AUSTRALIAN,

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1923, Page 3

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F.y TEI.KORAPTI—PEK PH ESS ASSOCIATION]

I FEDKKA I. POLITICS. 1 (Itcecivod thin ilny at 8 a.in.) .MKM3OI HXI-:. Jan. 18. Tlio Confcrom e between Nationalist and Oounry Party seeking to area nog a working basis "'ns resumed today and ended it limit any decision being reached. ft resumes to-morrow, ’j'l'e crux of tin* j osition is that the Nationalists desire a Coalition while the Country party want a working ! agreement. It i- stated .Mr Hughes announced lie was prepared to stand ! down from leadership, in order to pcrntit it ll l i- 1/i hour forces gorerning the : country, hut only on condition that a Coalition was formed. Il is understood ' the Country Party is unlikely to | agree to this, Mr Hi nee (Treasurer) is ' prominently mentioned in connection : with the leadershi

A KATA I. K\D. (T! weired this (lav at 8 a.in.) I’TUSnANK, Jan. 10. A third victim of the motor smash cahlcd on the Uni, has succumbed t ( injuries. VVAOKS Till'd.'BDK. SYDNKY. January 18. At a meerino of the Coal Tribunal the employers’ claimed that t hi> export trade had hemi hilled by stoppages and strikes and they mentioned there had been 1.700 strikes in the coal industry dm inn the past twelve months. Unless there was a reduction of wae.es in the Western district. (hey said, the mines would have to close. The miners' representatives, replying to these arguments for the reduction of wanes, said that there were far too many people employed in the coal industvy. One thou-and local miners were idle, and the employers were continually hrinninp: in new men. includin'.’; new Hritish arrivals. MIDK MAItKKT. MKl.liOntXK, dan IS. At the hides .-ales iarpe ollYriups found tie- market somewhat irrepuiat, I values heinn sliphtlv easier, parrieulaei lv for liphts and kips, which were .uilv j a fa rthinq per |h. low; r I'IIICK OK MILK. SYDNKY. Jan IS. ! Owinp to the scarcity of Iced, re- ! sultion from tins continued droupln 1 coedit ions, the price of milk has lieen 1 increased from 7|.d to 8d per quart. nrni;n fat hkcoiid. j 'Ke-civc l tins dav at 11.110 a.m.i SYDNKY. January lit. | The milkinp sliorthorn cow Melba, j owned by rljalara K"tale, (*nndapi. i has In-okeii the world’s record lor but--1 ter fat producitoo. In dOo days she 1 produced I Did pounds for butter fat I equal to lo8C>) pounds of butter. The ; record was previously held by a Cfinl adian Friesian cow 1270 pounds butter fat .