AUSTRALIAN. NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1930, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN. NEWS

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER FINED

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, May 7

Tlio publisher of the- Western Times, BUthurst, Avas fined one pound for publishing portion of a broadcasting programme Without the consent of the station concerned. This is the first case of the kind in the Commonwealth under the Wireless Telegraphy Act. The charge related to a Moorfiold /race result which the Telegraph Department ascertained was not transmitted by telephone, therefore they must have been obtained from 'wireless.

DEFENCE ECONOMY

MELBOURNE, May 7

It is understood the defence economy prqposails include the transfer of the naval college from Jervis Bay to Flinders Depot, at which all naval training will be concentrated. It is estimated over £50,000 per annum will be saved, '•• •' ••• -•

OBITUARY r

(Received this day at 8 a.m.)

SYDNEY,! May 7

Palmer, a most prominent stockbroker Jicre. sictac 89. Also Percy Allan", chief engineer of the local GoA-ernmenfi Department, New South Whies)'Di'CtaD 69. During his career in tbte Government service lie designed 583 liriclges in this State costing five million sterling.

PREFERENCE FOR EX-SOLDIERS

FOR PUBLIC WORKS

CANBERRA, May 7

Serious political consequences which threatened the Federal Government have been averted for the time Ibeing by the Prime Minister, lie recommending to the caucus to-day the restoration of full preference to returned soldiers on Federal- • Public W ork’s contracts. The caucus approved of the recommendation. An announcement to this effect was later made in the House of Representatives. f :, ;

NON-UNIONIST Ebv-SOLDIERS. CANBERRA, May 7

In announcing the reversal of the Government’s decision with regard to returned soldier oil public work's, the Prime'Minister) Mr J. H. Scullin, said: “Our desire had been to safeguard the working conditions for the returned soldiers. There was the danger if the re-, /turned men were not unionists,, they could ho employed for less than the Arbitration Court’s Award rates, and could-thus he exploited.” ••• ■% Mr Latham, Leader of the Opposition,, ..said the., explanation ..was. a. hit thin. It'was quite apparent that the Government had not made a iviiling retreat. Its hand had been forced, and the speeches made lq§t Friday would' .not have been readily forgotten. He hoped that this would lie a lesson to the Government.

Mr Roland Green, who lpst-i) leg at the war, bitterly; attaekb'd- /the Government.- He saiti- that there ivns no such thing as ~for,unionists at the Avar. ' ‘Miabour let us doAvn then and afterAvai'ds,” lie declared, “and apparently still possesses its hatred of soldiers.”

AVOOL PRICES

SYDNEY, May 7

At- the wool sales to-day the offerings were 9660 bales, of which there were 948-1 sold, also 476 privately. Prices of .ill fine wools suitable for the Continent and America showed an advance of fully five per cent, above last week’s rates.

Keen general competition still prevails in all sections of the trade. Greasy merino realised 24 pence today.

THE R VDTCV PHONE. SYDNEY,' May 7

The fi"st r»"Vs' revenue from the rn ,i:.. calls between • Ausirnlin and England amounts to one thousand pounds sterling. A businrs man in Sydney to-day had an informative chat upon the latest fashions with his wife in Paris.