AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

f AUSTRALIAN iV N Z. UABI.E ABSOCI ITION] N SW. MINISTER DEFEATED. SYDNEY, March 30 Mr Crane, Assistant Minister of Lands, has definitely been defeated .u Newcastle. GOVERNMENT CONTROL ENDING. MELBOURNE, March 30 The ship owners anticipate that Government control of shipping will cease at the end of June. PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, March 30 The Australian Premier’s Conference, which was fixed for the 26th April, lias been postponed, owing to the uncertainty of the results of, the Neu South Wales elections.

MELBOURNE PRINTERS STRIKE. MELBOURNE, March 30 Negotiations for a. settlement of tin .Melbourne printers’ strike have failed. 40-HOUR WEEK ASKED. SYDNEY, March oG The Factory Employees’ Union have decided to serve notices on the employers demanding a 40-hour week, without reduction of pay. There are ten thousand employees : 1 fected. NO SATURDAY WORK. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Master Builders Association lias decided to prosecute bricklayers for refusing to work on Saturday and have convened a meeting for Tuesday to discuss a general close down on all works, pending a. settlement in the Arbitration Court, or by legislation.

LATEST ELECTION FIGURES. SYDNEY, This Day. The latest election figures give the following position:— Labour 44. Anti-Labour 46. PRICE OF PAPER. MELOURNE, Tiiis Day. Tho price of the “Argus” has been increased to lid. The Saturday issue remains at 2d. THE MORATORIUM. MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes stated there would be no extension of the moratorium.

BEER AND BREAD. MELBOURNE, This Day. Tho price of beer lias been increased to 23s per hogshead, and bottled beer to 20s a dozen ,owing to flu; new- tarifl. The price of the four pound loaf has been fixed at TOJd. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS ADELAIDE, This Day. Mr Aufitey,- Cbmmissoner of Crown Lands, and Mr Harvey, Minister of Agriculture, both Nationalists, have resigned from the Peak Government. This means the breaking up of the Coalition and creation of a Liberal Government.

During the visit of the Prince of Wales to Hokitika, in May, HAH. will present the following medals personally to local soldiers: French war cross, Corporal Garnberazzi of Goldsborougli; D.0.M., Sergt. W. R. Cherrie, Ross; Meritorious Medal, Q.M. Sergt, W. A. Head, Kanicri; Military Medal, Corp. Robert Foster, Ross. The decorations will be presented most probably at the time of the arrival subsequent to the presentation of the public address. In that event the ceremony will take place on Keller’s balcony, where th© men will be drawn up to meet His Royal Highness personally. L