AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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WOOI, SALI'.S. BRISBANE. Oct. 21. At the wool sale-:, competition was very keen and prises advanced for alt description-;, fine fleece ten per cent, higher, medium live to 7J, all broken ] lores ten and breed quality wools five per cent, higher, compared with last, series. PF.KTH. Oct. 21. At the wool .-ales, competition was active and prices generally advanced fivo per cent. Master bakers. ADELAIDE. Oct. 21. A convention of the Federated Mater Bakel's Assn, of Australia and New Zealand, alter considering invitation-: I com N.S.U. and New Zealand dceidei/ to hold the next meeting in Sydney. BOTH SIDES DETERMINED. (Received this day at .10.0 a.iu.) SYDNEY, October 22. Ihe Federal election campaign is proceeding steadily and quietly with trim determination on both sides, but. o tar enthusiasm i- languid. ( omiiunism and its terrors, to which it is ■laimed the Labour Party i.s leading the country, is the Nationalists best, beaten jus-, while Labour i- bnsilv reselling the charge as political cant. A strong argument i- that if the Nationalists succeed in strangling Labour’s legitimate aspirations, as allegedly they aim at doing. Labour will la- driv■n to extreme measures to preserve their existence and the Communistic bogey raised bv the Nationalists will b *oolllo a reality. Mr Bruce, alter stumping Queensland and noi l hern New South Wales, is now touring the Southern and Western Stales with Mr ( liarllon close at his heels, eountorblu-tiiig his utterances, FUNDS FOR WILKINS. ADELAIDE, October 22. The Treasurer of the South Australian Branch ol the Royal Geographical Society, referring to the cabled message from I lie explorer Wilkins that, he was awaiting funds, said the Society agreed at Wilkins request to act as Treasurer lor the ex pod it ion . Wilkins appointed his own collector and a- the tunds were collected, limy were cabled io Wilkin.-. The collector Inis been waiting lor the seamen's sD'ikc to cm! before conuecneing. Inn he had decided to begin operations ibis wish. Eight hundred and fi ft v pounds sterling hasbeen cabled in Wilkins in the past few days.

COMPULSORY ARB IT II \TIo.N. (Received this day at 10.0 a.m.i SYDNEY. Mot. 22. The Coal Miners’ Federation is de'uliiig a motion Hint tlm time had arrived when tlm Federation should ccaso lo have anything to do with compulsory arbitration. It i- expected tlm lehalr '’ill last -cverai da vs

GOOD BILLETS. BRISBANE. October 22. Premier Gillies and Mr W. Dun-tan (Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union) have been appointed lay-mem-bers of the Board of Trade, with salaries ol L2.00I) vearly. Mr W. McCormack succeeds Mr Gillie- as Premier ami Mr T. Dtiiistan. Assistant Minister, has been elevated to lull Cabinet rank, and Mr Gedsou appoint'd Assistant Minister. In the Assembly. the Opposition denounced the appoint ic.eiits, stating the hill under which they were made was framed for the purpose of finding a last political refuge for those who laid on: lived their usefulness.

TOTE FOR VICTORIA. MELBOURNE. October 22. The State Cabinet has decided fo legislate legalising the introduction of the tolalisa.lor in Victoria.