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Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1923, Page 3

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| BV TELEGRAPH —PFR Pit ESS ASSOCIATION') FEDERAL .POLITICS. MELBOURNE. January 17. i The Country Party at its meeting, - unanimously re-elected Mr Ear! Page >' as leader. The meeting decided fo accept the Nationalists invitation to a ! eon!e:eiice and appointed the delegates bn that purpose . It was Mated alter . the meeting that a motion was carried I that pending developments in other i directions, it was impossible at pro- • 1 sent to define the future attitude of the party. Tt is regarded as certain 1 (but Mr Hughes will not be accepted . e.s lender of the Coalition. At the Nationalist Party meeting it. was announced the Federal Parliament ' will meet on 28th". February. BRISBANE. .Tan. 17. At the Senate poll, a Nationalist was re-elected for the second Qneens- ! ud Seivie vacancy. MINERS TIfRE'.T. (Received this dnv at 8 a.m. 1 ) 'SYDNEY. Jan 17 Mr Rraddelev (President of Ihn Coal Minors’ Union.) at a meeting ol the Coal Tribunal threatened a miller-,' general strike unless proprietors placed complete information respecting their profits before the Tribunal. |; VXK ABSCONDER. SYDNEY. Jan 17. eiuiie Manager of Hornsby Branch ol the Governmeni Savings Bank, alter the murder of the late Manager. I liemis. has born remanded on a charge of stealing Ao.ItVI .sterling of lh*' hank’s money. Filching disappeared from tie hank and was arrested it Albury. SWIMMING. (Received ibis dav at S a.m.) SYDNEY. Jan 17. New South Wales swimming chain piouship meting was eniitiniu'i! to nieht. (>uartor-»iilo. —A Charlton (Svdnov) I. W. Harris (llawaiat 2. ■ M. Christie (Sidney) M. in the first hi|i Harris held Cliarltou. hut in turnihe hitter gained a yard end gradu;,!|, increased his lead to win by ‘.’A vj,rds. Hairi- milv heating Christii bv a touch. 1 line 5.*12 A ■>. Tv«o hundred yards hreasl slrok ' was won bv I! .Chalmers (tin* pre.-ent : |,older). U. Bay I dm) 2. TV. Fiirmss : aml G. I’ooh'v (a dead heat), for third. | vv,.,, i.y 11*res vanl'. Time 3.21). FEDERAL' POLITICS. .MELBOURNE. .Inn 17. \ |,. n! rthy eoiiloreuee hetueeii •'*■'■- • Don:.| ami Country Parties' delegate. ' was held to-day. The most caret i iH'tr:\iilinns witp i:\\:vw to t sclotk* t ‘ ' Mr Hughes ami Mr Earle I .'O' i j, |i„.. I to supply in formation. ! but il is understood the pi.»<*odm'* ■ pliiiiil" indicated Hie iuckms 'l re,,'*' h of the C'lunLi v i artyif s O''* , ,mt Hi join the Cnahtipn it ; I u ,retained the leadership. WOOL SALKS. MELBOURNE, *U'» '■ •p .ale-- showed a keollll I i,.0 slid, advance ni | npou Del cm her )'"""• ''l' :,Vi,!, ' !,t j the Sydney 'ales. ; GOA I ■ TRIBUNAL. , . i’eeeiv cd this dnv '• 1 h SYDNEY. January lb. i 'l'iie Coal T ihimal refused all ap--1 plication by -Mr Baddele.' Im t'" d.s ; mi-sal of the owners claims lor a rc- ; dm I imi in wag**s. EF.ftKR A I. POLITICS. : MELBOURNE. January IS. j \|'ier :*. (-.inference of national and ; port ms delegates, ii was ascertained that although the latter "dl i i, ■ s ~„|(seiil In a mini-t'y under Atr I n'miles, they li“ ! ''l'" l of an agieeb *ing ri'ii* h *d for the f- rmation ' of :i strong anti-l.a’ our Minmtiy under '„e,e other leader. The <*onferem*o i meets again to-day. \l a meeting "1 the Country Parly it ‘ wsis decided that the delegates f" H l! * ! eonferenee should not urge the grant- • ,„e of imrti'olies to Ihe Countiv Rafty. but if inemhers. ul the Parly no e to take office in any composite ministry. Mi Karl Page must la* Prime Minister. It was also decided that should Mr 1 Ear! Pern* not he Prime Minister lbe members of the Party would not ne--1 copi portf'Tios in another Ministry, but In* prepared to support a Cihinet led bv t ,! e I reasiirer. Mr Brilev. . STOCKOWNERS MOVE. BRISBANE. January 17. A ennfereme of stockowners decided to form a stock owners co-operation Coy., to establish abattoirs in Brisbane and later in the principal ecu ties throughout (p.eensland. in order to secure to stock owners nne adequate return for all stock slaughtered.