AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLIS ASSOCIATION. WESTHA LEAN DEFICIT. PERTH, May 14. The Premier, Mr Coijior, .states that for the past five or six years the deficit has been £’(550,0U0. This year will close with a deficit of about tl.vrec hundred thousand. That, he said, was too high, being almost a pound per head of the population. NO BIRTHDAY HONORS. SYDNEY, May 115 Sir G. Fuller announced that ike State Government will make no r*»- jj commendations for birthday honours, ij consequent on the motion carried in jj last session of Parliament. It is I probable the Federal Government will i include in ils recommendations a mini- ; her of persons resident in New South i Wales. UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF. SYDNEY. Mav 15. I

The Slate Cabinet lias decided to vote twenty thousand sterling for the purpose of providing productive work for the relief of unemployment.

SEAMEN’S HOLD UP. SYDNEY. May J 5. A mass meeting of the Federated Seamen’s Union of Australia decide!? to extend the boycott to the whole oT the vessels of the Mcllwmith-Mc-Eacharn liui'. Eight steamers will lio thrown idle. Representatives of other maritime unions attended to urge a set i lenient on account of the numbers of their men iuvolvoif. hut were refused a hearing. It is uudisrstood the Mcllwraith line will shortly cite the union in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, with a view to securing the deregistration of the Union.

ORIENT LINER AGROUND. BRISBANE. May 15 The Orient Liner Orvieto ran aground last night near the mouth oT Brisbane river. A passing steamer unsuccessfully attempted to tow her off. Two tugs have left to give assistance. The position is not serious. A further attempt will he made this morning. POLICE TROUBLE SETTLED. BRISBANE, May 15. The threatened crisis of the police force has passed, an agreement having been reached. Some claims have been conceded and a satisfactory basis made for a further adjustment.