AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

ACSTBtMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

HIDES SALE. MELBOURNE, Nov 9. At the hides sales competition was very strong, last week’s prices being maintained except for heavies and mediums which are an eighth to a farthing dearer. SPREADING TO AUSTRALIA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Nov 9. One of the Mwernki’s firemen injured liis hand and was incapacitated. Two others on Sydney articles left the steamer. The firemen demanded that their places he filed hy men on Sydney articles. .As it was believed that this would he’ followed by a demand that the whole crew he placed on Australian rates, the Company declined to accede to the demands and the .Mocraki .with 72 passengers, mails and cargo aboard, is anchored in Neutral Bay awaiting developments. The tVaikawa’s crew took action in sympathy with N.Z. seamen as they are on New Zealand articles. They are liable to prosecution. The Waikawa, has been taken to anchorage down the harbour. Thti crew is still aboard. MELBOURNE, Nov 9. The Paloona which should have sailed to-day was held up. the crew acting in sympathy with the N.Z. stinkers. federal election. SYDNEY. Nov 10. The Federal election campaign .is he coming active. A plethora of candidates comprises Nationalists, Liberals Country Party, Labour and Calcs’ ma jority l.abour section

! nr.VI'ROON COLLEGE. (Received tins day at 11.30 a.m.) ; . SYDNEY. Nov. It). [ Major-General befits in a report on Diintroon states the outstanding event of tlie year was the decision of the New Zealand Government, not to send any more cadets to the college. and withdrawing those actually doing the course. STOCK RETURNS. SYDNEY, November 10. "Stock returns show the horses in the State at the end of 1021, totalled 25,■l3l ; cattle £3.251.000 sheep. 3t.77G.000

SEA MIEN’S TROUBLE. MELBOURNE November 10. Seamen of tile Orvieto left the ship in consei|uence of the owners reft.sing to pay Australian rates. The Orvieto was carrying Cup passengers who have now sailed lor Sydney by the Ormonde. FREIGHT ON FIUTT. MELBOURNE, Nov. 10. Tlu» Overseas Shipping Cov’s have re-

duced the freight on fruit from the Commonwealth to l nteil Kngdom fr. ill Gs to 5s per case. FACTORIES RETURN. ;Received this dav at 5.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. Nov ’ll. The number of factories in New South Wales at the end of lasr yen" was 10.037, an increase c.i Tig on the previous year. Tin* number of emoloyees. 122,384. however, snowed a decrease of 3,3(51.