AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1921, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE PEItTH STRIKE. SYDNEY, Jan. 5. The Commonwealth steamship owners have rejected the tradeshall proposal for a conference with Perth. The Premier replied to the strikers request to control the railways that he was surprised at the suggestion and disbelieved it was made seriously. N.S.W. LOAN. SYDNEY, January o. The date of the closing of the New South Wales State loan of three millions has lieen extended to the first of February. AJ ONSIGNOR ALMOND RETURNING SYDNEY; January 5. Monsignor McMond, secretary to the Papal delegate, is shortly Returning to his diocese in Auckland. A U STR A r .1A X SHI PB UILDING. MELBOURNE, January 5. Air Poynton, Minister for Shipbuilding, is in receipt of information showing that the cost of ships built in Australia is lower than in England. The quality is also superior.

FOOD PRICES. SYDNEY, This Day. The Government statistician reports that at the end of 1921), food prices were 85.8 pe rcont. higher than in 1914. BETTING FIGURES. SYDNEY, This Day. Tieasurv officials estimate during the past financial year, hotting transactions with bookmakers on racecourses amounted to fifteen millions sterling. The estimate for the totalisator for the same period amounted to ten millions sterling. SCHOOL TEACHERS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. This Day. An inter-State Conference of public school teachers’ sub-committee on the question of a Federal organisation, suggested there should he a provisional council consisting of three representatives of each State, including New Zealand, and one from each Department of primary secondary and technical, the objects being to promote the interests of education, and safeguard the interests of teachers. AGAINST REVOLUTION. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. Speaking at Victor Harbour, the Premier said the financial outlook was uncertain and industrial prospects black. There was a small section of the community who were deliberately conspiring to dislocate industry and produce widespread misery and distress. Government intended to use every power to defeat and destroy the revolutionary forces. WHEAT HARVEST. MELBOURNE, This 'Day. It is anticipated Hint the State wheat harvest will exceed the estimate of forty two million, by three million bushels.