AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. CHoPLKV FNCUMUY. SYDNEY, Nov. 20. The Cropley Commission resumed the examination of Alderman Walker with relercnee to his account books. Watt, counsel for Walker thereupon warned tile Commissioner that lie would advise Ins eljeiit t,i take certain action and the line of the enquiry would be proceeded with at the Commissioners’ own risk. He also issued a similar waruiny to the press regarding the pubileation of evidence. .Mr Watt said some questions beiuy asked reyardiny char,•les ter. (oiild lie asked in a Court of law "It it'll t.he Commission was not. They were bciny asl;ed under the sanction of mi act which pirn ed Walker under I compulsion. The ('nmmi.ssioner eon-1 tinned the e.xaniiiiation if Walker with lel'eience to the purcha-e of certain soldiers’ gratuity hands, regarding "hieJi he and the soldiers had made statutory deelarat ions of tlmir value. I He subsequently was allowed to make further payments bringing the payments up to the fine value of the bonds Walker said he houylit bonds out of kindness l/ccnusc the soldiers | estered him. He lost heavily over the transactions.

Counsel for Alderman .‘shannon ad dressed the Commission on his helialf (Jaiminy it must exonerate Kh.uino from any • oniiei timi with the corrup tion or yralt, ITUSRU CASK. MF.I.HOUR.XK. Nov. 2d. Ail application was made by the Vie torian llaciny Club, on Miinmous. fo: an order to have the Burner ease cabled on the Ilth.-struck out. a! I'rivolo'.i-. or alternatively to have tlu trial held before a judge without : jury. The summons specifics .’lrd. Do (ember as the date of heariny. 'FITF! STEWARDS’ DISPUTE. BYDNKY, November 20.

Following Mr Justice Power’s cle, ision reyardiny the Commonwealth l ine and the stewaids. the Ceneral Manayer of the line n| plied to the Cnion lor a full crew for the vessel but specifically stated the men who refused duty on the last voyaye would not he acceptable. The men are asked to a| ply in tlu* morniny. 'Flic .Secretary of the 1 n ion states that lor the present tin* request will not be complied with, lie says that the decision of the men was that tlie forty-seven who made the last voyaye must be re-enyayed. A mass meetiny will be held to-day.

A NOT 11 El! SHIPPING DISPUTE. i’KBTTI. November 20. A stop work meetiny of members of tlie Fremantle Branch ol the Seamens I'nion decided to cease work until an industrial agreement could he arrived at between the parties to th*' dispute. The activities of the harbour are pa i.a lysed and tlie cflivts ot ihoii action will be much more extensive than the d'sloeatioii which followed the overtime strike as no ves-.l will F • able lo leave or enter the harbour. The neyotiations lor tlie drawiny uj ;' an industrial ayreemeut has been nroi'ceding for about tlnee months.

MA UK INC TIM E. SYDNEY. Nove.iher 2"> Both side- of the waterside di-uinfe ale marking time. There is no i.llicial statement of the position I'ollowoiy Justice Bow ci s ret ilsal to make an i ider. I'orlln -oming from either side.