AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

FaVfli'nALlAiS & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] ATHLETIC reps. (Received this day at 10.20 n.m SYDNEY, This Day. Queensland’s representatives for the Australasian athletic championships will be: Burgreg, Sorrenson, Ford, Morahin, Hurley, Molloy and Glass. -—Those from South Australia will be: Runsey, Hoter, Terrell and Ninawara. ONE BIG UNION. . (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEYL, Thl: Day. The recent bul|ot resulted in thirteen onions .declaring in favour of' the One B'ig Union scheme. Representatives of theso unions in conference, launched the movement and are arranging an organisation and propaganda. The proposals include the publication of a weekly paper.

DARING ROBBERIES. - SYDNEY, This‘Day. A number of daring and extensive robberies have taken place in the city during the last few days. Jewels valued at-four thousand pounds, tho property of Mrs Stewart Dawson, mysteriously disappeared from her room in an hotel. • Tile latest report is that Melhcks silk warejipuse was vapsiacked, agd goods to tiie value of ope to two thousand were "WHEAT SCANDALS. SYDNEY, This Day. _ ( f| lo isMtu, of warrants ip copnection w-ith the wheat inquiry finding was followed by the arrest of five men, Reuben Brunton, Sheedy. Churchill anil Combes on charges of conspiracy to defraud of divers large sums in connection with the State wheat office transactions. The accused were remanded on heavy bail.

INCREASE IN ?BIQE. "w-w' " SYDNEY, This Day. Commodities Commission has ' granted an application for an increase li twopence per pound m the prices of baco* VA hams, from Tuesday next.