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the wheat pool. ;, t> ; SAVOURED BY farmers. r I^i'^MOoiAtion — By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, August 12. t A ballot of fanners decided In favour of A pool against an open wheat market. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POLITICS CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED. . ADELAIDE, August 12. ’in the Assembly the censure motion was : defeated by 22 votes to 17. The Farmers’ ;io£ed with Labour. FARMERS AND POLITICS. • - - SYDNEY, August 12. ' The farmers’ conference passed a resolution in favour of the division of the preunweildy States into smaller areas • aild" of ' dispensing with the present exf pensive and non-efficient system of State j A motion was also carried against .making the High Commissioneri ship a 'refuge for worn-out politicians. i * C . TIED HOUSE SYSTEM. 1 SYDNEY, August 12. j -The hotelkeepers are organising a stand against, the brewers extending the tiedhouse system to the wine and spirit trade. ; It is stated that 75 per cent, of the hotels f are tied. NEW. SOUTH WALES FLOODS. ■ THOUSANDS OF SHEEP ■ - MAROONED. V SYDNEY, August 12. . Large areas are still flooded in the -Wieatotn - River country. It is estimated : tha7 : 100,000 sheep are marooned along : the Barwon. Some flocks have been fed ’ wvftka by medium of aeroplanes, i jso>urke and' other townships continue partially isolated. I / ZEALAND CLYDESDALES. , SUCCESS AT BRISBANE. . v "- BRISBANE, August 12. K-’.'At the National Show: champion honours jpdftrClydesdale stallions went to the New KBMmid-bted horses Marshal Foch and Wopterator.—A. and N.Z. Cable. • GOVERNMENT TRADE ■ RESTRICTIONS. PROTEST BY RETAILERS. ’ SYDNEY. August 12. '■'f fßeceived August 12, at 7.6 p.ra.) Retailers’ Association is leading a crusade for sweeping away all Government imposed trade restrictions. They claim ; ’{hat. the restrictions are crippling the marlasts, put of which the bottom is already dropping. They state that as the result half the retail traders of Australia to-day are s&lling goods below coet'price:' V'" • COST OF LIVING. ; SYDNEY, August 12. [ ] ..... (Received Aug. 12, at 9.40 p.m.) 1 ’ (Giving evidence at the Board of Trade ; ijjitfttiry, into the cost of living, a representatnre of the Employers’ Federation stated ; the price of drapery, Manchester [ igopds, boots, and groceries had fallen 15 : itcP 20 per l cent, during the past year.— : N.Z. Cable. :• ■ QUEENSLAND POLITICS. NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. BRISBANE, August 12. • Ab&t (Received Aug. 12, at 9.40 p.m.) '-liri'i'tlre ‘Assembly the Country Party , moved a vote of no confidence in the Gov■eiament. u. The debate was adjourned till T»sada>y.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18323, 13 August 1921, Page 10
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