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Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1922, Page 3

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IUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FEDERAL ELECTIONS. SYDNEY, December 27. Though the final results of the voting fo-r the House of Representatives will not he known lor a fov- days, and allowing for one seat where the issue is still uncertain, the gains and losses may now lie allotted with a fair amount of certainty. Nationalists gai : -s from the onimtry party «nc seat m each of the States of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania nmcl one from labour in New Sooth AYnles. Nationalists also lost two seats fo the country ; party in Now South AVales. two in Tasmania and one in Victoria. Liberal*, , secured owe seiot in Tasmania a-t the expense of the Nationalists. Labour , made all it's gains from the National- : ists. i COLLISION AT SEA. MELBOURNE, December 28. The American barque Muscoota- collided with the Norwegian steamer Ynr-i-a off Wilshn’s Promontory during the height of a- gale. Both were serious- - Jy damaged. The Yarrn arrived at Williams town leaking badly and M useoota with her head gear and fnropeak carried away, proceeded on her voyaijo to Sydney. She is in no immediate danger. She signalled Gabo that she was making fair progress. LABOUR’S APPEAL. (Received this dav at S.»O n.m.) , SYDNEY, December 28. ; The ‘'Herald” states the Labour leaders appeal marks the launching of a determined campaign to reorganise the movement and purge it of extram- . ists and reactionary influences, and so after the constitution as to enable , important reforms to ho carried into effect. Tho paper adds that the drift of the party towards communism and ! the generally unsatisfactory state of , , affairs has culminated at last- in nil i effort hr the moderate elements to ; cleanse the whole movement, llie np- : peal says the results of the Federal elections show that Labour failed to take advantage of favourable conditions offering. and tlie response was not satisfactory. It proceeds til at admittedly ! ! there are fnctsrs contributing to this 1 I position, which we are not able to con- , fcrol. Other factors can be removed if ( - members of tha movement assert them- j j selves, amongst these particularly be- , iug the unsatisfactory control of the I Labour organisation. The framers of j.tbo appeal express the belief that ff | the proposed suggestions abo adopted, j | the Labour movement wijl once more ; j become a driving, moral force in the j comiHimity.

AN EXPLORER DEAD. ADELAIDE. December 2f. -,. I Obituary— In London, at tin- age of ■ j 52 yea is, W. A. Horn, explorer, log!-- j : laisr and mining magnate. : - i : THE LABOUR APPEAL. ' :Received this dav nt 11.30 n.m ) SYDNEY, December 28. Ajrrived—Rons from New Zealand. j"j j The Labour leaders appeal for reform dins been received favourably by mi" {" ; unions, Intt memburs of the executive] I of the Labour Party interpret it as a j I thrust at them. | t BRISBANE B’RAMS. BRISBANE, December 28. j] j Tlie tramways will he transferred to I Government on Ist. January. '* FRENCH CRUISERS. . ( MR!(BOURNE, Dec. 28 ; The French battle cruisers Jules Mi- ■ ( j chelet. and Victor Hugo have arriv- ' : ed. Admiral Gitlv explained that their ! ; mission was an economic one. as well 1 i .as military mid naval. The French j authorities requested them to nsecr- ' tain the possibilities of increasing j trade with the colonies.-