AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

'UXTKAt.IAN A .ST) N Z. CAHi.lt ! ST lON SYDNEY. January 25. Senator Karnes was elected President of tile Australian workers union. The ■(iuers Central Council decided in view of the large amount of business the D iineil lias in hand, it wenld l e imposm jlfic for member' to annul a coal tribunal to-day. I Ids is believed to be a move on the part of the Mine' to <b - |:iy the hearing oi the o.vneis claims p j- ;i reduction oi wages which was sei >1 iv. n for hearing to-day. RETTING T RAGEPY. SYDNEY- January 2-1. The ease of Geo. Kenneth Kil.ehing, Manager of the Hornsby Savings Rank (who took charge after the murJei of Manage! Kemtni > was eeiteli (led in (lie S.M. Court to-day. Kitcliing. who was i.iwe-ted on January' 17. was today committed i,,, irial on the iTiarge of embezzling .€5.101) the property of I In. Ilorn-by Government Savings Bank. \\lieu a nested. Kitcliing told a de-te-tive that lie linl lost money over h- j; - 1 . riiein.g. Then lie hot heavily to (iv a-u! win sufficient money to repay. hut be only got deeper into the mire, and In was glad the bubble had burst. Kit-Tung served in tie- war and v, • . u minded in Ihe beat I. COUNTRY PUTTY'S ULTIMATUM MELBOURNE. January 25. 'l'll' Country Party rejected the X >- liiniali-ls proposals staring that preIhidnn'V to any negni ia i ions tli.'ro iioi't he unconditional ret iremcnl of Mr Meghes. Tlie prone-’ls sid.iaitl--d IVr eon-ide: ;-i ion e.f the national meeting ineliuli- :be ■ lireieent of 1 login's, alter which tie- C'onnlry pa-i'y "ill snppori (fie National Ministry under anel In - lead) qiiestioits of policy to he si;’ milled i : the Country Party .before they -ire presented to Parliament. The Country Party is also prepared lo consider the formation of a eoiiiposile Ministry, the question of leaderslii 1 being left fm f. l're e iii-ideraiioii. com!ii ionally on (hr- p-resorvat i, n ol a separate eii'i'v ->| i lie < = s try Perl v. Mr Earle Pir'c will relinquish ids claim to rb- Prime Ministei ship in any eom-pe-iie Miliisi.ry. and as ,-i final course ofi'e-s te form a Ministry liini'clf from th- aii t i-1.-'hour memljers of the House. It I- expected an agreement will la' reached when the C.nifereii-e rt-'iniies alter I lie \at iona I ist s meeting. \ I'STT! AEI A N NAVY. MEI .-BOURN E. Jan. 25. The Director of Naval Intelligence announces that twenty-four units of the Australian fleet are to be paid off. 'They include the b ith-'lop Australia. I lie cruiser Sydney, nine destroveis. three floors and niiinbeis of iion-elfe--lite mots inelndiiig eight sitbinarim--. The Federal revenue for the le ! yea" elide.] Deecmher amounted lo £2A.:iS2. ITiJ. an im reii'e of £s(l-1.235 eompaied with the previou- i-ories-pniidiiig pel I.>d. TTu- cxpendfl ore alu-o-inted 1- C2!.312.1H i e- nip- ted till £2fi.772.(151 ihe previous >e r. WHEAT PRICE. SYDNEY. January 21. 'The t-e.lc.dn-y Wheat Poof has reduced the price o! Ileal bv one penny per bushel, to 5- S'.d. ai Doling llarbol 11-