Second Edition COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXI, Issue 20, 12 August 1920, Page 6

Second Edition COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Press Association—Copyright. (Received 8.50 a.m.) Sydney," August 12. The King and Empire Alliance movement was formally launched. The constitution was adopted and a strong executive appointed. Ths avowed objects are to disccuntenacne disloyalty and keep Australia and her national life free from the introduction of pernic*ous foreign doctrines calculated to impair national spirit and interfere, with duty to Empire. The Arbitration Court refused Unions' application for a variation of the award, which was askecT for on the ' ground that men were threatening to strike urless the demand was granted. Judge. Curlewis stated that in futuro any union that asked for its case to be takqn quickly on the ground tha* the men i"tendrd to strike would have its case put at the bottom of ' the list; otherwise law-abiding unions would be delayed. A Sydney solicitor who has returned from Japan, referring to the recent commercial crisis there, states tihat it resulted in the collapse of most of the companies formed during iho t- boom. Tlie losse ß were enormous, and and in three months there were fif- ' teen hundred su'eides among Japanese merchants, . ' The Full Court delivered reserved judgmeit in the on behalf of the trustees prthfe' 'Nortoh ' estate, against! the decision in tbet claim against the Union Bank. The court by a majority verdict found in favour of the trustees and entered a verdict for the trustees for. £1.7,378. . Mr Storey (Premier) replying to the r censure, . c aid ha wanted no votes of the Nationalists or progressives who were not favourable to the victimised strikers in. 1917 receiving another chance to earn an honest living. He was himself unable to attend the Man. nix farewell, but would not have kesitated to pay tribute to any gentleman holdiEg high office, irrespective, of his opinions. Up to the time of his departure from Australia, .Mapnix said nothing objectionable. He expressed the op : nion that the subsequent,, action of the British Govelnmeatt .Vas inst'Tafced by Mr Hughes. Defending Justice' EWing's report, Mr Storey said no one would sentence a prisoner to fifteen years on the word of a adding that a previous government induced Scully to leave;.Australia, offering him a large surg of money and a free passage ; also, the Government kept him for a ve,ar and dictated what he should say. "Mr Wearne (Progressive leader.) announced that he was voting wr£h the Opposition, He would oppose any effort to replace the strikers at the expense qfTCoyalists. The debate was adjourned, t g* ; After jj the dam-, aged; wing, Parer and Mcintosh landed at Avon Down. They are proceed-v ing to Cloncurry immediately. Melbourne, August 12. Mr Hughes; is being urged, to abandon his proposed visit i territories an the Pacific to enable him to atteM'a meeting of the, league, of Nations in November next. It, is considered probable, that, trouble may arise over the mandates and other questions', including Japanis Maim : to .: recognition, of soqia], equality, against ,which Mr Hughes previously made such a good case, aqd.that therefore Australian representation at the. League, meeting should be aR strong, as possible. V A number of senators, from States other than New South Wales at a meeting,.opposed.the expenditure on Canberra, and. a deputation is. waiting on Mr. Hughes on the matter.