AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. ctawLE ASSOCIATION, austrai i v.x i.Aiini: sim.it. SYDNEY. March 10. Tho Australian Lai.our party Exceutive elec toil Mr J. >T. MeGirr, Leader uf the State Party as counterblast to parliamentary party’s motion expressing renewed confidence in A 1 r Dooley. Mr MeGirr is the only member of the party who was nominated by the executive and lias given supporters ol Mi Dooley seven days to signify their acceptance of MeGirr. it ' s antu ipatcd a serious split will occur in the interim. PROHIBITION SPT/IT. SYDNEY, March 10. Several prominent prohibition advocates hare resigned from Hammond’s Committee as a protest against the former’s decision to agree to compensation claims. They contended Hammond allowed Holman when Premier to handcuff him nu the issue, the result being that the prohibition movement was drifting instead uf progressing. CALLING KETTLE BLACK. SYDNEY. March 10. The Picture Show Association communicated with the Methodist Conference protesting against the press publishing sordid details of a Melbourne tragedy as detrimental to youthful icin'jcis. Members of tin' conference v. bile appreciating the showmen’s protest agreed that it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black as many posters outride picture shows were not calculated to elevate the minds of young people. DOUCE DECISION. MELBOURNE. March 10. The police have decided to withdraw charges against Margaret Mitchell and Margaret .Millard, of being accessories after the fact in connection with the Mirra murder. Iv.\ 1 X IX QUEENSLAND. HR ISISAX E. March 10. Snaking rains arc reported in the western districts and the drought position is alleviated. A E11..M MANNED. SYDNEY. March 11 The Australian film een-ors have prohibit, d (lie exhibition of the pict," h-. iiion ol ••<Hirer Twist.”