Australian.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1917, Page 3

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Soldiers Left Out

Sydney, Feb 17

Mr Holman has announced.that there is no provision for recording the votes of soldiers abroad at the forthoomiog elections.

The Wheat Question

Melbourne, Feb 16

Mr Hughes! has announced that he has arranged that a portion of the 3,000,000 toils of wheat purchased by the Imperial Government will be converted iato fbur prior to shipment. This will be sufficient to employ the mills for some mouth?.

Fire in Sydney

Sydney, Jan 16

.A four-storey building in Dixon Street, occupied by various tenants, was gutted by fire, The damage is in the vicinity of £20,000. Forming New Labor Party. (Received Feb 19, at 9.20 a.m.) Adelaide, Feb 19 The Premier is calling a meeting of loyal members of the Federal State parties with tho object of forming a new Labor Party.

Hurricane at New Caledonia.

Brisbane, Feb 19 News has been received from the cable office at Gomen, that New Caledonia had been visited by a devastating hurricane. At Onoco most of the houses were demolished, while the cable station at Gomen had been destroyed. The instruments are fitted up out in the open air. So far there has been no loss of life.

Melhoukne, Fsb 19 la order to restrict the expenditure

on amusements, a regulation prohibits the erection or alterat on of buildings used for amusement purposes without the consent of the Treasurer.

A Rood article always speaks for itself “ No Rubbing Laundry Help” does that by the big increase in the number of orders of late, the factory is taxed to its utmost to cope with the demand.— Advt