AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTKAI.IAN and n.z. caiis.k association

SUNDAY TENNIS

(Received this dav at 11.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Julv 19. Mr Hicks Inis eoinmnnicated with the Chairman of the Davis Cup competition reiterating the Australian Tennis Council's unanimous object ions to Sunday games, adding that ho considers the takings ,|.> mu outweigh [lie oink'd ions. N.s.w. POSTAL RESULTS. MELBOURNE, July 19. Operations of the Post Office for the year ended Jilt h J une showed a profit in 'JI.-lohN?'. The Postmaster proposes’recommending a reduction "i postage from 2d to ltd.

CONTRACT CLAIMS. M EI.BOURNE. July 19

|„ th'- llou-e of Representatives the Mini-tor of "Works announced the Commonwealth had paid Clo.ooo in full s „t tlemcr! of a writ issued bv Cray, who claimed LC..om for cancellation of a contract with the War Service [bum s Department . The wril was issued on la-half of A. and E. Ellis. Ltd., claim--225.109 from the Commonwealth (or breach < f emit rad . al-" with war Service Homes Department.

PT111.1,1 PINES POLITICS. (Received this dav at 11.45 a.m.) MANILA. -Inly 1.. _ q-1.,, naliiii-al sensation in the Ameri-,-an administration of the Plnllipmes ha. been followed by Governor Woods’ reinstatement el the chief of the Secret Con-iee. Coulev. in American, who was charged with bribery, and who . was cleared by m investigation committee. The Mayor of Manila. Eernandiz. ml the Secretary for til" Interior. I.awrel. P'lioinos. immediately rpst-gnod and l-'itio’no Secretaries ef all departments voted to r-sicn. unless Wood promised there would b- no interference in denari mental all air'. This action was ink- n as the result of Conley’s rein--r at,-vm-iit. Conley however, voluntarily resigned, thus clearing the mr. l-'ihniiio leaders maintain that Wood is lekino over the power of Cabinet and 4,'clar- it United States Congress does not specililv grant the Filinino petition for a eenvention to dratt conditions for a Bib ">no R-'-nbUe. the local Legislature will ask Mr Harding to do so.