AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

LABOUR PARTY RESOLUTION

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, Feb. 14

The Australian Labour Party Conference adopted a resolution in favour o, union with the Workers’ Union before the next State elections, a member of the Executive declaring that until this is done Labour is unlikely to secure control of the Government.

AUSTRALIAN STOCKS

SYDNEY. Feb. 13

There lias been a cessation of New Zealand buying of Australian stocks. This lias led to an easing up of the prices of bank shares on the exchange here. Commonwealth bonds also declined a couple of points.

MARCH BY LABOUR

HUGE DKMONSTR ATION

SYDNEY, Feb. 14

The Labour C ouncil is organising a march on the State Parliament on the 19th as a protest on behalf of the unemployed men, and Mr Lang is to he.ul the Labour members of the Assembly. The suggestion has also been made that a one day strike be declared by all workers on that date. NEGLIGENT PILOT SUSPENDED. CANBERRA, Feb. 14. After an inquiry into the crashing of the aeroplane at Brighton-Lee Sands on December 2nd. re-lilting in a passenger being fatally injured, the Aif Accidents Investigation Committee found the cause was inadvertent, due to the fouling of the rudder control by a passenger pilot, who was declared negligent, because lie failed to see the rudder bar in tile second cockpit was disconnected, and his license was suspended for a year.

ANGLO-AUSTR,ALLAN AIR SERVICE. CANBERRA, Feb. 14. Prime Minister Soul lin states a scheme for an aeroplane service. London to Australia, was placed before the Government by the Imperial Airways. The filial section. Straits Settlements to Australia is to bo managed by mi Australian board. The Prime. Minister said Cabinet was not committed to the project which would involve a heavy .subsidy, but was awaiting a report.