AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18280, 24 June 1921, Page 5

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TRADES UNION CONGRESS. TREATY WITH JAPAN OPPOSED. Press Association —By Telegraph— Copyright. MELBOURNE, June 25. The Trades Union Congress passed the following resolution unanimously, on the motion of Mr H. Holland, M.P. (New Zealand): “That this conference protests against a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, which is purely military, containing the germs of warfare. Further, that the basis of future agreements between Great Britain, and the colonies and other countries shall be not for military or naval purposes, but for social, political, and economic amenities.” (Received June 23, at 10 p.m.) The Labour Conference carried a resolution adopting the finding of the Federal Basic Wage Commission in its entirety, and calling upon'the Commonwealth and State Governments to give effect thereto. A STEAMER MISSING. SYDNEY, June 24. All steamers in the Tasman Sea have been sent a wireless message to keep a look-out for the steamer Canastota, which, it is feared, has met with a misfiap. She sailed from Sydney on June 13 for Wellington, ~and has not answered any wireless calls. MEAT FREIGHTS. ' SYDNEY, June 23. A conference of meat exporters, in urg ing a reduction of freights, passed a resolution—“ That, in consequence of the existing rates and the state of the London market, only an infinitesimal quantity of meat will be available for export during the next half-year. Further, if the freight is reduced by |d per lb, this conference is of opinion that 30,000 tons of additional meat will be exported.” SEDITIOUS LITERATURE. IMPORTATION PROHIBITED. MELBOURNE, June 23. (Received June 23, at 10 p.m.) A proclamation has been issued prohibiting the importation of iterature advocating the overthrow by force of the established governments of the commonwealth or of any other civilised country. The prohibition also applies to any literature wherein seditious intention is expressed. WHEAT POOL. MELBOURNE, June 23. (Received June 23, at 10 p.m.) It unofficially stated that the Victorian Government has decided to discontinue the wheat pool.