AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1930, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

N.S.W. COUNTRY PRESS. UPHOLDS FEDERAL CABINET POLICY. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, November 11. The conference of the New South Wales Country Press Association which opened to-day, sent a telegram to Mr Fenton, Acung-Federal Prim Minister, assuring him of their support in any action taken to retain Australia’s good name. UNIQUE PHONE CALL. MELBOURNE, 'November 11. A unique telephone conversation has just been carried out. It appears that Mr Scullin, Australian Prime Minister, in London, phoned to Mr Lyons (Federal Treasurer) who was on the Melbourne express. The train was stopped at the small station of Nubba, near Harden. Hon Mr Lyons was awakened at three o’clock in the morning, and he went to the ’phone on, tile station, and chatted with Mr Scullin. MR BRUCE RETURN^. PERTH. November 11. [ The former Federal Prime Minister, |Mr S. Bruce, reached Fremantle on the “Oraina” to-day. He stated that ! one of the definite conclusions which 1 he arrived at was that, that notwithstanding the difficult times that Australia was facing, she was in incomparably a better position than any other country. In Britain, he said, the situation was serious, and he could not sec any improvement until things got worse. On the Continent the position was tragic. Every country with the exception of Franec, and to a lesser degree, Belgium, was either in serious economic and financial difficulty, or heading towards such.

SLAUGHTERMEN STRIKE. AT SYDNEY WORKS. SYDNEY, November 11. Tlie slaughtermen at the ITomebusli Abattoirs are striking for the fortyfour hour week. No sheen or eattl” sales were held to-day at Flemington. The men at Roverstone and Auburn have now joined in the dispute, making 2085 idle. The Union officials state that the strike may last for months, in wb event a meat shortage will become serious. Tt is officially stated that the Sydney cold storage supply will last for one month.