AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION COAL CONFERENCE. '.SYDNEY, June 'Jif The Coal Conference lias adjourned until next week. It, is understood that both sides are considering the proposals and there is every prospect of the differences being adjusted. A SETTLEMENT SCHEME. SYDNEY, June 23 -Major General Lest range Eanies, addressing the Society of St. George, outlined tile .scheme for settling one hundred thousand British men and women in Northern Territory, by a combination n! Government and private enterprises M Idle settlers, ho contends, should lie practicable, if the Government will guarantee portion of the money for the construction of railways, as the British Government did when the railways wore contsmeled in parts of India. EMPIRE NECESSITY. .MELBOURNE, June 23. Mr Bruce interfiled a deputation from the Empire Development Union that the most, important immediate task was to educate tho people of Britain and Australia to the necessity of an economic policy, applicable to the whole Empire. FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, June 23 In the House <}f Representatives, Mr Bruce moved the {-insure to the Address-in-Rcplv debate, Which was carried by 111 to 23. The address was adopted on the voices and the House adjourned till Wednesday. RUM PINO OF MAIZE. .SYDNEY, June 23. A meeting of merchants passed a rc- , ohilion miue.stiug the- Prime Minister o cancel the dumping-duly on maize, w to exempt coni nets already made, he Graziers’ Assoc iation sent a proti-sl ' gain-t the duty to Mr Chapman, as it 1 •onl l l he prejudicial to stockowners, he drought not being sullicient iv liivkn in obviate the licces-ily for ban reding. MELBOURNE, June 2U Mr Chapman, replying in Sydney pro■'•sls against the maize duly, said the ustralian farmer had been placed at a isadvantage, owing to competition by nub African maize growers by black hour. As a eons' c|iience of freight rein lion, it cost loss to ship maize from mth Africa to Australia than to bring cal maize to the market. When rexiiig the law during the height of the 'ought, la* warned inieiuliug import’s that any orders placed in South frien would lie at their own risk.

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.'i speculative character. At the time South African maize was sold locally at fls (id to 7s a lmslicl. \ow it was -c. Tile tariff hoard had advised that South African maize was being dumped in the extent of threepence pet bushel, hence the necessity for a dumping duty. WRECKAGE SIGHTED. PERTH. .Tune 21. The steamer I'-chunga has reported I sighting a spar in a vertical position and apparently attached to a wreck, I floating off Brussel town, in the vanity of wlte i 1 rise three bodies are reported to linve hecn seen a leu days ago. It is i .udder,-d possible that this wi eckngi- I,clings to the small steamer Torrens, owned ly the West Australian (lovet nmenf. wlte-h is oveidne. FIVE SYDNEY ITRES. SYDNEY. .1 tine ‘Jit. l-'ive tires liroke out, within the spic e of iwo and ;i- half hours last night , and kepi the lire brigades busy. The biggest blaze t:t enrred at Victoria, liarrocks. where the gun-harness room midestroyed, and a!' ) lour big guns. The damage to the barracks is estimated at £>TlOth