AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1919, Page 3

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LOW MARRIAGE RATE.

(Received This Da\ at 10.15. A in.) SYDNEY, Thi s Day. Vital statistics for 1918 show the marriage rate was the lowest for twenty years.

A FINNISH COMPANY

SYDNEY, October 29

A Finnish Company with a capital of thirty million Finnish marks is opening an office in Sydney to establish direct trade between Finland and Australia. They have already secured an option over a line of steamers.

SYDNEY POLITICS.

SYDNEY, This Day.

In the Legislative Council Mr Carrutliers moved the adjournment to draw attention to the appalling effects of the drought. He proposed the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the economic prospects and agrcultural interests.

NEWCASTLE, This Day Sailed—Kaitoa for New Zealand.

TRAIN HELD UP.

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 29,

Owing to dissatisfaction at the recent award/ engine drivers and firemen on the Trans-continental railway struck and held up the express two hundred miles from Kalgoorlie. Officials later brought the train tack to Kalgoorlie.

LIBEL CASE.

MELBOURNE, This Day.

The wharf labourers libel action against the “Age” cabled on August 27tb., was dismissed with costs, plaintiffs not appearing.

HON W. KIDSTON

BRISBANE, Oct- 27

The death is announced of the Hon W. Kidstoh, ex-Premier of Queensland.

STORM IN SYDNEY

MUCH DAMAGE DONE. SYDNEY, Oct. 25

A phenomenal storm, accompanied by a deluge of hail, flooded any parts of the city. Much damao'e was done to property and crops, while the telephones and telegraphs were disorganised There were remarkable scenes m the fetreets, where the hail ip certain places formed huge blocks of ice two feot thick,