AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRAI lAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL DEFENCE. SC IF. NCI-: R F.COG NITION. SVP.V F.V. Jlari'li 20. Tiie Washington Academy of .Sciences elected E. C. Andrews, the New South Wales Government Gcob g : -t. as hunotary member for 1923. Bo is these', i. nth to receive this honour. His worn includes a successful investigation of coral roofs in Fiji gto*.p. Andrews" paper on glacial iq ography of th" s ,-iit lier i i alps of New Zen land is regarded a, a classic. !!•• was Secretary of the Science Congress held at Wellington in January. AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING. •SYDNEY. .March 20. Mr Silk, the new manager of .Molts |)..ck states owing t-> over proiluetien during the War. shipbuilding in Britain torn bed the bottom in 1922. b i there is every indi -.•ticti of an oxj'n: Con in the future especially in rc-p* :-t to pa—ii'iigcr vessels. Australia i- unable to compete against Britain * mil the cost of production is reduced. It is understood a rift has occurred in the ranks of the AlcGirr faction. Prominciil meniheis of tiie executive hiiherlo sitj>portiug him. are transferring their allegiance to a new leader, to bo submitted to the delegates at the <ms!>!eneo in June. ACSTR U.r.VN DEFF.NC E. SYDNEY. .March 2d. I lie ( oiumoiiwoaltii I '.Teli'-e ( a.m il recommends an increase in the supply (.[ guns, amiinull it am m! oil. 11 suggests l.ithgow small arms factory should manufacture machine guns and revolvers. in addition t" a quailer *1 a liidlu n l ilies at present produced annually. The Council decided not to incrcii.se the training of militia. Civii aviation should Lr encouraged and a miltary air force kept up to the standard. it is pmpo'fd to approach the British Admiralty with a vi-w to launching a scheme for the interchange of vc-s.-els. of Gie Australian am! Impel.nil fleets ill the Me Lion ,oa an and Atlantic waters. Though it .- in -.nowlodged difficulty will (a- experienced in providing oil fuel for Briii-h vessels during short periods. the Council emphasise the neces-ity oi esl a l.lislii ng oil depots along tin- C< a-1 for naval purposes. FEDERAL JMIE.MIFR S VIEW. MELBOURNE. March 2;h Speaking at a lunolieoii given Dy the Federal anti Slate. Mini-it o- to the Commodore and office. -. ol Ii.M.S. Chatham, Dr ilr'Ke (I’romier) s.iul lie looked lorvaid lo the tune wh o the British and Dominion "fleet would work as one unil. and as one whole, while (■.■•oh of the carls preserved its own integrity. He lahledi that the I aeilic was the place where this would happen. VESSEL HELD IT. (Received this dav at 11. lo a.m.) SYDNEY. March 27 Owing to an old dispute met" wages with the cook on the .Jervis Bay, and management of the ( oinmouwealth line, Ihe vessel was held up overnight, the Union refusing to supply a (rew and cooks. Passengers on beard wre attended to by a special temporary staff.

LABOR S<,U"AIIB!,E. SYDNEY. March 27 The Secretary of the MtCirr Lu-iion has cm or. I tb.c disjmi" witii the Dooley faction in respe.-l lo Do ri.lit to opiposition rooms. I“ai.us1 “ai.us state an appeal is heing made to Hi*' Speaiter to decide the mailer. ELECTRIC AL PL ) NT. SYDNEY. Marcli 27 A new electrit it.* plaid: couiprisilig two turbo .Htvtnaioic built at, (Jyde workshops, were c( in motion at Flliua> power hou-e. U tuarKs the emumeiieeinent oi the industry in Australia. VOLUNTEER LABOUR. SYDNEY, Marcli 27. The annual coin mil ion ol graziers Federal Council of Au-iralia approved in' • the immediate oi gam-a 1 ion ol volunteer shearers and otliei ialiour.'rto be available in tiie event of it strike. SUGAR AG Pi EKM ENT. MELBOURNE. Mcvh 27 .Mr Chapman informing a d: puii’i co.i of (bivcnuoeut's policy regird'iig tiie sugar agrccua.'iii added that Australia was paying livepence per pound lor sugar, am! England eighipeiu c. He could not guarantee cheap sugar ailer tin- agreement expired. NORTHERN TERRITORY. MELROCILVE, -Man It 27 .Mr Pearce announced the Commonweal! h was inauguratiiig a vigorous (ievelopiiK'iual policy in northern Territory. including improved communication hv road and rail, adequate wafer supply* on stock, mutes, am! subsidising of shipping. It is proposed to gazette i. ( onsolidiued Lands Ordinance for the Territory, which will he divide.! into four districts. New leases oi iorty-tive years will ho made available lor agricultural purpose'.

LABOUR TROFBLES SETTLED. (Received this day at lI.Jo a.m.) I SVDNKV, .March 27. | In connect ion with the 'lhursday land industrial I rouble (cabled on 2i:~t) j it i-. oHiciall.v statu I that a sett lenient | was reached' as a i m alt of the applicn- | tions for n.N>istnnre made to the U- ! dcra.l Government' in eoniu’etton with i the matter. The Naval Board is i oii-idcring the] 1111 csii 1111 in permanently stationing a [ unit of the Aus 11 all:'. Il fleet at ' Gils- ; tiny Island, the pro-mu e of which, it is con iiderod. will have a salutary elleet against future semi-rue trouble.-. i The cable referred to above was as billows :—The “Daily Telegraph's special article dealing with the recant Labour trouble among the Japanese j at Thursday Island, when the Japanese enforced their demands for mi reased wages, declares that the Japanese prai'"tiea!!.v rule the island am! that the position is liaegiit '.ith iUture liaugsi’. and i- so delicate ii'"m an iiiternalio'.mi standpoint that a trank discussion of xlie trouble is a i dillieult matter. '1 he article attiil,utes the trouble to a want of sulli(i.iu p-dieing and supinc-s iu the Keileral authorities, and urges that the only remedy will be the mr.-e ■ the pre-cut nominal control of the Island by the t'e.veiishiiu! Govern,.l( u* to the Comiuonwealtli Government. It is pointed out that Thursday Maud is. the key to the loitoStraits and a strategic point ot such importance that it should remve i a refill consideration, primarily from ft defence standpoint. SHOW PRIZES. (Received this day at 12.d0 p.m.’ SYDNEY. March 27. At the Argieultural Show, in Friesian iattic, Laniond won first prize fc-r io;u year cows; Downes Bros., reserve champion for bull. King Pontiac Alearta de Kol. These are New Zealand bred animals. ri.KNTY' OF SUGAR. J SYDNEY'. March 28V* The Minister of Customs in announcing the sugar agreement was ending said there was sufficient sugar in the country to fill all the requirements. There would be no renewal of the agreement.