AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18757, 10 January 1923, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SEAMEN’S SCHEME FAILS. FREE LABOUR OX WOLLONGBAR. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyri/nt SYDNEY, January 9. Tile North Coast Company's steamer Wollongbar sailed to time manned by volunteer labour. This is the first defeat suffered by the Seamen's Union in connection with the attempted introduction of the roster system. BOILERMAKERS RESUMING. SYDNEY, January 9. The boilermakers and ironworkers’ assistants intend resuming work to-day. SUNDAY GAMES. OPPOSITION FROM CHURCHES. SYDNEY', January 9. The Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational and Baptist Churches have issued a manifesto strongly condemning Sunday sports and amusements, and pleading with every citizen seriously to ask himself whether some sacrifice of pleasure is not demanded of him in the moral interests of the community. Thev appeal To all Christian people to use the day of rest more largely as an opportunity for Christian worship. MIXED MARRIAGES. ARCHBISHOP’S DENUNCIATION. SYDNEY, January 9. Archbishop Kelly, in the course of a pastoral letter on the Eniphanv which was read in the Roman Catholic Churches, states that there has been a notable increase in the number of mixed marriages. He strongly advises all Roman Catholic parents and their sons and daughters to shun familiar association with neighbours or friends who are of other religious creeds, or of no particular creed. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. PERTH; January 9. Mr Kingsmill (Nationalist) has been elected for the second Senate vacancy in Western Australia. SYDNEY, January 9. A special meeting of the council of the National Association of New South Wales reaffirmed its confidence in and loyalty to Mr Hughes. The latter in a speech expressed himself confident regarding the future course of events, both as regards his 'own position and that of his party as a whole. ADELAIDE, January 9, (Received Jan. 10, at 1.5 a.m.) Messrs MTlugh and O’Loghliu (Labour) were elected to the Senate, giving all the three State seats to, Labour.—A. and N.Z. Cable. NORTH SYDNEY SEAT. SYDNEY, January 9. (Received Jan. 10, at 0.5 a.m!) After the declaration of the North Sydney poll Mr Hughes was expected to declare his political intentions. He disappointed expectation in a colourless speech. Air Piddington, who followed, claimed that the shaking he gave Mr Hughes was a moral victory for the new Gladstoman Liberalism, which the electorate and existing conditions demanded. OBITUARY. SYDNEY, January 9. (Received Jan. 10, at 0.5 a.m.) The death is announced of cx-Jndge Murray; aged 80 years. ITALIAN RABBITERS. SYDNEY, January 9. The Government has arranged to send a small batch of Italian immigrants to the North-west, where rabbit-trapping camps ■have been established, and where the local trappers will instruct them for the first few days. If the experiment is successful other camps will bo established. A CENSORED SPEECH. SYDNEY, January 9. Portion of a message from Mr Hughes, apologising for his absence from the banquet given by the French Consul-General to the officers of the Trench squadron, was censored by the French Consul-General, on the ground that it would have given offence to certain guests who were oresent. The passage which was omitted stated that if Mr Hughes had been able to attend he would not have alluded to the situation created bv the differences of opinion between France and England on the question of reparations. The message continued: “The position is serious, but it could bo made worse by indiscreet comments. We must leave to those in authority and on the spot to find soma modus vivendi. France and the British Empire must compose their differences, the alternative to which is a breach between the two nations, which would he a disaster and a deadly menace to civilisation, and would make us despair of the future.” The message concluded: “We oray earnestly that the world may be saved from the appalling consequences of such incredible follv and wickedness.” This passage in the message is generally condemned.