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Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1923, Page 3

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A Till’ EA'I . SYDNEY. Jan. s. Tat- aliiioillicemcnl by the North t -nupany t li.-it in 1 In- event of Ik-- seamen insisting on the iutrodiieion ol the "Rosier system, the eom|sallv would i-ngagi- iiilunti-ers, caused i-i.:i- 11-1 nation in the union, and it. is ex-p-.-iteil the selti-me will In- w it lulrawn. XI-AV WORLD'S R KUO ID). SYDNEY. January 8 !hari t on. a Manly by. -.-god 15* ye-it-s. w 1 o is t i .-lining to meet the I loii'dnlu i-liaini'ien tllariis). swam a eirfolly tinn-il h-dl'-mile MI llinio. J-5 see-, a world's record. Wool sales. ;!' ived 1 llis d:i,\ at a.in.) SYDNEY. January !). IV-' >v- ols :>Ye J to 7t per root l.i'-li-o mil inleriors unrliangei!. ROY ' L SHOW. SYDNEY. Jan. 8. Tin* (’oiMu-il of tin- Royal AgrieolI ora! Society i- spending £75.000 sterling in |• i"• viiliti .-: New South \\'al"s iwciul’cts with a -stall I and indilslrai hall. IMDCE OF RUTTER. SYDNEY. January 9. Tin- wholesale price of Unite! has nd-vno":-d a half li-iun tu-r id. CLAIM FOR £ll’.Otlil MELROURNI-:. Jauu.-nv 8. T". i.wriers -e tile .Musooota issued a writ claiming tl-J’O!) ilnmi-:i-- again-1.-the st'-inner Caira in eonni-ction wiili the --,-• -i ■ 111 collision IvUveon them on I leri-mlier t?7tli. \ STRIKE ENDS. SYDNEY. January 0. Boilermakers and ironworkers assistants arc resuming work 10-dar. I.OY \ I.TY T( > MR II! (DIES. R- civi-d ■ his day at IO.JII a.m • SYDNEY. Jam ary 9. i special meeting of t !-e Council of l In- X -.1i0n:.! Assuoia t ion of \'ew S/n-tli VYali-s. ;ea (Ii niK-il eon lidenee in and loyalty to Mr Hughes The latter, in a soon !; expressed himself eonfidi-nl regarding the future course of events, both as regards his own position and that of the party as a whole. MINED M A ID’ lAD ES. SYDNEY. January !>. Vri-liloshop Kell;.-, in the course of a pastoral letter on Epiphany, read in the Roman Catholic ehnrch'-s. states there Ims keen a notable increase in the number el mixed marriages and strongly advises all Roman Catholics j arenls. sons, anil daughters to slum familiar association with neighbors or friends of other religious creeds, or of no ; a-lieu-la r creed. CHURCH RROTEST. SYDNEY. J Miliary 9. Anglican. Riesliyterian. Me! lualist. Congt eg,-i tiomd and Baptist ('hurdles have issued a manifesto, strongly condemning Sunday sports and rmrse-mi-nts. and ileadiiig with every eitizcn. seriously to ask hiuiself wlv-thei-some saerifiee of pleasure is not deni Milled of him. in the moral interests of tin’ whole community and appciling to all Christian people (o use the day of test more largely as an opportunity for Christian worship. SEAMEN UNION DEFEAT. SYDNEY. January 9. The North Coast Company's steamer Wollongbar sailed to time, manned by volunteer lab utr. This is the first defeat suffered by the Seamens Cuioii in connection with the attempted introduction of the Roster system. FEDERAL SENATE. BERTH. January f). Kiiigsivcll. a Nationalist, was dot ted lor the second Senate vacancy in Westraiia. AN INDISCREET MESSAGE. SYDNEY, Jan. 9. 80-, ! imi of the message from Air Hughes apologising for Ids absence troin a (unique! given by the French f oiisul General to t-ho olTieers of the f 1 reneh squadron was eensnred by the 1 rc-ncb ('oiisul. on the ground that it would have given offence to certain guests present. The passage omitted 'tated "If Mr Hughes had been able to aU'r-tid, he would not have alluded to iii - situation created by the differences el opinion between Franco and England on tile question ol reparations. The message continued "Tiie position is serious Hut could be made worse by indiscreet comments. We must leave to those in authority and oil the spot t:. tiiui solve uiodus vivendi. Franco ami the British Empire must compose D.eir differences, the alternative to which is a breach between two nations, which would be a disaster full of deadly menace to civilisation, and would make us despair of the Future." The message concluded "We pray earnestly the world may be saved from the appalling consequences of such incredible folly and wickedness.” The passage j in the message is generally condemned. I