AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. The wool sales were operated under very keen competition. All descriptions of merinos at full late rates and comebacks and crossbreds were in keen request at prices in the seller’s favour. Greasy merino sold to 32 \ pence. PREMIER. JOCKEY SUSPENDED. SYDNEY, Jan. 24. The Jockey Club Stewards suspended S. Davidson, last season’s premier jockey, for two months, for alleged interference in the Challenge Stakes on Saturday last, when Davidson was riding Wliitta. CYCLISTS’ DEC I SION. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. At a stormy meeting of the Victorian Amateur Cyclist Union, it was decided that no road rider should be sent to the Olympic games. SIR R. HORNE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 25. Sir Robert Horne, addressing the Constitutional Club, expressed the conviction that the conferring of an equal status on the Dominions would foster the growth of the national spirit, which would materially benefit the Empire. He said the Empire was bound by spiritual sentiment more than anything else. Although they bad to recognise that that ■ spirit might greatly be invigorated and strengthened, some wiseacres seemed to think that equal status might lead to a feeling of greater detachment as between one portion of the Empire and others or to the growth of the national spirit in Australia, New Zealand or Canada, which would make the Dominions stand more aloof in their relationship with the Mother Country. Sir R, Horne said he did not share this apprehension at all, nor did he anticipate any such difficulty. Instead of deprecating any growth of national spirit in British communities he would welcome it. He ventured to predict it would he all to the good in the interests of Empire. Horne reviewed the economic problems, showing how greatly industry had been affected by strikes and how the prosperity of the United States followed the recognition of the economic fact that interest in capital and labour is identical.

UNEMPLOYED DE.MONSTRATION. (’Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 25. Two hundred unemployed men carrying a banner announcing they were hungry, marched to the Premier’s office, hut lie was away. 11 is Secretary heard the request of the men for work. As they were leaving they noticed the car of the Governor. Lord Somers, and sent a representative to interview him. TlietGovernor was sympathetic and gave the men a cheque to pay for a meal. The two hundred men then marched away to a city cafe, where they had a meal.

UNEMPLOYMENT POSITION. SYDNEY. Jan. 25. The Acting-Premier, Mr Buttersliaw states, the unemployment problem is not nearly so serious as the Government had hocn led to believe, onlv five thousand unemployed being registered in the metropolitan area and 3060 in the country centres. The Government during the last three months spent £IOO.OOO on relief work. The fact that the harvest lias heen a very light one, is probably responsible for the number of men coming from the country to the metropolitan area and ether industrial centres looking for work, hut the recent rains make it possible for country districts to absorb a lot of labour, which is offering. Replying to ibis statement. AllGarden (Hocrotary of tlit Labour Goimoili says that Air Butlensliaw overI,aiks the fact that almost 70111) skilled workers, who do not register at I lie labour bureau, are out ol worrk. A no-overtime policy is being adopted 1 1 v the union members to help their fellow members who are out ol work. It is stated the unemployed at Lilligow. numbering nearly 1006. are planning to mil roll to Sydney to interview the Governor.