AUSTRALIA AND THE EAST

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21117, 19 March 1934, Page 11

AUSTRALIA AND THE EAST

♦ TRADE MISSION LEAVES TASK OF GREAT IMPORTANCE i.UJCTILi I'TlgS* ASSOCIATION—BT ZLSCTMC I'ELIGBAP* —COPTSIGBT.) (Received March 18, 9.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 18. The Australian mission to th« East, headed by the Deputy-Prime Minister, Mr J. G. Latham, sailed to-day aboard the Nicuw Zecland for the Dutch East Indies, China, and Japan. Before his departure, Mr Latham said: "I am going on a diplomatic errand on behalf of the Commonwealth, the benefits of which may not accrue to Australia for at least a generation. The importance of our task cannot be over-estimated. but my work will be made easier by assurances of a cordial welcome received from the governments of China and Japan." Mr Latham and his wife will ho the guests of the Government during their stay in Java. THREATS OF VIOLENCE >VOI I.D-RE STRIKE-BREAKERS INTIMIDATED SYDNEY, March 17. Complaints have been made to the Minister for Labour (Mr J. M. Dunningham) that many unemployed men are afraid to start work where it is offering because of threats of personal violence and other acts of intimidation by strike leaders. The police have been apprised of the complaints, and the Government relief depots have been instructed to see that men on strike do not receive food coupons, though women, children, and other dependents will continue to be helped under medical advice.

A RELIEF WORKERS' STRIKE TROUBLE JN MELBOURNE MELBOURNE, March 17. Three hundred relief workers employed on the Shrine of Remembrance struck in sympathy with the 150 men who stopped work earlier this week because a man had been dismissed. Their object is said to be to create a strike of all relief workers in the metropolitan area. PRIZE FOR WORK OF FICTION N.Z. AUTHORS ELIGIBLE SYDNEY, March 17. An annual prize of £IOO for a work of fiction is being offered by Mr H. K. Prior, in memory of h<s father, the late Mr S. H. Prior, for many years editor of the "Bulletin." The award will be known as Ihe S. H. Prior Memorial Prize. Entrants will be restricted to bona fide residents or persons born in Australia, New Zealand, and the British South Pacific Islands. Entries for the first competition will close on June 6, 1935. The successful work will be published. [Mr Henry Kenneth Prior has been manager of the "Bulletin" since 1919. He succeeded his father as chairman and managing-director of The Bulletin Newspaper Company, Ltd., and the Australian Book Publishing Company, Ltd., in June, 1933. He founded the "Woman's Mirror" in 1924. He is a director of the Endeavour Press (a book publishing firm) and Australian Radio News, Ltd.] NO HOPE OF SAVING TRAWLER DAMAGE FROM HEAVY SEAS (Received March 18, 6.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 18. There is now little hope of saving the stranded David Blake, which struck the rocks on the south coast on Friday. The trawler's bottom has been torn out bv heavy seas. Last night 500 cases of fish, £IOOO worth of gear, valuable navigating instruments, and the crew's belongings were lost. TRUCKS DERAILED SYDNEY. March 17. The western railway was blocked for several hours last night, owing to the derailment of a number of trucks of a goods train near Katoomba, but one line has been cleared and traffic practically restored. The tracks were littered with goods and coal but nobodywas injured.