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Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1920, Page 3

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r AI’STK AI.IAN A' N\Z.' Cftni.K ASSOCIATION - ] j ASgISTAjNCI*'. FO H fA M 1 LI KS. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Speaking at Parks, Mr j:r foreshadowed legislation to subsdise families consisting of over two children. A HURRICANE, SYDNEY, This Day. Advices received from New .Hebrides state a hurricane on March 12th and 13th caused extensive damage, uprooting thousands of young coeoanut trees and cotton plants, 'twenty trading vessels were driven ashore in the harbours of Villaport and Sandwich. 'APPLICATION DISMISS 1111. (Received this day at 10 35 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Arbitration Court at Newcastle dismissed the application by ten unions for a forty-four hour week, stating the question was one. fpr legislative actum N.9.W. LOAN.. •' SYDNEY, This Day, The State Government has decided to raise a local loan of two millions immediately, for five years at 5i per cent, free both of State and Federal income tax. Half the loan will he directed to the relief of necessitious farmers and half to the completion of a wheat silo scheme. EMPLQYEHS’ SUPPORT. MELBOURNE, This Day. A meeting of various Employers Associations decided to support the master builders in their opposition to the introduction of a forty-hour wee*, WAR PENSION CObl. MELBOURNE, This Day. The annual war pensions liability amounts to £6^166,210. general booth ABRjYFA R'l.pjved '-bis day at 2.58 PERTH, May -L General Bromwell Booth with the headquarters staff of the’Salvation Army has arrived. He tours Australia and New Zealand in the interests of the army. work.