AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

A FRENCH TAX. -MELBOURNE, June 11. -Mr Bruce has been advised from London that the tax now levied on frozen meat imported by France, will be increased from n farthing to approximately three farthings per pound in July next, ’file increase favours Argentina, which under the reciprocal trade treaty between that country and Franco, pays only a half-penny per pound tax. UN IDENTIFIED VICTIM'. SYDNEY, June 12. The unidentified victim of tho railway smash is believed to be Ernest Cecil Hewitt, of Sydney. All the injured are improving. FEDERAL LABOR SPLIT. SYDNEY. June 12. A Labour split is threatened over Mr Bruce’s referendum proposals recently introduced in the Federal Parliament. The attitude of Air Charlton, Leader of the Federal Labour Party, and a number of followers, who, in view of tlie concessions to which ATr Bruce acceded agreed to support the pro-Vasilis, is strongly resented by many Labourites. The Australian A\ orkers’ Union, the strongest Union in Hie Commonwealth, definitely decide'! to oppose the referendum, and the A list in I iao Labour Partv executive has called u meeting for Friday, whereat Mr Charlton and probably ■some other prominent followers will ho asked to explain their attitude. Important developments are anticipated and a p : ssilde expulsion is talked of. It is claimed in some quarters that Mr Charlton and one or two leaders of the federal Labour Party have got out of touch with the Labour movement.