AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN" AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CARGO PILFERING. SYDNEY. Feb lb. A special police force of twenty-two plain clothes constables and two detectives at a cost of ten thousand ] ei annum is being appointed to patrol the Sydney wharves with the object uf discovering pilfering. FEDERAL CABINET. SYDNEY, Feb lb. Senator Crawford (Nationalist Resident of the Sugar Producers Union) bus been appointed an honorary Minister to till the 11th vacancy in the Federal Cabinet. SYDNEY ISLAND TRADE. SYDNEY. Fob U. The newspapers are sounding a, note of alarm at Australia’s steadily diminishing trade with the Pacific Islands. and arc urging the need of the increased shipping facilities, instead of a reduction of services, which hare recently taken place. Fears are expressed that if the present policy continues the Islands’ trade will disappear altogether. Island traders suggest that with the object of fostering Trade and vessel registered in Australia be paid a fixed homily per ten on all copra landed in Sydney, subject to a reduction in the present fr ights equal to the amount ol bounty. I bus the freights to Europe .via Sydney, might he made equal ;a direct It ie.'.t-. and securing a return of at least a port! n of the lost trade. PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS. SYDNEY. Feb 11. Business eirclos >" Sydney are urging the removal of the plague resit iet ions, which continue to he enforced .n spite of the fact that there: has been n.. sign of plague rats in Sydney since Julv last. They claim that the lettnI j.nis ere unnecessary and entail mf«llivss trouble and expenditure, ’"id tire Iji-dv to give other countries :1 'also idea'regarding the existence of plague in Australia. MIG FRAUDS. SYDNEY. F- hr nary 1-V Uiioene Trim, a railway construction pa vtnasler a nil 1" ” ' 1 ’ 1 1 1 ' * ‘ ' \orm,,ii Aid e d and AY dliam !’. ' |, ..... , 11roe,I ilb d< - the Padwc.v (■"in tne-si""e' I,v ms ol putting fictitious names j on pavshects and drawing fY there. ' f'.nnne- h- made a A dement t'lv peliee. ii” “ sieged !im , vo said that lie hid d a C~Wn bv t-i----i i- «• panno I*** i means, tints indent ng < been e.Meet,-d. a* the Ihr • men., .. -liurot 1 r-qually.