AMERICA’S PRACTICAL AID FOR RUSSIA

Grey River Argus, 18 July 1922, Page 5

AMERICA’S PRACTICAL AID FOR RUSSIA

(Received July 17, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 16. Hon Mr Hoover has reported to President Harding that up to July 1, a total of 59,500.000 dollars has been spent by America on Russian famine relief, or has been allocated for expenditure. No fewer than 140 ship loads, aggregating 788,878 tons of food, medicines, and other supplies, ’ have been provided for the relief work. OIL KINGS SEEK CAUCASIAN SUPPLIES. PARIS, July 17. 1 he Royal Dutch and the Shell Companies have invited the Russian Oil Companies to a conference with a view to resuming work on the ('aucasian fields. U.S.A. AVIATOR’S LONG FLIGHT TO BRAZIL. (Received Julv 17, 5.5 p.m.) ' WASHINGTON, July 16. Walter Shinton, of Aeroplane Number Four fame, who crossed the Atlantic, will attempt a new venture during Hm first week in August. He will then departs on a 7365-mile hydro-aeroplane flight, from New York to Rio De Janiero. His plane will carry five passengers. The trip includes a thousand-mile flight up the Amazon. The route will skirl the Atlantic Coast of both Continents. He expects to arrive in time for the opening of the World’s Exposition at Rio in celebration of the centenary of Brazil’s independence. GROWERS SAY FRUIT CROP IN DANGER. (Received Julv 17, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 16. The Fresno (California) fruit growers have petitioned President Harding and the Governor of California to facilitate the transportation of their fruit crop. They declare the crop is valued at two hundred millions, and it is endangered because of the crippled railway service. (Received Julv 17, 11.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 17. Attempts to wreck trains as a result of the railway strike occurred in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Texas and West Virginia. One effort succeeded at St Johnsbury, an important town in Vermont, where several passengers were injured. EMPLOYERS’ CHARGE AGAINST LABOUR LEADERS THAT THEY DID NOT FAVOUR WAGE CUTS! SYDNEY, July 17. A case has commenced in which the Graziers’ Union is proceeding against the Australian Workers’ Union, also Mr Henry Boote (Editor of the newspaper “Australian Worker’’) and Messrs John Barnes and Arthur Blakeley (officials of the Australian Workers’ Union) on the grounds of their encouraging persons bound by the awards under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act to refuse to accept employment. Counsel for the Graziers’ Association emphasized the seriousness of the employers’ charge. He stated “that when an organisation such as the Australian Workers’ Union was determined to flout the law, a grave situation arose. It was not only a question between employer and employed, but one which involved the whole of the country.” Hearing of the case was adjourned till July 24.