many rabbits must the State be de- ! pasturing to the displacement of stock 1 when that number of skins were- sold in Sydney auctions alone. !

FRO UR AfILLS. SYDNEY, Aug. 31

The employees of three flour mills have received notice of dismissal, the inillr s explaining they art unable to compete against Victorian mills which ar able to obtain wheat cheaper than in New South Wales.

SO I-A H EOLIJ’SE. SYDNEY, August 30.

The railway authorities are arranging for cheap excursions to the totality zoni! in collection with the solar eclipse. A scientist, in a letter to the press, warns the public of the danger of watching the eclipse with the naked eve or through a defective media, as they may he stricken with wliat is known as eclipse blindness, of which lie quotes numerous cases of total or partial affliction. The writer suggests watching the reflection on a smooth black surface or through a pinhole in a piece of white paper, or by direct vision through a very dark glass. Coloured glass, lie states, of all sorts should he barred.